Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "Zizou", is a French retired footballer and current manager of Real Madrid. He played as an attacking midfielder for the France national team, Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid. Renowned for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique, Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth23 June 1972
CityMarseille, France
CountryFrance
We have two matches ahead of us. You have to be honest, if you can't beat the Faeroe Islands then there is a problem.
My family are very proud of me, but I am very proud of them and where they come from. I am proud that they come from Kabylie. It is a special place.
We'll have to be tough in Dublin. We'll need to have a strong physical presence because the Irish are going to come at us hard. But we're more than capable.
But the most important thing is to be ready for the two matches in September, which are essential. They needed a little something extra to help them win. Everyone played a good match.
It is true that we looked better when Thierry moved more to the left in the second half,
It's promising for the future. The important matches are coming.
I've got a year and three months left on my contract. We'll get through these three months, get ready for a nice World Cup and then we'll see.
It's simple. If we want to have our destiny in our own hands, we need to win our four matches.
It was the last chance free kick, we were not expecting a match like that,
I want to give something to the children that soccer has given to me.
I want to finish my season and have a good World Cup and then we'll see. I had a groin problem that lasted a long time and also an ankle problem, but now I'm a lot better physically.
It went well for Real tonight and we can be happy with how we've done in the tournament until now. We played our game and I think our victory was deserved.
It's in my head. It's not certain that I will carry on until 2007. I have another six months with Madrid, a World Cup and afterwards we will see.
It's in my head. I'm not sure if I will keep going until 2007. I have six more months with Real Madrid, the World Cup and then we will see.