As if a trophy-collecting club career with the glamorous likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona was not enough, Emmanuel Petit also has the international honour of being a goalscorer in a winning World Cup final.

The former France midfielder was on target alongside Zinedine Zidane in arguably the greatest Les Bleus team in history as they dominantly took apart a talented Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 World Cup final on home soil in Paris.

Here, Petit talks Sky Sports through playing with the likes of Zidane, scoring that goal 16 years ago, facing international stars such as Portugal's Luis Figo, and counting compatriots Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Patrick Vieira as mates.

Finest Hour - Winning The World Cup

"It was something very special for me, because I had won the Premier League and FA Cup Double with Arsenal just a couple of weeks before. In the space of two months, I had the most beautiful time of my life. When I try and remember the day of winning the World Cup, I remember just after I had scored the goal. I fell on the floor and I saw Patrick [Vieira] running to me to celebrate the goal and the victory. I remember the noise after the final whistle. It was deafening and I could not hear a thing. That was very special."

Toughest Opponent - Luis Figo

"The pace, the skill, the vision, the movement - Figo was so gifted and so talented. Every time he ran with the ball, it was almost impossible to stop him. In games between France and Portugal and, even if we beat Portugal, I always remember the way Figo played. He was so difficult to defend against."

Most Talented Team-mate - Too Many To Choose

"I played with some beautiful players, like Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Gianfranco Zola and Patrick Vieira. To name one would be disrespectful to the others so I prefer to name a few of them. They all had different personalities, different ways of playing and different skills. Zidane was an artist with the ball, Henry was probably one of the most powerful players and Vieira had the leadership skills. They were all different in terms of their impact on the game but they were all very strong."

Football hero - Michel Platini

"When I was a kid, he was the main man in France's national team. But I also liked some foreign players, like Argentina's Mario Kempes. I also loved watching the Brazilian team which included players like Socrates. I always loved watching skilled and gifted players but also those who had something else in terms of personality whether as a gentleman or on the pitch. It does not matter if you have to beat people in football but do it with class."

Best Mate In Football - French Friends

"I keep in touch with guys like William Gallas, Lilian Thuram, Robert Pires, Patrick and even Thierry, who I met last year. But it is difficult, because we live different lives now with different responsibilities."

Emmanuel Petit was talking to Sky Sports on behalf of Capital One, the credit card company and sponsors of The League Cup.