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	Roger Milla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roger Milla (born Albert Roger Miller, May 20, 1952, Yaoundé) is a former Cameroonian football player.
		Milla returned to the 1994 World Cup at the age of 42.
		In the USA, Cameroon were knocked out in the group stages; however, Milla scored the consolation prize of a goal against Russia, breaking his own record as the oldest goalscorer in a World Cup tournament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roger_Milla (532 words)

	CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - World Cup Hall of Fame: Roger Milla - Monday May 27, ...
		Milla was tempted out of retirement to become a World Cup star at the age of 38.
		Milla danced his way into soccer folklore in 1990, celebrating each of his four goals in Cameroon's thrilling campaign with a "World Cup wiggle," the shimmy by the corner flag that became one of the competition's defining images.
		There was an epilogue to the Roger Milla story at the 1994 finals where, at the official age of 42 (ever since 1990 rumors had circulated that Milla was even older than he claimed), he scored against Russia in a 5-1 defeat, becoming the oldest man to score at a World Cup.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/milla (313 words)

	absoluteFC
		Roger Miller, he changed his name to Milla in order to sound for African, was born in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde on May 20th 1952.
		Milla had retired from top flight French football and decided to see out his playing days at a much lower standard by turning out for Saint Pierre, who were located on the French Reunion Islands.
		Milla was twice voted African Footballer of the year, gained 81 caps and two African Nations Cups for Cameroon, and is now an ambassador for African football around the world.
	www.abfc.co.uk /milla.asp (371 words)

	Milla - 50 Greatest World Cup Players
		Milla, the African Footballer of the Year in 1976, came to Italy as a veteran center-forward at the age of 30.
		Milla, afterall, was 38 years of age and many suspected that his real age to be even older!
		Milla would make one more appearance in the 1990 World Cup, creating the second goal in Cameroon's 4-2 defeat in the semi-finals against England.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Park/8885/Milla.htm (310 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Sports \| Milla of the century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Roger Milla, who led Cameroon to the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup, has been chosen Africa's player of the century.
		Milla, who might receive the order of merit on the sidelines of the African Nations Cup, said the two African performances in particular that stand out this century were Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup and Nigeria winning the gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
		Milla, who was presented the CAF award at a ceremony in Accra last month, lives quietly in the south of France, works in a youth training camp with his former club Montpellier and makes occasional appearances around the world.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2000/467/sp2.htm (651 words)

	Planet World Cup - Flashback - The indomitable lions of Cameroon
		Roger Milla changed the course of this game when he came on in the second half to score two brilliant goals late on as Cameroon ran out 2-1 winners.
		Roger Milla scored twice within three minutes in the second period of extratime to send Cameroon, as the first African country ever, to the quarterfinals.
		Milla beat two defenders before firing home a deadly left foot shot from an acute angle for the first goal, and the second came after stealing the ball from goalkeeper Higuita who was way outside his own penalty area allowing Milla to send the ball into the unguarded net.
	www.planetworldcup.com /SPECIALS/cameroon90.html (1424 words)

	Soccer Saints \| Featuring the greatest futbol, futebol, and soccer stars and players, past and present; World Cup ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Roger Milla at 38 was the star of the Cameroon team of 1990, scoring four goals as they became the first African side to reach a World Cup quarter-final.
		After 81 full caps, Milla was tempted out of retirement for his second World Cup, returning after the coach got the nod of approval from the other players.
		Milla, who changed his name from Miller to sound more African, is the oldest man to score in the final stages of a World cup.
	www.soccersaints.com /leg34.htm (306 words)

	Football - Milla hoping to lift Cameroon team spirit - Eurosport
		Milla met Sports Minister Philippe Mbarga Mboa on Monday in the capital Yaounde and said he would travel to Egypt with the squad to help raise spirits.
		Milla said despite the World Cup setback, Cameroon still had a chance of carrying home the continental trophy after the biennial tournament kicks off on Friday.
		Milla, a roving ambassador for his country and various sporting and humanitarian organisations who is sometimes referred to in his homeland as "The Old Lion", was twice named African Footballer of the Year.
	www.eurosport.com /football/egypt/2006/sport_sto814646.shtml (564 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Legend Milla in quandary over Hayatou
		Milla's compatriot Hayatou, head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and a vice-president of world soccer's governing body FIFA, has decided to run against Blatter in the May 29 election ahead of the World Cup finals.
		Milla, who played for his country in three World Cups and was the oldest player in any finals at the age of 42 in 1994, was in Geneva to watch a warm-up friendly for the 2002 finals between Cameroon and Argentina which ended 2-2.
		Milla said Cameroon, who retained the African Nations Cup under the German trainer Winfried Schaefer, had learnt a lot from a succession of foreign coaches.
	www.soccernet.com /global/news/2002/0330/20020330hayatoumilla.html (826 words)

