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Zinedine Zidane, 18 yards out, watching and waiting, adjusts his body and, in one, smooth movement, pirouettes and catches it full on the volley with his left foot. It flies past Hans-Jörg Butt . It was the moment of Zidane's apotheosis, more so than the 1998 World Cup final, because of the moment's grace and beauty, because of his control of ...
Thierry Daniel Henry (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi danjɛl ɑ̃ʁi]; born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach, pundit, sports broadcaster and former player. He is considered one of the greatest strikers of all time, [ 4 ] and one of the greatest players in Premier League history. He has been named by Arsenal as the club's ...
In April 2006, France's Zinedine Zidane, who also played for Spanish league side Real Madrid, announced his retirement from football, saying his playing career would end after the World Cup. [20] In May 2006, a match-fixing scandal in Italy's Serie A league was uncovered, mainly surrounding Juventus , [ 21 ] a team to which five of the national ...
2006. (2006) Running time. 91 minutes. Country. France. Language. French. Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait (French: Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle) is a 2006 French documentary film focusing on the playing style of the French football player Zinedine Zidane.
Now debt-ridden and treading dangerously close to disappearing altogether, Bordeaux are further than ever from their heyday, spearheaded by the likes of Alain Giresse and Jean Tigana in the 1980s ...
Playmaker Zinedine Zidane captained France to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. Lilian Thuram captained France at UEFA Euro 2008. Laurent Blanc has captained France nine times. Eric Cantona captained France from 1993 to 1995. Patrick Vieira captained France infrequently from 2004 until retirement. Thierry Henry was the national team's captain from ...
1998 Ballon d'Or. The 1998 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Zinedine Zidane on 22 December 1998. [1]
However, with the return of Zinedine Zidane from brief international retirement, France would go on to reach the final of the 2006 World Cup. Throughout the tournament, Trezeguet found himself out of place in Raymond Domenech's 4–2–3–1 formation which only used one striker – a position allocated to Thierry Henry. On 9 July 2006 ...