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
I want to give something to the children that soccer has given to me.
The French team has given me so much and I want to help it. I told myself I did not have much time left in soccer, and I want to profit from it to the maximum.
It's the first time it's happened to me and maybe the last. It's a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can't remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.
I'm very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
I don't know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It's a dream.
I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.
I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet
It was an exceptional game, like we had in 2000 with Portugal and Italy, ... In these two matches we managed to reverse the trend, and we did it again.
think -- and I stress my words -- about the consequences of voting for a party that does not at all correspond to the values of France.
Before it was hard to talk about certain things, especially if, like me, you came from a difficult area or an immigrant background.
The sooner we find the net the better. We know that we must slot a fair number of goals to compensate for a possible away victory by the Swiss.
We had a long discussion. I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.
I would not have come back otherwise. I did not only do it so we would qualify but because this team has the players who are capable of achieving something.