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{{Infobox Football biography
| playername = Zinedine Zidane
| image = [[Image:Zinedine Zidane.JPG]]
| fullname = Zinedine Yazid Zidane
| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|23|df=yes}}
| cityofbirth = [[Marseille]]
| countryofbirth = [[France]]
| height = {{height|metres=1.85}}
| position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] (retired)
| youthyears = 1982-1983<br />1983-1987<br />1987-1988
| youthclubs = US Saint-Henri<br />SO Septèmes-les-Vallons<br />[[AS Cannes]]
| years = 1988-1992<br />1992-1996<br />1996-2001<br />2001-2006
| clubs = [[AS Cannes]]<br />[[Girondins Bordeaux]]<br />[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]<br />[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<br />'''Total'''
| caps(goals) = {{0}}61 {{0}}(6)<br />135 (28)<br />151 (24)<br />155 (37)<br />'''502 (95)'''<ref>{{cite web | title=Zinedine ZIDANE Profile | url=http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/fo/profiles/4112.html | publisher=[[Yahoo!]] | accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref>
| nationalyears = 1991-2006
| nationalteam = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = 108 (31)<ref>{{cite web | title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany - Player Profile Page - ZIDANE Zinédine - France | url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/163331_ZIDANE_Zinedine.html | publisher=[[FIFA]] |accessdate=2006-07-10}}</ref>
}}
'''Zinedine Yazid Zidane''' ({{pronounced|ˌzineˈdin jaziːd ziˈdan | }}; born [[23 June]] [[1972]] in [[Marseille]]), popularly nicknamed '''Zizou''', is a [[France|French]] former professional [[football (soccer)|football]]er of [[Algeria]]n [[Kabyle people|Kabyle]] descent. A [[midfielder]], he was a member of the [[France national football team|French national team]] that won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and [[Euro 2000]], and was also the recipient of the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] where he captained the French side to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] final; a match that saw his career end in controversy after he was sent off for headbutting [[Italy national football team|Italy]] defender [[Marco Materazzi]].

He played for four European clubs, including [[Juventus]] and [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], with whom he won [[Serie A]] and [[La Liga]] championships, including lifting the [[UEFA Champions League 2001-02|2002 UEFA Champions League]] trophy with Real after scoring the match-winning goal. One of only two three-time [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] winners ([[Ronaldo]] the other), he also finished in the top three an additional three occasions, and was also named [[European Footballer of the Year]] in 1998. In 2004, fans voted him atop [[UEFA]]'s fiftieth-anniversary [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|Golden Jubilee Poll]], and he was included in [[Pelé|Pelé's]] selection of the [[FIFA 100|125 greatest living footballers]].

Zidane retired from professional football after the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4942564.stm | title=Zidane to retire after World Cup | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | date=[[2006-04-25]] | accessdate=2006-07-07}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Early career, Cannes and Bordeaux (1988–1996)===
Zidane got an early start in football when he joined the junior team of US Saint-Henri, a local club in the La Castellane district of Marseille. At the age of fourteen, he left Septemes and participated in the first-year junior selection for the league championship, where he caught the attention of [[AS Cannes]] scout Jean Varraud. He went to Cannes for a six-week stay, but ended up remaining at the club for four years to play at the professional level. Zidane played his first [[Ligue 1]] match at seventeen, and scored his first goal on [[8 February]] [[1991]], for which he received a car as a gift from the team president. His first season with Cannes eventually culminated in a [[UEFA Cup]] berth.

Zidane transferred to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux]] for the 1992-93 season, winning the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995|1995 Intertoto Cup]] and finishing runner-up in the [[UEFA Cup 1995-96|1995-96 UEFA Cup]] in four years with the club. He played a set of midfield combinations with [[Bixente Lizarazu]] and [[Christophe Dugarry]], which would become the trademark of both Bordeaux and the 1998 French national team. In 1995, [[Blackburn Rovers]] coach [[Kenny Dalglish]] had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which team owner [[Jack Walker]] reportedly replied, ''"Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have [[Tim Sherwood]]?"'' [http://www.blackburn.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=47576]

===Juventus (1996–2001)===
In 1996, Zidane moved to Champions League winners [[Juventus F.C.]] for a fee of £3 million. Zidane served as the top [[playmaker]] in [[Marcello Lippi|Marcello Lippi's]] team as Juventus won the 1996-97 ''[[Serie A 1996-97|Scudetto]]'' and the [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] with a 1-0 win over [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]. He also reached the [[1997 UEFA Champions League Final|1997 UEFA Champions League final]], which Juventus lost 3-1 to [[Borussia Dortmund]].

