Editing Zinedine Zidane (section)

==Club career==
===Cannes===
{{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="He'd go past one, two, three, five, six players – it was sublime. His feet spoke with the ball"|source=—Jean Varraud, former player who discovered Zidane.<ref name="Fifa Profile">[https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=163331/profile.html "French heir who became king"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622111519/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=163331/profile.html |date=22 June 2018 }}. FIFA.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref>}}
Zidane went to [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] for a six-week stay, but ended up remaining at the club for four years to play at the professional level. Having left his family to join Cannes, he was invited by Cannes Director Jean-Claude Elineau to leave the dormitory he shared with 20 other trainees and to come and stay with him and his family. Zidane later said that, while living with the Elineaus, he found equilibrium.<ref name="guardian"/>

It was at Cannes where Zidane's first coaches noticed that he was raw and sensitive, prone to attack spectators who insulted his race or family.<ref name="guardian"/> His first coach, Jean Varraud, encouraged him to channel his anger and focus on his own game. Zidane spent his first weeks at Cannes mainly on cleaning duty as a punishment for punching an opponent who mocked his ghetto origins.<ref name="guardian"/> The occasional violence that he would display throughout his career was shaped by an internal conflict of being an Algerian-Frenchman suspended between cultures, and surviving the tough streets of La Castellane where he grew up.<ref name="guardian"/>

