Editing Fabien Barthez (section)

===Comeback===
[[File:Fabien Barthez.jpg|thumb|Barthez playing for Nantes against St. Etienne in 2006.]]
On 17 December 2006, Barthez announced his return to football by signing a contract with Ligue 1 side [[FC Nantes|Nantes]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Struggling Nantes lure Barthez from retirement |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=396559&cc=5739 |work=ESPN FC |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |date=16 December 2006 |access-date=3 January 2014 }}</ref> who were lacking an experienced goalkeeper following [[Mickaël Landreau]]'s move to [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] the previous summer. Serbian goalkeeper [[Vladimir Stojković]], originally recruited to replace Landreau, failed to impress and left Nantes at the winter break following a rift within the squad.

On 29 April, Nantes chairman Rudi Roussillon announced that following an altercation with a Nantes fan, Barthez had left the [[Nantes|city]] with his family. The next day, Barthez confirmed that he had quit the team,<ref>{{cite news |title=Barthez quits Nantes after attack |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6608657.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=30 April 2007 |access-date=3 January 2014 }}</ref> and the club terminated his contract. Barthez denied that he was planning to retire, and in an article for French daily ''[[L'Équipe]]'', he said that he was looking for another contract for at least two years. Barthez was linked with numerous clubs, but nothing ever materialised and he had to face never playing professional football again.