He is cited among the greatest football players of all time and is listed among the 125 world's best players still alive in 2004 in a joint filing of Pele and the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Favorite sport of the French in 20062, it is rated three times World Player of the Year by FIFA in 1998, 2000 and 20033 and Golden Ball in 1998. He was twice placed second best French player of all time by France Football. In 2004 he was elected European Footballer of the half-century's ahead of UEFA and legends such as Cruyff , Beckenbauer or Platini.
Playing an attacking midfielder, he was the playmaker of prestigious European clubs such as Juventus and Real Madrid, with whom he has won numerous national and international titles.
Capped 108 times with the France team, Zinedine Zidane is illustrated primarily in international victory at the 1998 World Cup where he scored two headed goals in the final against Brazil won 3-0 and the European Championships in 2000 also won.
Famous number 10 of the Blues, he put an end to his career following the 2006 World Cup, during which he distinguished himself and received the title of best player in the worldwide4. On July 9, 2006, he played his last game at the final of the World Cup between Italy and France. He illustrates it with ambivalence by entering his 31st goal in a French jersey Destination successful, but also by his red card for expulsion on a whim in the chest of Marco Materazzi
