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Finding a new role for a ship with such a pedigree was a challenge - but it was eventually sold to a shipping company in Azerbaijan where it operates as a drinking water carrier, renamed Shollar after a mountain spring.

The 50-year-old, whose ploys have also included using coloured lights to communicate with the touchline, appointing himself as a water carrier to get access to his players in play, and publicly reviewing refereeing performances, is certainly often in the headlines.

"Deschamps gets by because he gives 100%, but he'll never be anything more than a water carrier - you find players like him on every street corner," said former France team-mate Eric Cantona in an interview in September 1996.

The 54-year-old, famously labelled "The Water Carrier" by France team-mate Eric Cantona for his tireless style and ability to win possession for other so-called more glamorous team-mates, captained his country to the World Cup on home soil in 1998.

The fire service said an aerial ladder platform, water carrier and command support vehicle were also deployed.