Zidane

British  

/ zidɑn /

noun

1. Zinedine (zinedin). born 1972, French footballer, known as Zizou ; scored 31 goals in 108 games for France (1994–2006), including two in the 1998 World Cup final; sent off in the 2006 World Cup final; his club sides included Juventus and Real Madrid

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Example Sentences

And Italy hasn’t advanced past a World Cup group stage since 2006, when it won the whole thing after defeating Zinedine Zidane’s France in the final.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Azzurri had defeated a star-studded France team - including Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry - on penalties in a remarkable final in Berlin, Germany, to become only the second nation to win the World Cup for a fourth time.

From BBC

Taix was where I watched the heroic Zinedine Zidane headbutt the gutless Marco Materazzi in the saddest World Cup final ever.

From Los Angeles Times

That is also a good barometer for who makes this showboat list and who doesn't - Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and Messi, for example, could all manipulate a football in ways most professionals only dream of, but they were also superior in almost every facet of the game.

From BBC

Overall, Guardiola has only lost one final - in 2021 against Chelsea with City - and while there is a perception he perhaps should have won more titles, he remains the joint second-most successful manager in the competition's history, alongside Zinedine Zidane and, in its European Cup days, Bob Paisley.

From BBC