Will the child of La Castellane betray his city and sign with the enemy club? In any case, this is what most sports dailies suggest. Indeed, although Zinédine Zidane was born in Marseille, the former player of the France team and coach of Real Madrid, could become the coach of Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and others, at PSG. Whatever his choice, his family will always be behind him and will support him no matter what. Starting with his father, Smaïl, who revealed some information about one of his sons in 2017 when he released his autobiography On the stone paths.
We learn in particular how the father of Zinédine Zidane had to fight to feed his family, but also the education he gave to his five children. A remarkable education hailed by teachers or coaches who had the chance to meet the legendary French number 10. However, the former player of AS Cannes, yet so discreet, would not have been that much at school. “The character of Yazid (Zinedine) is a compendium of all those of the family: he combines reserve with exuberance”explains Smaïl in his autobiography, taking the opportunity to reveal the sweet first name used by those close to Zinédine.
Goals that are worth “gold”
While revealing that his son, even though “we don’t hear it in class”, “moves” enormously during lessons according to a teacher. “What she adds leaves me speechless: Zinedine is very dissipated, it’s true, but we forgive him everything: he is so handsome! […] His little compliment made me happy, but not for the reasons that one imagines”continues Smaïl, giving the reason for his joy at hearing the pretty words of his son’s mistress: “As I was careful not to tell him, to save money, I’m the one who cuts the hair of all my boys […]. Obviously, the result is not catastrophic”.
Fortunately, the talents of his son will allow him to save some money. Indeed, the father of the 1998 world champion remembers an adorable anecdote: “Dad, do you know what my coach said to me? “Zidane, if you score in the next game, I’ll let you go to the most beautiful clothing store in Cannes and take whatever makes you happy”. Later, the president of AS Cannes will make him the same promise by offering him a car for his next goal. Result: the car became indeed the acquisition of the Zidane family.
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