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Zinedine Zidane: World Cup
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Frankfurt - Former World Footballer of the Year Zinedine Zidane announced before the start of the World Cup that the tournament would be the last competitive football that he would be playing. more
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Bio of Zinedine Zidane: Zidane is listed as one of the top players in the world. His nickname is Zizou. He is of Algerian Descent and was born in 1972. He is infamously known for one of the worst gaffes in world cup history when Mattarazi said something about Zidane's sister. Zidane then proceeded to head butt the Italian player and got Red carded.
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Berlin- The duel between Italy's Andrea Pirlo and Zinedine Zidane of France will probably decide the outcome of the World Cup. Will the classy Pirlo prevail or will it be the French superstar. more
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Despite ending his career with an infamous head-butt, Zinedine Zidane was nominated for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year award. Soccer's world governing body Thursday released its shortlists of 20 women and 30 men in contention for the two annual awards honoring its best players.
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Individually, Zinedine Zidane has been given every major award that a player can achieve. He has won the precious Balon D'Or in 1998 and the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1998, 2000 and 2003.
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Italy defender Marco Materazzi finally disclosed what he said to Zinedine Zidane in the World Cup final that provoked the French star to retaliate with a head-butt. "I prefer the whore that is your sister," Materazzi said during an interview in next week's edition of Italian magazine TV Sorrisi E Canzoni, according to Italian news reports yesterday.
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