Hero.. Usually a person who excels in all fields.. Another definition that can be given is ZINEDINE ZIDANE.. Ya... Commonly called as ZIZOU... He is an expert in his own area of interest.. Winner of FIFA World Player of the year for 3 times,He is a well known star in the Soccer history.. He became Famous to the soccer world when this French star played a major and winning role in the finals of 1998 Soccer world cup.. He scored 2 vital early goals for FRANCE that took the game away from the mighty BRAZILIANS,defending champion at that time.. After that,Zidane was signed for the Spanish club,REAL MADRID.. Before that,He was a player for an Italian side named JUVENTUS.. Madrid signed him for a record deal and transferred the star from the Italian Giants.. After that,He started to become a fan favourite for the Madrid team.. The Most memorable incident in his Madrid days is that,He scored the winning goal for the Catalan side against a German upcoming team,BAYER LEVERKUSEN,in the UEFA finals 2002..
Zidane played a vital role in winning the Euro for LES BLUES,commonly known as FRANCE,in 2000.. That win made his team to become the No 1 in FIFA rankings.. As days passed by,the star started to lose his tempo and speed in his game..Started to play using his experience.. In the 2004 season,he played in star studded Madrid team featuring the likes of BECKHAM,LUIS FIGO,RAUL,ROBERTO CARLOS,LUIZ RONALDO,IKER CASILLAS.. Unfortunately,they didn't win any titles that season..
Due to this,he wasn't there in the French World Cup squad for 2006 WC.. But,later considering his experience,he was added in the team and helped LES BLUES to reach the finals,where they met the underdog team,ITALY.. but,unfortunately,due to the physical contact with an Italian player,the French star was given RED CARD.. France went on to lose to ITALY in penalties.. A sad end to his soccer Carrier.. But, still now,He is one of the Finest and Elegant Player that the World of soccer had ever seen..
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