He netted 7 goals in 32 matches to help Juventus retain the ''Scudetto'' the [[Serie A 1997-98|following season]] and make their second consecutive [[1998 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League final]] appearance, losing 1-0 to Real Madrid. In the [[Serie A 2000-01|2000-01 Serie A season]] Juventus finished second, two points behind champions [[AS Roma]]. In total, he scored 24 league goals over five seasons for Juventus, winning an [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]], the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999|1999 Intertoto Cup]], in addition to the two ''Scudetti.''

===Real Madrid (2001–2006)===
In 2001, Zidane joined Real Madrid for €76 million, the [[Football transfer#Highest transfer fees|most expensive transfer fee]] in football history, and signed a four-year contract.

He enjoyed a steady run of success on the individual and team fronts, beginning with a spectacular winning volley in a 2-1 win over [[Bayer Leverkusen]] in the [[2002 UEFA Champions League Final|2002 UEFA Champions League final]] in [[Glasgow]]. The next season, Real Madrid won the [[2002 UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]], and in addition to winning the 2003 [[Spanish Super Cup]], Zidane was named the [[2003 FIFA World Player of the Year]] for the third time, joining [[Ronaldo]] and [[Birgit Prinz]] as the only three-time winners of the award.

Despite scoring his first-ever [[hat-trick]] in 4-2 win over [[Sevilla FC]], Zidane's [[La Liga 2005-06|final season]] of club football was less fruitful, as Madrid were eliminated early from the [[Copa del Rey]] and the Champions League, and finished the league 12 points behind champions [[FC Barcelona]].

On [[May 7]] [[2006]], Zidane, who had announced his impending retirement the month before, played his last home match at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Bernabéu]], scoring in a 3-3 draw with [[Villarreal CF]]. His teammates wore commemorative jerseys with ''"ZIDANE 2001–2006"'' stitched below the club logo. The home fans cheered Zidane throughout the match, after which he swapped jerseys with Villarreal midfielder [[Juan Román Riquelme]] and was then given an ovation with the audience chanting ''"merci"'', which left him in tears.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://english.people.com.cn/200605/09/eng20060509_264098.html | title=Zidane's last show at Bernabeu | work=People's Daily Online | date=[[2006-05-09]] | accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref>

==International career==
Zidane holds [[Multiple citizenship|dual citizenship]] in both France and Algeria, and therefore was eligible to play for the [[Algeria national football team|Algerian national team]], but coach [[Abdelhamid Kermali]] allegedly denied him a position because he felt the young midfielder was not fast enough.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/10sld-zid1.htm ''The scarred French messiah'']</ref> Zidane dismissed the rumour in a 2005 interview, saying that playing for Algeria was out of the question since he had already suited up for France.<ref>[http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanstitre15bu.jpg Le Buteur magazine] May 7th, 2005</ref>

He earned his first cap with France after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute of a [[Friendly match|friendly]] against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] on [[17 August]] [[1994]]. The match ended in a 2-2 draw after Zidane scored twice to help France erase a 2-0 deficit. [[Image:Ballond'or1998zidane.jpg|160px|thumb|right|[[European Footballer of the Year]] (Ballon d'Or) awarded to Zidane in 1998]] At that time, manager [[Aimé Jacquet]] had planned to position the team's formation around [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] star [[Eric Cantona]], but after Cantona was handed a year-long suspension in January 1995 after assaulting a fan, Jacquet re-arranged the team and positioned Zidane as playmaker. Despite criticism from fans and pundits regarding the choice of players, France made it to the [[Euro 1996]] semifinals, where France were eliminated in a penalty shootout by the Czech Republic after the match ended 0-0 in extra time.

===1998 World Cup===
During France's second match of the first round, Zidane received a [[Misconduct (football)|red card]] and a two-game suspension in a 4-0 win over [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] after he stomped on Saudi defender [[Fuad Amin]]. Reports from people close to Zidane stated that Amin had provoked him verbally. After netting in the penalty shootout in the quarter-final against [[Italy national football team|Italy]], he scored his two other goals of the tournament off headers in the first half of the final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] as France won the match 3-0 and obtained their first [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]].

