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
Yes, I will play the World Cup (if we qualify).
Until my last breath. I won't say. It's too intense.
It will be a physical encounter but we must not respond in kind.
My passion for the game comes from the city of Marseille itself. Unfortunately I can't go back there as much I want to because I play a lot here and abroad.
That's not the case, but over here these type of little things are normal to fill the pages of newspapers. You shouldn't attach too much importance to it. I let others talk and concentrate on what I have to do.
I think we have the team to go very far at the European championships. Now we just have to be ready on time.
It is now for us to put that into practice.
We looked better in the second half (against England) when Thierry was moving out to the wing more,
If we are at 150 percent on D-Day, I don't see which country could trouble us apart from Brazil, obviously, because they are the only fearsome team as they have always been.
Before the match in Montpellier there was more talk about my return than the game itself.
I have no doubt ? our players play for some of the best clubs in Europe. I am convinced that our players are only just a little short of what is needed to carry us a long way. We have to do everything we can to achieve that because it will be the last chance for players like me.
After the World Cup, I will stop playing football.
I don't think that Keane will display his nastier side,
I came out of retirement not just to help qualification but also because this team has the players who can do something.