Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a French former football midfielder who played for four European clubs, including Juventus FC and Real Madrid, and was a member and later captain of the French national team for which he participated three World Cups and at three European Championship tournaments.Having gained fame in Europe as a playmaker for Juventus, Zidane attracted worldwide attention in the 1998 World Cup final with two headed goals against Brazil that won his country's only FIFA World Cup title to date. He also contributed to France's victory in the Euro 2000, and at the club level went on to win domestic championships in Italy and Spain with Juventus and Real Madrid respectively, and the 2001-02 UEFA Champions League with the latter, scoring the winning goal in that tournament's final.

Zidane was elected FIFA World Player of the Year a record-equalling three times (1998, 2000, 2003), finished in the top-three an additional three times (1997, 2002, 2006), and was named European Footballer of the Year in 1998. The world-record fee of € 66 million for his transfer to Real Madrid in 2001 remains unparalleled as of 2006. In 2004, he topped the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll on Best European football player of the past 50 years, and was included in the FIFA 100, Pelé's list of the 125 greatest living footballers. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he played an inspiring role in his team's advancement to the final and was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, receiving the Golden Ball, although he was sent off in the final game.

As originally announced on 25 April 2006, Zidane retired from football after the 2006 World Cup Final on 9 July 2006.

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