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Subject: Zvonimir Boban Calls It A Day With Star-Studded Testimonial

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Date Posted: 10:16:59 10/08/02 Tue

Weah, Papin, Van Basten, Tassotti, Baresi, Leonardo.....the guest list was endless as Zvonimir "Zorro" Boban took to the pitch for two 45-minute friendlies that would mark his last appearance on the football pitch.

In Zagreb, first the Dream Milan took on Dinamo Zagreb and won 3-1 as man-of-the-moment, Boban himself, scored twice following Gianluigi Lentini's opener. The first came from a penalty while the second was a rasping volley that was smacked into the roof of the net.

In the next match, Croatia 1998 took on the Rest Of The World XI and this time the World stars would win. Jean-Pierre Papin latched on to a Rui Costa cross for the opener and while tennis-star Goran Ivanisevic (Boban's close friend) amazingly tied the game, Leonardo would net the game winner to make it 2-1.

The highlight of the evening for Milan fans however was that Fernando Redondo played forty minutes very successfully and impressively in the second of the two games.

After the games and a lap of honour, a notably touched Boban admitted that to play alonside greats like Gullit and Papin had brought back wonderful memories and that he would find it very hard to single out one person to remember at this time. However, when pressed, the playmaker said, "If I HAD to pick one, it would surely be Leonardo."

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