Quentin westberg abou diaby biography

  • Born in the suburbs of Paris to an American father and French mother, he represented the U.S. at the U World Cup. His career had taken.
  • Born in the Paris area to a French mother and American father, he spent three years ( to ) at the famous Clairefontaine academy that.
  • He studied at the famous Clairefontaine academy in Paris, where Abou Diaby was his roommate.

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    MLS Cup: Quentin Westberg&#x;s winding journey from France's elite academy to the proudest moment of his career

    TUKWILA, Wash. — As France dominated global soccer at the turn of the millennium, winning the World Cup and the European Championships, there was one youth academy on the tip of everyone’s tongue the world over. Clairefontaine produced stars like Thierry Henry and made Les Bleus' talent factory the envy of the soccer world.

    Such was the coverage around the academy, that a French TV station brought their cameras in and filmed the class of for a documentary series. Among the players featured were future France international Hatem Ben Arfa and Abou Diaby, while legends like Henry, Zinedine Zidane and Fabian Barthez made cameo appearances.

    There was also a name who may not have grabbed the headlines like many of the academy’s other graduates but that now, 20 years later and at the age of 33, stands on the verge of the biggest moment of his career.

    Quentin Westberg will be the last line of defense for Toronto FC as they seek to upset Seattle Sounders in front of a sold-out CenturyLink Field in the MLS Cup Final on Sunday (3 pm ET | ABC, Univision, TUDN, TVAS, TSN).

    “It was crucial, most of my identity is thanks to these three years at Clairefontain

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    Fabien Barthez inspires tiny Luzenac to dream big

    • Michael YokhinMay 30, , AM

    Imagine that you are a first division goalkeeper with a positive World Cup experience. What would your reaction be if you got an offer from a tiny team that plays in a village of inhabitants?

    For Quentin Westberg, it was a dream come true. When he answered an unexpected telephone call from Luzenac in the summer of , on the other end of the line was none other than Fabien Barthez.

    "For a keeper, to be asked to join the club by a guy who won every possible trophy and was twice voted the best goalkeeper in Europe is amazing. It was a no brainer for me," Westberg explained to me.

    Eighteen months on and Luzenac are fast becoming one of the most intriguing club tales in Europe. With half a season played in Championnat National, the French third division, they are second in the table, seven points ahead of Bourg-Péronnas in fourth place, with the top three clubs promoted to Ligue 2. They possess the best attacking record in the league, as well as its top scorer, and are on the way to becoming the smallest ever team to gain professional status in France.

    Luzenac is a small village in the Ariège department of the Pyrenees, in the south-west of France, very close to Andorra. This is one of the mos