===2000 European Championship===
[[Image:Maillot Zidane.jpg|thumb|left|120px| A Zidane shirt, number 10 in France]]
Zidane helped his team reach the [[Euro 2000]] final with inspired play and important goals. He scored a direct free kick in the quarter-final against [[Spain national football team|Spain]], along with a controversial [[golden goal]] penalty in the semi-finals against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]. France went on to defeat Italy in the final, thus becoming the first team to hold both the World Cup and the European Championship since [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in 1974. Subsequently, France were ranked first in the world by [[FIFA]].

===Injuries, retirement, and comeback (2002–2006)===
A thigh injury prevented Zidane from playing in France's first two matches in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. He rushed back prematurely for the third game despite not being fully fit, but could not prevent France from being ignominiously eliminated in the group stage without scoring a single goal.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=216185
|title=Arrogant approach finishes favourites
|first=John
|last=Brewin
|publisher=ESPNsoccernet
|date=[[2002-06-12]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref>

Going into [[Euro 2004]] as defending champions and heavy favourites, Zidane and his team started strongly as he scored a free kick and penalty in injury-time to defeat [[England national football team|England]] 2-1 in the group stage. On [[12 June]] [[2004]], after France were eliminated by eventual surprise winners [[Greece national football team|Greece]] 1-0 in the quarter-finals, Zidane retired from international football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zidane quits French national team |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/08/12/zidane.retirement/ |publisher=CNN International |date=[[2004-08-12]] |accessdate=2006-07-11 }}</ref> However, prompted by manager [[Raymond Domenech]] and seeing France struggle to qualify for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], Zidane announced on [[3 August]] [[2005]] that he was coming out of retirement. He was immediately reinstated as team captain.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Zidane & Makélélé back for France |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4743069.stm |author= |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2005-08-03]] |accessdate=2006-07-11 }}</ref> He made his competitive return in a 3-0 win over the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] on [[3 September]] [[2005]], as France went on to win their qualifying group.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=France 3-0 Faroe Islands: Cisse double strike
|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=178912
|author=
|publisher=ESPNsoccernet
|date=[[2005-09-03]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref> However, on [[25 April]] [[2006]], after an injury-plagued season at Real Madrid, Zidane announced that he would retire from professional football altogether after the 2006 World Cup.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=Zidane to retire after FIFA World Cup™
|url=http://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0,1451,117237,00.html
|author=
|publisher=Reuters
|date=[[2006-04-25]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref>

On [[27 May]] [[2006]], Zidane earned his 100th cap for France in a 1-0 friendly win over [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at the [[Stade de France]] in [[Saint-Denis]]. It was his last match in the stadium, and he became the fourth player in history after [[Marcel Desailly]], [[Didier Deschamps]] and [[Lilian Thuram]] to earn 100 caps. He was substituted early in the second half.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=Malouda leads France past Mexico
|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/WorldCup/Groups/G/2006/05/27/1601315-ap.html
|first=Jerome
|last=Pugmire
|publisher=Associated Press
|date=[[2006-05-27]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref>

===2006 World Cup===
France began the tournament in similar fashion to their dismal performance in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|Korea/Japan]], frustrated to a 0-0 draw against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]. In the closing minutes of France's second match of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup - Group G|group stage]], against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], Zidane was yellow-carded after pushing an opposing defender, which was his second booking of the tournament and resulted in his suspension from the final match of the group stage.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060618/1/7ua2.html
|title=FRANCE 1-1 KOREA REPUBLIC
|publisher=[[FIFA]]
|date=[[2006-06-18]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref> France nonetheless advanced to the knockout round after beating [[Togo national football team|Togo]] 2-0.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060623/1/85qs.html
|title=TOGO 0-2 FRANCE
|publisher=[[FIFA]]
|date=[[2006-06-18]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref> Zidane returned to action in the second round match against Spain, setting up [[Patrick Vieira]] for a goal by sending a free kick into the penalty area, and scoring one himself in the 91st minute after going down the left wing then firing the ball past Spain goalkeeper [[Iker Casillas]]. The victory sent France into the quarter-final against defending champions Brazil in a rematch of the 1998 final. As France held Brazil to just one shot on goal for the entire match, Zidane's free kick led to a goal by [[Thierry Henry]], sealing a 1-0 win. Zidane was named [[2006 FIFA World Cup: Man of the Match Awards|''"Budweiser Man of the Match"'']] by FIFA.<ref>
{{cite web
|title=Man of the Match: Stage 2
|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/mom/s2.html
|publisher=[[FIFA]]
|date=[[2006-07-01]]
|accessdate=2006-07-02
}}
</ref> In the semi-final against Portugal four days later, Zidane netted a penalty for the only goal of the match that saw France through to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Final: Italy vs France|final]] against Italy on [[9 July]], in what would be his career finale.

