V HENDAYE. France. Dec 31: French international defender • Bixentc Lizarazu. the subject of an extortion attempt by Basque separatists, inaugurated a stadium named after him in the ® French Basque, country on Saturday, reports AFP

Lizarazu. accompanied Ly ’ his parents and his girlfriend ', Elsa, unveiled a plaque written Ui the Basque language, renaming the Belcenla stadium •I the Stade Vixente Lizarazu Ki's rolzelala (spurts ground).

Lizarazu. whose parents ie-' - ceived the demand in a h-ltcr 'i 'claiming to be from the Basque J separatist group ETA earlier mis mouth, refused to talk ^bour the affair

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Tlie former coach of Paris oalnt Germain. Philippe Ber-r »O. Who like Lizarazu Im a Basque, attended the ceremony at the stadium.

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