	Hero Milla Fighting For UNAIDS - THE AFRICAPLANET.COM NETWORK
		If Milla's efforts to raise awareness means one person is spared from being infected, then he will have done UNAIDS programme well and Cameroon proud on the international stage in the fight against AIDS/HIV.
		Milla is UNAIDS' first international Ambassador from Africa and also the first from the Commonwealth.
		As a global soccer star, Mr Milla will help spread the prevention message among youth at sporting events and is to also play a role in next year's world AIDS campaign, which will deal with stigma and discrimination.
	www.cameroon.net /showthread.php?t=403 (501 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Scotland: News - Roger Milla is at heart of Didier's fine form
		Milla played out time on his career on Agathe's native island of La Reunion, near Mauritius, in 1994 and the two met up again at Montpellier where the maverick striker became youth coach and Agathe was a promising winger.
		Bizarrely, Agathe insists it was Milla who advised him how to survive in the tougher, more physical environment of the Scottish Premier League, teaching him the defensive disciplines he would require to become a success.
		Milla made the headlines during the Italia 90 World Cup, when it was suggested he was older than the 38 years his Cameroon team claimed he was.
	www.soccernet.com /scotland/news/2001/0128/20010128cfcsagathe.html (642 words)

	sabid
		Roger Milla to boost SA 2006 bid in France
		Milla, a former Cameroonian international who made an impact at the World Cup in Italy in 1990, came out in support for South Africa's bid at the 1998 African Nations Cup in Burkina Faso.
		Both Milla and Issa will field questions at a press conference on Tuesday at an event considered the leading global soccer trade show, which will be attended by several South African club owners and officials.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2000/02/26/sport/SABID.HTM (205 words)

	Re: SADNESS LOOMS ACROSS CAMEROUN
		Roger Milla didn't evolve from the sky to become the player of the millenium.
		You can't compare Roger Milla, (a man who played soccer for many years) to Eto'o and Job who are just getting started(18 years old).
		Secondly, Milla needed someone to always pass the ball to him so that he can execute.......and behold whoever did it, did a hell of a job.
	www.mali2002.net /bbs/messages/202.html (226 words)

	AfricanTribute
		If there is a list of Africa's greatest soccer players, the name Roger Milla would definitely be somewhere around the top.
		Milla scored both the 2 goals in Cameroon's win over Romania, then repeated his performance in their 2-1 win against Colombia, giving him 4 goals in Italia'90.
		Milla at 42, featured yet again in the USA'94 World Cup and scored a goal against Russia to become the oldest player ever to score in a World Cup.
	kenya740.tripod.com /milla.html (439 words)

	Money is the root of evil in African football says Milla
		Cameroon football legend Roger Milla, pictured last month at the 2006 World Cup draw, claimed that African football would be a lot healthier if there was more transparency over the finances and if administrators were held to account if money was missing
		Cameroon football legend Roger Milla claimed that African football would be a lot healthier if there was more transparency over the finances and if administrators were held to account if money was missing.
		Milla, who also appeared in the 1982 and 1994 World Cup finals, also addressed another of the burning issues in African football the departure of hundreds of young African footballers abroad where large amounts of them end up unemployed and discarded by the clubs.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=103477 (589 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Football World Cup, 1990, Italy
		Milla scored with 15 minutes left, then added another with five minutes remaining, thus getting two opportunities to demonstrate his trademark hip-shaking goal celebration dance.
		Milla scored twice in four minutes in the second period of extra time.
		Roger Milla's goals against Colombia in the second round made the Cameroon star the oldest player ever to score in the World Cup finals, at 38 years and 20 days.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A562024 (2487 words)

	Roger Milla: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Roger Milla (born Albert Roger Miller on May 20, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Milla returned to the World Cup[Click link for more facts about this topic] in 1994 at age 42.
		(Milla scored the consolation prize of a goal against Russia Russia national football team quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/roger_milla.htm (923 words)

	Student Direct \| Manchester's Student Read » The Pride of Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Roger Milla couldn’t have picked a more perfect stage to show his brilliant skill and shooting ability.
		After 40 mins, the crowd caught a glimpse of their hero, Roger Milla, warming up on the running track before he came on as a 2nd half sub.
		Milla’s first touch was rapturously cheered by thousands of fans in the stands, as was Gary Lineker’s shot against Cameroon keeper Thomas N’Kono five minutes later.
	www.student-direct.co.uk /?p=267 (1025 words)