After scoring a 7th-minute penalty with a chip shot that hit the crossbar and narrowly crossed the goal line, Zidane became only the fourth player in World Cup history to score in two different finals, along with Pelé, [[Paul Breitner]], and [[Vavá]], in addition to being tied for first place with Vavá, Pelé and [[Geoff Hurst]] with three WC final goals apiece. However, he was sent off ([[#Confrontation with Marco Materazzi|see below]]) in the 110th minute with the match tied 1-1, and did not participate in the penalty shootout, which Italy won 5-3. Despite his red card and the subsequent controversy that followed, Zidane was nonetheless awarded the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] as the best player of the competition.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Zidane wins Golden Ball award
|publisher=Reuters UK
|date = [[10 July]] [[2006]]
|url=http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldFootballNews&storyID=2006-07-10T101142Z_01_L10691436_RTRIDST_0_SPORT-SOCCER-WORLD-ZIDANE-AWARD-UPDATE-1.XML&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage2
|accessdate = 2006-07-13
}}
</ref>

==Discipline==
Zidane was also well-known for his short temper on the pitch, as he was sent off fourteen times throughout his career. In addition to his World Cup send-offs in 1998 and 2006, he was red-carded for headbutting Jochen Kientz while playing for Juventus in a 2000-01 Champions League match against [[Hamburger SV]]. One of only four players to have been sent off during a World Cup final, Zidane also joined [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]'s [[Rigobert Song]] as the only two players ever to be red-carded during two separate World Cup tournaments.<ref>
{{cite news
|first=Mark
|last=Buckingham
|title=1998 World Cup - France
|publisher=Sky Sports
|url=http://home.skysports.com/worldcup/historyarticle.aspx?hlid=373681
|accessdate = 2006-07-11
}}
</ref> He is also the only player ever to be sent off during extra time of a World Cup final.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=Zidane sent off in extra time for head butt
|publisher=ESPNsoccernet
|date=[[9 July]] [[2006]]
|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373588&cc=5901
|accessdate = 2006-07-11
}}
</ref>

==== Confrontation with Marco Materazzi ====
As Zidane and Materazzi were jogging up the pitch in close proximity of each other, they briefly exchanged words after Materazzi was seen tugging at Zidane's jersey before Zidane began to walk away from him. Moments later, Zidane suddenly stopped, turned around and rammed his head into Materazzi's chest, knocking him to the ground. Although play was halted, referee [[Horacio Elizondo]] did not appear to have seen the confrontation. According to match officials' reports, [[fourth official]] [[Luis Medina Cantalejo]] informed Elizondo of the incident through his headset.<ref>
{{cite news
|title = Fourth Official: I saw Zidane's Headbutt
|publisher = ESPNsoccernet
|date = [[11 July]] [[2006]]
|url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373704&cc=5901
|accessdate = 2006-07-11
}}
</ref> After consulting his assistants, Elizondo issued Zidane a red card. <ref>
{{cite news
|last=Williams
|first=Richard
|title=Zidane exits the stage with a walk of shame
|publisher=Guardian Unlimited
|date=[[10 July]] [[2006]]
|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/comment/story/0,,1816900,00.html
|accessdate=2006-07-10
}}
</ref>