Zidane made his professional debut with Cannes on 18 May 1989 in a [[Ligue 1|French Division 1]] match against [[FC Nantes|Nantes]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5064798.stm "Zidane swansong"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020022817/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5064798.stm |date=20 October 2020 }}, BBC Sport</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 10 February 1991<ref>[http://afp.pressedd.com/ Agence France-Press] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709233352/http://afp.pressedd.com/ |date=9 July 2013 }} from 10 February 1991</ref> also against Nantes in a 2–1 win. After the match, during a party for all the Cannes players, Zidane was given a car by Cannes chairman Alain Pedretti, who had promised him one the day he scored his first goal for the club.<ref>Virebayre, Jean. ''Zinedine Zidane: A diamond in the rough''. FIFA magazine Portrait, September 2006, p. 16.</ref> On the pitch, Zidane displayed extraordinary technique on the ball, offering glimpses of the talent that would take him to the top of the world game.<ref name="Fifa Profile"/> In his first full season with Cannes, the club secured its first ever European football berth by qualifying for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], after finishing fourth in the league. This remains the club's highest finish in the top flight since getting relegated for the first time from the first division in the 1948–49 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wildstat.com/p/2601/club/FRA_AS_Cannes |title=Club Cannes (Cannes), France |website=Wildstat.com |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119220027/http://wildstat.com/p/2601/club/FRA_AS_Cannes |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Bordeaux===
Zidane was transferred to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Girondins de Bordeaux]] in the 1992–93 season, winning the [[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1995 Intertoto Cup]] after beating [[Karlsruher SC]]<ref>{{cite news |title=1995: Bordeaux lay down Intertoto gauntlet |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/season=1995/intro.html |publisher=UEFA |date=1 August 1995 |access-date=15 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731054558/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/season%3D1995/intro.html |archive-date=31 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=toto>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/166/europa-league/2015/05/25/11924912/zinedine-zidanes-amazing-11-month-uefa-cup-odyssey |title=Zinedine Zidane's amazing 11-month Uefa Cup odyssey |website=Goal.com |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=16 January 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019115934/https://www.goal.com/en/news/166/europa-league/2015/05/25/11924912/zinedine-zidanes-amazing-11-month-uefa-cup-odyssey |url-status=live }}</ref> and finishing runner-up against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]]<ref name=toto/><ref>{{cite news |first=Michel |last=Chemin |title=Le Bayern prend l'avantage, pas la finale Battus 2–0 à Munich, les Girondins devront refaire, le 15 mai, le coup de Milan |trans-title=Bayern take the lead 2–0 but the battle is not over, the Girondins will reattempt the coup of Milan in Munich on 15 May |url=https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/02/le-bayern-prend-l-avantage-pas-la-finalebattus-2-0-a-munich-les-girondins-devront-refaire-le-15-mai-_172783 |newspaper=Libération |location=Paris |date=2 May 1996 |access-date=28 January 2019 |language=fr |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125212813/https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/02/le-bayern-prend-l-avantage-pas-la-finalebattus-2-0-a-munich-les-girondins-devront-refaire-le-15-mai-_172783 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Leroux |title=Bordeaux a rêvé, Munich a gagné. Le miracle n'a pas eu lieu. Vainqueur 3–1, le Bayern remporte la Coupe de l'UEFA |trans-title=Bordeaux dreamed, Munich won. The miracle did not happen. Victors by 3–1, Bayern wins the UEFA Cup |url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/16/bordeaux-a-reve-munich-a-gagne-le-miracle-n-a-pas-eu-lieu-vainqueur-3-1-le-bayern-remporte-la-coupe-_171559 |newspaper=Libération |location=Paris |date=16 May 1996 |access-date=29 August 2014 |language=fr |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120020856/https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/16/bordeaux-a-reve-munich-a-gagne-le-miracle-n-a-pas-eu-lieu-vainqueur-3-1-le-bayern-remporte-la-coupe-_171559 |url-status=live }}</ref> during his four years with the club. He played a set of midfield combinations with [[Bixente Lizarazu]] and [[Christophe Dugarry]], which would become the trademark of both Bordeaux and the 1998 French national team. In 1995, [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] manager [[Kenny Dalglish]] had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which club owner [[Jack Walker]] reportedly replied, "Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have [[Tim Sherwood]]?"<ref name="blackburn">[http://www.blackburn.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=47576 The Ones That Got Away...Zidane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021138/http://www.blackburn.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=47576 |date=28 September 2007 }} – VitalFootball.co.uk, 2006</ref> Also toward the beginning of the 1996 season, according to football agent [[Barry Silkman]], Zidane was offered to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] for £1.2&nbsp;million, but the club turned down the offer after watching him, claiming that he was not good enough for the [[Football League First Division|English First Division]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sport.co.uk meets...Football agent Barry Silkman |url=http://www.sport.co.uk/features/sportcouk-meetsfootball-agent-barry-silkman/896 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709001408/http://www.sport.co.uk/features/sportcouk-meetsfootball-agent-barry-silkman/896 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2013 |publisher=sport.co.uk |date=15 March 2010 |access-date=4 May 2013 }}</ref> In 1996, Zidane received the award for [[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html |title=Palmarès Trophées UNFP – Oscars du football – Meilleur joueur de Ligue 1 |access-date=17 August 2018 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702224030/http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football.html |archive-date=2 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Juventus===
{{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="He is a special player. He creates space where there is none. No matter where he gets the ball or how it comes to him, he can get out of trouble. His imagination and his technique are amazing"|source=—Juventus teammate [[Edgar Davids]] on Zidane's ability.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/4752511/Guardiola-books-his-chance-to-face-Zidane.html "Guardiola books his chance to face Zidane"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020022817/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/4752511/Guardiola-books-his-chance-to-face-Zidane.html |date=20 October 2020 }}. ''The Daily Telegraph''. London. Retrieved 21 November 2013.</ref> }}
After a series of stand out performances for both Bordeaux and France, Zidane had offers to join Europe's top clubs in the spring of 1996, deciding on a move to [[UEFA Champions League]] winners [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] during the close season.<ref>V.K.S. Radhesh. "2002 World Cup Football Super Stars". p. 20. Sura Books</ref> Zidane's impact in Italy was immediate, winning the [[1996–97 Serie A]] title and the [[1996 Intercontinental Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Toyota Cup 1996 |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid=512164.html |publisher=FIFA |date=26 November 1996 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121103546/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/matchreport/newsid%3D512164.html |archive-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> He was named [[Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year]] in his first season.<ref name="Calcio award"/> Zidane's growing status in the sport saw him chosen in a European XI to face a World XI – featuring a forward line of [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] and [[Gabriel Batistuta]] – in December 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=Web Archive - Europe vs. Rest of the World team list |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/y=1997/m=12/news=europe-rest-the-world-team-list-71633.html |access-date=29 May 2020 |publisher=FIFA|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052155/https://www.fifa.com/news/y=1997/m=12/news=europe-rest-the-world-team-list-71633.html|archive-date = 18 August 2018}}</ref>

