FARMINGDALE, New York :Former Chelsea soccer great Gianfranco Zola has turned up at the Ryder Cup in the most unlikely of roles – driving a cart for Europe vice captain Francesco Molinari at Bethpage Black.

Zola, who dazzled Stamford Bridge between 1996-2003 with two FA Cups, a League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup to his name, will now get a close-up look at the world of golf as one of the more unexpected faces on Europe's backroom team.

His presence has already made quite the impression on Team Europe, with veteran Justin Rose admitting on Wednesday to being completely "starstruck" when he unexpectedly bumped into Zola.

That is no small reaction from Rose, a 45-year-old Englishman making his seventh Ryder Cup appearance across 17 years and seeking his fifth win as Europe's elder states

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