=====Provocation=====
After video evidence suggested that Materazzi had verbally provoked Zidane, British media newspapers claimed to have hired [[lip reading|lip readers]] to determine what Materazzi had said, with ''[[The Times]]'' claiming that Materazzi called Zidane ''"the son of a terrorist whore."''<ref name="times">{{cite news
|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,28783-2263995,00.html
|last = Hughes
|first = Matt
|title=Read my lips: the taunt that made Zidane snap
|publisher=The Times
|date=[[2006-07-10]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref> In his first public comments since the incident, Zidane only partly explained that repeated harsh insults about his mother and sister had caused him to react.<ref name="times">{{cite news
|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,28783-2263995,00.html
|last = Hughes
|first = Matt
|title=Read my lips: the taunt that made Zidane snap
|publisher=The Times
|date=[[2006-07-10]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref> Materazzi admitted insulting Zidane, but argued that Zidane's behaviour had been very arrogant and that the remarks were trivial.<ref name="materazzi_ESPN">
{{cite news
|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373706&cc=5901
|title=Materazzi admits to insulting Zidane
|publisher=ESPNsoccernet
|date=[[2006-07-11]]
|accessdate=2008-02-02
}}
</ref><ref>See:
*{{cite news
|url=http://politiken.dk/VisArtikel.iasp?PageID=464296
|title=Zidanes agent: Det var provokation med ord
|language=Danish
|publisher=Politiken
|date=[[2006-07-10]]
|accessdate=2006-07-10
}}
*{{cite news
|url=http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,19757414-23215,00.html
|first=Paul
|last=Kent
|title=Insult was to Zidane's wife
|publisher=[[Fox Sports (Australia)]]
|date=[[2006-07-12]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
*{{cite news
|url=http://it.sports.yahoo.com/12072006/35/mondiali-2006-materazzi-mai-insultato-madre-zida-0.html
|title=Mondiali 2006: Materazzi, Mai Insultato Madre Zidane
|language=Italian
|publisher=ADN Kronos
|date=[[2006-07-12]]
|accessdate=2008-02-02
}}
</ref>

Materazzi also insisted that he did not insult Zidane's mother (who was ill at the time), claiming, ''"I didn't talk about his mother, either. I lost my mother when I was 15, and even now I still get emotional talking about her."'' Zidane replied that Materazzi had seriously and repeatedly insulted his mother and his sister, adding that he would ''"rather have taken a blow to the face than hear that"''. He also apologized to viewers, particularly children and educators, but said that he did not regret his offense because he felt that this would condone Materazzi's actions.<ref>See:
*{{cite news
|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/football/coupedumonde/2006/sport_sto924766.shtml
|title=Zidane se livre
|date=[[2006-07-13]]
|accessdate=2008-02-02
}}
*{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5174758.stm
|title=Zidane explains
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=[[2006-07-13]]
|accessdate=2008-02-02
}}
*{{cite news
|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373767&cc=5901
|title=Zidane: Materazzi insulted my mother and sister
|publisher=ESPNsoccernet
|date=[[2006-07-12]]
|accessdate=2008-02-02
}}
*{{cite news
|url=http://www.tdg.ch/tghome/toute_l_info_test/sports/zidane__13_07_.html
|title=Zidane s'excuse mais ne regrette pas son geste
|publisher=Tribune de Genève
|date=[[2006-07-13]]
|accessdate=2006-07-13
}}
</ref> Two months later, in continuing to assert the triviality of his comments, Materazzi publicly refused to apologize to Zidane, but stated his desire for reconciliation. He also offered his version of events, claiming that after he had grabbed Zidane's jersey, Zidane offered it to him sarcastically, and that he in turn replied to Zidane that he would prefer his sister.<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Materazzi reveals details of Zidane World Cup slur
| publisher=[[Reuters]]
| date = [[5 September]] [[2006]]
| url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=378084&cc=5901
| accessdate =2008-02-02}}</ref>
Materazzi later confirmed in an interview that his precise words to Zidane were: ''"I prefer the whore that is your sister."''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2151641,00.html
| title=And Materazzi's exact words to Zidane were...
| work=[[Guardian Unlimited]]
| date=[[18 August]] [[2007]]
| accessdate=2007-08-18
}}</ref>

