Thursday, July 19, 2007

Another champion in soccer


You may know him by that famous headbutt he gave to another player in the world cup,but he's also famous for leading France to winning the 1998 World Cup .Zidane was elected FIFA World Player of the Year a record-equalling three times (1998, 2000, 2003), finished in the top-three an additional three times (1997, 2002, 2006). He was also named European Footballer of the Year in 1998. The world-record fee of €66 million (US$87 million, £47 million) for his transfer to Real Madrid in 2001 is the highest ever paid. In 2004, he topped the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll as the "Best European football player of the past 50 years", and was included in the FIFA 100, Pelé's list of the 125 greatest living footballers.
As originally announced on 25 April 2006,[3] Zidane retired from professional football after the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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