Throughout the history of football there have been some players who have carried the weight of professionalism on their shoulders and subsequently proved to the world that their talent is worth it and in the process becomes a generational example for many to follow.
Such is the curios case of one of the great midfielders of the 20 century, Zidanes early spark from Canne in France was the start of something unique to come, even though his development wasn’t as fast as others, he will eventually become the berry as it needs time to fully produce a taste worth the waiting.
- The complete Zidane will go on to represent a host of great clubs like Juventus and Real Madrid all with whom he won many trophies, a start in the Seria A was however slow until his compatriot Michel Platini encouraged the club to play him in the offensive role as the number 10.
He will be famously known for two incidence in the world of rumors and that of pure football, the midfield anchor man scored against Bayern Leverkusen in the 2002 Champions League finals wearing the famous white shirt where a deflected cross from Roberto Carlos saw Zidane shoot with his left foot in a ballerina style cementing his name among the true greats in football.
And again in the 2006 World Cup finals he will be remembered for his famous head butt against the Italian Marco Materazzi citing a case of racial abuse in which Zidane states it was hard to ignore and thus necessitated the eventual defeat but to the surprise of the world Zidane was deemed a national hero upon returning home.
The people remembered how much he had achieved for his country and as painful as it meant to them they couldn’t help but forgive the French man from Algerian descent.