=====Reactions=====
After the final, French president [[Jacques Chirac]] hailed Zidane as a national hero and called him a ''"man of heart and conviction"''.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/09/AR2006070900550.html
|title=French fans praise Zidane despite red card
|first=Jon
|last=Boyle
|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]
|date=[[9 July]] [[2006]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref> Chirac later added that he found the offense to be unacceptable, but he understood that Zidane had been provoked.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13857671/
|title=Chirac calls Zidane head-butt 'unacceptable'
|first=
|last=
|publisher=[[MSNBC]]
|date=[[14 July]], [[2006]]
|accessdate=2006-07-14
}}
</ref>
Algerian President [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]] expressed his solidarity with Zidane in a letter of support.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldFootballNews&storyID=2006-07-11T152952Z_01_L11591022_RTRIDST_0_SPORT-SOCCER-ZIDANE-BOUTEFLIKA.XML
|title=French media condemns Zidane
|title=Algerian president backs Zidane over head-butth
|author=
|publisher=Reuters UK
|date=[[11 July]] [[2006]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref> However, French newspaper ''[[Le Figaro]]'' called the headbutt ''"odious"'' and ''"unacceptable"''.<ref name="Zidane_UTV">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.utvlive.com/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=32550&pt=s
|title=French media condemns Zidane
|author=
|publisher=UTV
|date=[[11 July]] [[2006]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref>
The editor-in-chief of French sports daily ''[[L'Équipe]]'' compared Zidane's greatness to that of [[Muhammad Ali]], but added that Ali, [[Jesse Owens]], and Pelé had never ''"broken the most elementary rules of sport"'' as Zidane had. He questioned how Zidane could explain the offense to ''"millions of children around the world"'', but apologized for his comments the following day.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5169760.stm
|title=France baffled by Zidane's folly
|author=
|publisher=BBC
|date=[[11 July]] [[2006]]
|accessdate=2006-07-12
}}
</ref> ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' magazine regarded the incident as a symbol for Europe's ''"grappling with multi-culturalism"''.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1213502,00.html
|title=The Head Butt Furor: A Window on Europe's Identity Crisis
|author=
|publisher=Time
|date=[[13 July]] [[2006]]
|accessdate=2006-07-13
}}</ref> Despite the ongoing furor, Zidane's sponsors announced that they would stick with him.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2006-07-11-zidane-ads_x.htm
|title=Sponsors stick with Zidane despite head-butt
|author=
|publisher=[[USA Today]]
|date=[[11 July]] [[2006]]
|accessdate=2006-07-11
}}
</ref>

The incident was extensively lampooned on the [[List of Internet phenomena|Internet]] and in popular culture. In addition to becoming a staple of parody via numerous videos posted on [[YouTube]], a [[novelty song]] titled ''[[Coup de Boule]]'' ("Headbutt") reached the top of the French charts. It was also parodied in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode titled ''"[[Saving Private Brian]]"'', and referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''"[[Marge Gamer]]."''

=====FIFA investigation=====
In light of Zidane's statements, [[FIFA]] opened disciplinary proceedings to investigate the incident.<ref>
{{cite press release
|title = FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Marco Materazzi
|publisher = FIFA
|date = [[2006-07-13]]
|url = http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,118261,00.html?articleid=118261
|accessdate =2006-07-13
}}
</ref> FIFA also affirmed the legality of Elizondo's decision to send Zidane off, rejecting claims that Cantalejo had illegally relied on video transmission to make a decision about handling Zidane's misconduct.<ref>
{{cite press release
|title = FIFA to review dramatic World Cup final
|publisher = FIFA
|date = [[2006-07-11]]
|url = http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,118186,00.html?articleid=118186
|accessdate =2006-07-11
}}
</ref> On the grounds that both players had stressed that Materazzi's comments, while defamatory, were not of a racist nature, FIFA issued a [[Swiss franc|CHF]]5,000 fine and a two-match ban against Materazzi, while Zidane received a three-match ban and a CHF7,500 fine. Since Zidane had already retired, he voluntarily served three days of community service on FIFA's behalf as a substitute for the match ban.<ref>
{{cite news
|title = Zidane and Materazzi fined and banned by FIFA
|publisher=[[Reuters]]
|date = [[20 July]] [[2006]]
|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=tsunamiNews&storyID=2006-07-20T132638Z_01_L19626990_RTRUKOC_0_UK-SOCCER-ZIDANE.xml&archived=False
|accessdate=2006-07-20
}}
</ref>

==Charity activities==
On [[24 February]] [[2007]], before a crowd of 10,000 fans at a match in northern [[Thailand]] for the Keuydaroon children's [[AIDS]] charity, Zidane scored the first goal and set up the second for a [[Malaysia]]n teammate as the match ended 2-2. The event raised [[Baht|฿]]260,000 ($7,750).<ref>[http://zinedine-zidane-news.newslib.com/story/1409-3237631/ ''Zidane big fan of Celtic star Nakamura'']</ref>

