Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
ZINEDINE ZIDANERonaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEMy toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEverything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends
ZINEDINE ZIDANEIt’s the first time it’s happened to me and maybe the last. It’s a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can’t remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEThere was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted to do something good and we did.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEZidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI’m very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
ZINEDINE ZIDANENobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEverything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEObviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEYou rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEWhen your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEMy memories of events and games are fragmented.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEThe England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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