▁fixed ▁exchange ▁rate ). ▁At ▁Ju vent us , ▁he ▁replaced ▁Z ined ine ▁Z id ane , ▁who ▁had ▁transferred ▁to ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁that ▁summer . ▁Ned vě d ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁on ▁Ju vent us ' ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁Sc ud etto - win ning ▁teams . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁substantial ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁championship ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁controvers y . ▁Ned vě d ▁quit ▁the ▁Italian ▁Football ers ' ▁Association ▁in ▁protest ▁of ▁the ▁union ' s ▁limit ▁on ▁non - Europe an ▁Union ▁( E U ) ▁players ; ▁his ▁native ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁an ▁EU ▁member ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁leading ▁Ju vent us ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁final ▁against ▁Milan , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁the ▁final ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁yellow ▁cards ▁after ▁his ▁semi - final ▁book ing ▁for ▁a ▁f oul ▁on ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁mid f iel der ▁Steve ▁Mc Man aman . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ned vě d ▁was ▁named ▁World ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁World ▁Soccer ▁magazine . ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁European ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁over ▁Th ier ry ▁Henry ▁and ▁Paolo ▁M ald ini , ▁the ▁second