On [[19 November]] [[2007]], Zidane took part in the fifth annual [[Match Against Poverty]] in [[Malaga]], Spain, which also ended in a 2-2 draw; Zidane went scoreless, but set up his team’s second goal in the 70th minute. He and former Real Madrid teammate [[Ronaldo]], who collaborated in conceiving the yearly event to benefit the [[United Nations Development Programme]], regularly captain their respective teams consisting of active footballers, other professional athletes and celebrities. Zidane, a U.N. goodwill ambassador since 2001,<ref>
{{cite press release
|title=French Soccer Champion Zinédine Zidane to Be Appointed
|publisher=United Nations Information Service Vienna
|date=[[7 March]] [[2001]]
|url=http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2001/note126.html
|accessdate=2006-07-20
}}
</ref> stated before the game that ''“everyone can do something to make the world a better place.”''

==Awards, honours, and appointments==
In 2004, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine named him the 42nd-highest paid athlete in the world, with earnings of US$15.8 million a year.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.forbes.com/2004/06/23/04athletesland.html
|title=The Best Paid Athletes
|work=Forbes.com
|date=[[2004-06-24]]
|accessdate=2006-07-19
}}
</ref>
Zidane is the President for Life for Nouvelle Vague, a club in Marseille coached by his brother Farid.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2088-2261766_2,00.html
|title=The grace of a dancer, the grimace of a serial killer
|first=
|last=
|work=[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]
|date=[[9 July]] [[2006]]
|accessdate=2006-07-19
}}
</ref>
Since 2000, Zidane has been consistently voted one of the most popular French personalities in newspaper polls. He was voted most popular in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006, second most popular in 2005, and fourth most popular in 2001 and in 2002.<ref>See:
*{{cite news
|title=Zidane arcs over Noah in French hearts
|publisher=[[Agence France-Presse]] (AFP)
|date=[[12 August]] [[2006]]
|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060812/en_afp/fblfrazidane_060812182431
|accessdate=2006-08-12
}}
*{{cite press release
|title=Le Top 50 des personnalités
|publisher=IFOP ([[Institut français d'opinion publique]])
|date=[[August]] [[2005]]
|language=French
|url= http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/opinionf/top50persoaout2005.asp
|accessdate=2006-08-10
}}
</ref>

In November 2006, Zidane toured [[Bangladesh]] as the guest of [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner [[Muhammad Yunus]], and befriended UK-born Bangladeshi rapper Naz Haque Attack. Zidane has said in interviews that Haque's first touch is as good as his. He also visited the Algerian birthplace of his parents, and met personally with president Abdel Bouteflika.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=Bangladesh hails 'messiah' Zidane
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=[[7 November]] [[2006]]
|language=English
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6123718.stm
|accessdate=2006-11-12
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|title=News on Zidane in Bangladesh
|publisher=[[RTV (Bangladesh)|RTV]]
|date=[[12 November]] [[2006]]
|language=Bengali
|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6K8B_GiFjo
|accessdate=2006-11-12
}}
</ref>

===Sponsorships===
Zidane has had endorsements with many companies, including: [[Adidas]], [[Lego]], [[France Télécom]], [[Orange SA|Orange]], [[Audi]], and [[Christian Dior]]. These sponsorship deals earned him €8.6 million on top of his €6.4 million Real Madrid salary in his final season, making him the sixth-highest paid football player.<ref>See:
*{{cite news
|first=Jean-Sébastien
|last=Stehli
|coauthor=Anne Vidalie, Paul Miquel
|language=French
|title=Icône malgré lui
|publisher=L'Express
|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/mag/sports/dossier/mondial-2006/dossier.asp?ida=438679&p=3
|date=[[8 June]] [[2006]]
|accessdate = 2006-07-11
}}
*{{cite news
|first=Von Norbert
|last= Berthold
|language=German
|title=Warum verdienen Fußballspieler so viel Geld?
|publisher=FAZ.net
|url=http://www.faz.net/s/RubEC1ACFE1EE274C81BCD3621EF555C83C/Doc~E0DB6C733FD4B4271BB2DF785640AD9EA~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html
|date=[[2006-07-10]]
|accessdate = 2006-07-11
}}
</ref>