	Cameroon's Roger Milla appointed UNAIDS Ambassador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Former African football celebrity Roger Milla has been appointed UNAIDS Ambassador, the State Radio in Cameroon reported at the weekend.
		Prior to the distinction the "Old Lion," as Milla is fondly called, appeared in several slots on State television campaigning against HIV/AIDS.
		Prior to his UNAIDS appointment, Milla was three years earlier named roving ambassador by the Cameroonian Head of State.
	www.aegis.com /news/pana/2001/PA011141.html (269 words)

	1990 World Cup
		The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the pinnacle of Roger Milla's career.
		Ten of the twelve FIFA World Cup stadiums were given a complete facelift and the other two (in Turin and Bari), were built from scratch especially for the event.
		Milla, who came out of retirement to play in the tournament, became at 38 years and 20 days the oldest goal-scorer in FIFA World Cup history when he hit the net against Romania (he extended his record in the 1994 FIFA World Cup).
	www.soccerhall.org /history/WorldCup_1990.htm (748 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - PASSION - THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM LAUSANNE
		In the framework of its exhibition 100 Years of Planet Football — FIFA 1904-2004, the Olympic Museum was taken over yesterday by some 200 young footballers who had come to have their photo taken with the FIFA World Cup and to attend a conference on The Football Experience that had been organised for them.
		Roger Milla’s route was unusual to say the least.
		Today, with his typical charisma, Roger Milla is a travelling ambassador for his country and for Africa, notably in the fight against AIDS.
	www.olympic.org /uk/passion/museum/events/full_story_uk.asp?id=1255 (360 words)

	CyberEagles :: The undisputed number one home for all Super Eagles Fans
		Already, such former football stars as Roger Milla of Cameroun and Abedi Ayew Pele of Ghana have been listed to serve in the committee, according to Odegbami, and other countries are to send their members into the bid team.
		The inclusion of Milla and Pele is expected to jack up Nigeria’s chances for the 2010 bid that has been awarded to Africa already by world football governing body, FIFA.
		In fact, we met Pele and he expressed the desire to serve in the committee even before it was formed, same for Milla, that is the level of enthusiasm we are getting from other countries in the joint bid”, he said.
	www.cybereagles.com /news?id=524 (284 words)

	The Post Online (Cameroon): UB Hires Roger Milla's Services
		Milla, who had earlier been to the University of Buea, August 30, 2005, to initiate the partnership, said after a wonderful experience with the University of Yaounde II, it was worth the trouble to work with the University of Buea.
		Who told her that recognizing a talent was tantamount to acquiescing to domination by the country of the talented individual.
		If late Abiola had wanted to use the services of Roger Milla, he was just doing that because he knew, as a good Manager, that the football icon could enable him achieve his goals.
	www.postnewsline.com /2006/01/ub_hires_roger_.html (1588 words)

	Welcome to Round not Oval (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For whatever reason, bad mutt, failure to locate the emigre, Roger Milla, or more probably the strength of the North African countries, Cameroon failed to qualify for Mexico ‘86, a crushing blow for the Indomitable Lions fan club, West Side.
		Milla’s method was to come on as a late substitute, amble around the pitch looking bored and uninterested, latch onto a random half-chance, tuck it away with aplomb, and dart away to the corner flag for a personal rhumba/belly dance that shocked and entertained in equal measure.
		But in a tournament noted for cynical, defensive play and the histrionics of Diego, the Lions and Grandpa Milla had left a whiff of something wonderful amid the layers of negative soccer and not infrequent hooligan antics throughout Italy.
	www.ussoccerplayers.com /rno/coach112005.html (1479 words)

	Al-Qadam Addahabi : African legend Milla impressed by Morocco's rising stars :: moroccoTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Former Cameroon and African football legend Roger Milla is on visit to a bench of Moroccan promising young footballers taking part in the TV reality programme Al-Qadam Addahabi (the Golden Foot) in Casablanca.
		On Saturday Milla is expected, along with France's historic figurehead Michel Platini, to kick off the final match opposing the two 16-player teams at the 70,000-capacity crowd Mohammed V Stadium.
		Milla, who was crowned African Player of the Year in 1976, told Morocco Times he believes a youth football TV reality programme uniting various African nations is feasible.
	www.moroccotimes.com /paper/article.asp?idr=28&id=10009 (1184 words)

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