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Football: Zidane, still popular with the French
Even though he is retired, Zidane remains one of the French people’s favorite personalities. An exhibition is dedicated to this cult football player. – (France 2)
Even though he is retired, Zidane remains one of the French people’s favorite personalities. An exhibition is dedicated to this cult football player.
If Zinédine Zidane has retired from the football fields as a player or coach, he is still present in the hearts of the French. In Paris, an exhibition is dedicated to him, an opportunity to appreciate his talent. With the ball at his feet, he is surely the most elegant player. Zidane, who became a legend in spite of himself, is still one of the favorite personalities of the French, an almost sacred symbol.
Revealed to the world in 1998
Born in 1972, it was on July 12, 1998 that he revealed himself to the world. That day, in the World Cup final against Brazil, he scored twice and brought France into immeasurable joy. The triumph of the Blues is also that of a man of Kabyle origin. Olivier Demolis, collector of football jerseys, owns one of the rare official jerseys from this World Cup match. He met his idol several times. “My dream is to see him coach of the France team, with the World Cup in his hands”he says.