==Family==
Zidane met his wife, Spanish dancer Veronique Fernández, while playing for Cannes in the 1991-92 season.<ref>http://www.socceraddicts.com/zinedinezidane.htm</ref> Their sons, Enzo Fernández and Luca Zinedine Zidane<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elconfidencial.com/cache/2007/11/19/63_jugador_madrid.html|title=Mi papá es jugador del Real Madrid|date=2007-11-22|accessdate=2008-01-12|language=Spanish|author=Victor García|publisher=ElConfidencial.com}}</ref>, are part of Real Madrid Infantil B<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/21781.htm|title=Portada > Plantilla > Otras Categorías > Infantil B|accessdate=2008-01-12|language=Spanish|publisher=RealMadrid.com}}</ref> and the ''Benjamín B'' team, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/27083.htm|title=Portada > Plantilla > Otras Categorías > Benjamín B|accessdate=2008-01-12|language=Spanish|publisher=RealMadrid.com}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
* {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Girondins de Bordeaux]]'''
** [[UEFA Cup]]
*** Runners Up: 1995-1996
** [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: 1995
* {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.]]'''
** [[Serie A]]: 1996-1997, 1997-1998
** [[European Super Cup]]: 1996
** [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|International Cup]]: 1996
** [[Italian Super Cup]]: 1997
** [[UEFA Champions League]]
*** Runners Up: 1996-1997, 1997-1998
* {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid]]'''
** [[La Liga]]: 2002-2003
** [[UEFA Champions League]]: 2001/2002
** [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|International Cup]]: 2002
** [[European Super Cup]]: 2002

===Country===
* {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[France national football team|France]]'''
** [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
*** Runner Up: [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
** [[European Football Championship|European Championship]]: 2000

===Individual===
*[[UEFA Club Football Awards]], Best Midfielder: 1997/1998
*[[World Soccer Awards#Player of the Year|''World Soccer'' Player of the Year]]: 1998
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]: 1998, 2000, 2003
*FIFA Silver World Player of the Year: 2006
*FIFA Bronze World Player of the Year: 1997, 2002
*[[European Footballer of the Year]] (Ballon d'Or): 1998
*[[UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player]]: 2001/2002
*[[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll]] (Best European player of the past 50 years): 2004
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Award]]: 2006
*[[FIFPro World XI]] Team: 2005, 2006
*[[Onze d'Or]]: 1998, 2000, 2001
*UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament: 2000
*FIFA All-Star Team: 1998, 2006
*UEFA BEST XI: 2001, 2002, 2003
* ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the [[Légion d'honneur]]: since 1998<ref>

{{cite news
|title=France honors World Cup winners - Government gives Legion of Honor to players, coaches
|publisher=[[CNN Sports Illustrated|CNN/SI]]
|date=[[1 September]] [[1998]]
|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/1998/09/01/france_legionhonor
|accessdate=2006-07-20
}}
</ref>
* [[Olympic Flame|Torchbearer]] for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Prince of Asturias Awards]] nomination in the Sports category, 2006.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=Zidane, candidato al Príncipe de Asturias
|publisher=[[El Mundo (Spain)]]
|date=[[11 July]] [[2006]]
|url=http://elmundodeporte.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2006/07/11/futbol/1152616318.html
|accessdate=2006-08-10
}}
</ref>
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{{succession box|title=[[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Midfielder|UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder]]|before=Inaugural Winner
|after=[[David Beckham]]|years=1997-98}}
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before=[[Ronaldo]]|
years=1998|
after=[[Rivaldo]]}}
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|after=[[Rivaldo]]|years=1998}}
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{{succession box|title=[[Oscar del Calcio|Serie A Footballer of the Year]] |before=[[Francesco Totti]]|after=[[David Trezeguet]]|years=[[2001]]}}
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|after=[[Ronaldinho]]|years=2003}}
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{{succession box|before=[[Marcel Desailly]]|title=[[France national football team|France]] captain|years=2004–2006|after=[[Patrick Vieira]]}}
{{end box}}

==See also==
* ''[[Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait]]''

==Notes and references==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
{{Commonscat}}
* {{fr icon}} / {{es icon}} [http://www.zidane.fr/ Official website]
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=11&b=true&pn=Zinedine_Yazid_Zidane Zinedine Zidane's career timeline and detailed statistics]
* {{imdb name|id=1127992|name=Zinedine Zidane}}
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