Topic: Zinedine Zidane

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Barcelona best club in the world, says Neymar

Much-coveted Brazilian forward Neymar Monday said Barcelona were the best club in the world, in comments likely to fuel speculation about the 19-year-old's future and rile Real Madrid.The young star, who has been linked with most of the top clubs ...

Santos coach says Neymar as good as Zico

Neymar is up there with some of the greatest footballers ever including Zico, Rivelino and Zinedine Zidane, Santos coach Muricy Ramalho says, branding the forward's talent "absurd".The prodigious 19-year-old, who is coveted by many of Europe's top sides, on ...

Ex-footballer Zidane to spotlight poverty in Mali

Retired French football star Zinedine Zidane, a United Nations goodwill ambassador, will visit Mali this week to draw attention to the nation's efforts to fight poverty, the UN said on Monday.A UN Development Programme (UNDP) statement said Zidane would visit ...

Zidane to be Real Madrid sporting director

French great Zinedine Zidane said on Thursday he will be the new sporting director of Real Madrid's first team next season.The 39-year-old former midfielder, who played for Real between 2001 and 2006, has been a special advisor to club president ...

Varane can be the next Blanc, says Zidane

Zinedine Zidane has acclaimed imminent Real Madrid signing Raphael Varane as the natural successor to his former France team-mate, Laurent Blanc.Varane, 18, is expected to complete a move to the Spanish giants next Monday, despite having played just 23 league matches ...

Second-string France hammer Ukraine in late show

Three late goals saw a second-string France side inflict a 4-1 humbling of joint Euro 2012 hosts Ukraine in a friendly here on Monday to extend their unbeaten run under coach Laurent Blanc to nine matches.All the goals came in the ...

Zidane fury at reports of Grozny invite

French football legend Zinedine Zidane on Friday expressed his anger as he denied he had been invited to the opening of a new stadium in Russia's war-torn republic of Chechnya next month.Akhmad Kadyrov stadium, named for the late Chechen leader ...

Materazzi says Zidane handshake happened

Former Italy defender Marco Materazzi has confirmed that a meeting and handshake between himself and Zinedine Zidane in Milan last month did take...
Real Madrid will seek inspiration from its former midfielder and France World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane for Tuesday's Champions League match at...