As the playmaker at Juve, Zidane played just behind forward [[Alessandro Del Piero]], with Del Piero recalling, "Zidane had an extraordinary talent, which contributed to his sole interest in helping the team. He was not a selfish player. He had a unique ability to be a great and to be a team player. I was lucky to play with him."<ref>{{cite news |title=Juventus legend Del Piero: What it was like to call Zidane a teammate... |url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/juventus-legend-del-piero-wha-it-was-like-to-call-zidane-a-teammate-4183835#2dD7rJbsTTF6AtLt.99 |access-date=23 July 2018 |agency=Tribal Football |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512021123/https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/juventus-legend-del-piero-wha-it-was-like-to-call-zidane-a-teammate-4183835#2dD7rJbsTTF6AtLt.99 |url-status=live }}</ref> He lost in the [[1997 UEFA Champions League Final]] 3–1 to [[Borussia Dortmund]] when he was unable to make an impression against the close marking of [[Paul Lambert]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=Gordon |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/english-football/norwich-city-manager-paul-lambert-on-his-vision-for-the-future-1.917708 |title=Norwich City manager Paul Lambert on his vision for the future |newspaper=Sunday Herald |date=6 September 2009 |access-date=23 May 2012 |archive-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528015254/http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/english-football/norwich-city-manager-paul-lambert-on-his-vision-for-the-future-1.917708 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following season, Zidane scored seven goals in 32 matches in the league to help Juventus win the [[1997–98 Serie A]] and thus retain the ''[[List of Italian football champions|Scudetto]]''. In Europe, Juventus made their third consecutive [[UEFA Champions League Final]] appearance, but lost the game [[1998 UEFA Champions League Final|1–0]] to [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]. In 1998, Zidane was named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], and won the [[Ballon d'Or]]. Juventus finished second in the [[2000–01 Serie A]], but were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League, after Zidane was banned for head-butting [[Hamburger SV]] player [[Jochen Kientz]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Five-match ban for Zidane |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/994847.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2000 |access-date=15 April 2012 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528190506/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/994847.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2001, Zidane was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year for the second time.<ref name="Calcio award">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130515095258/http://www.assocalciatori.it/Pagine/AlbodOro/tabid/161/language/en-US/Default.aspx List of Oscar del Calcio winners] on the AIC official website. Retrieved 23 July 2018.</ref>

===Real Madrid===
[[File:Beckham zidane.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.68|Zidane with teammate [[David Beckham]] in 2003]]

In 2001, Zidane joined Real Madrid for a [[World football transfer record|world-record fee]] of 150&nbsp;billion Italian lire,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.juventus.com/news/0%2C%2CA_336083%7CL_IT%2C00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010806031702/http://www.juventus.com/news/0%2C%2CA_336083%7CL_IT%2C00.html |title=Zidane al Real |date=9 July 2001 |archive-date=6 August 2001 |access-date=15 September 2011 |publisher=Juventus F.C. |language=it |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/calcioestero/200107/28/3b62f895068d4/ |title=Zidane stecca la prima |date=28 July 2001 |access-date=22 August 2017 |website=Rai Sport |language=it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822053511/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/calcioestero/200107/28/3b62f895068d4/ |archive-date=22 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (about €77.5&nbsp;million by fixed exchange rate; a reported 12.8&nbsp;billion [[Spanish peseta|pesetas]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-04-07-2001/abc/Deportes/el-fichaje-de-zidane-por-el-real-madrid-llega-a-su-final_32626.html |title=El fichaje de Zidane por el Real Madrid llega a su final |date=4 July 2001 |access-date=22 August 2017 |newspaper=ABC |location=Madrid |language=es |archive-date=4 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704214136/https://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-04-07-2001/abc/Deportes/el-fichaje-de-zidane-por-el-real-madrid-llega-a-su-final_32626.html |url-status=live }}</ref>) in instalments,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c/28_ott_2002_eng_.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c |title=Reports and Financial Statements at 30&nbsp;June 2002 |date=28 October 2002 |access-date=10 May 2012 |publisher=Juventus F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607132859/http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c/28_ott_2002_eng_.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7665be8a-c95d-406e-91db-4de08d142c0c |archive-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> and signed a four-year contract. The latest addition to the ''[[Galácticos]]'' era of global stars signed by Real Madrid every year, in his first season at the club Zidane scored a famous match-winning goal, a volley hit with his weaker left foot from the edge of the 18-yard box,<!--Leave this as is; POV will be removed--> in Madrid's 2–1 win over [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in the [[2002 UEFA Champions League Final]].<ref name="RSmith"/><ref>{{cite web |title=2001&nbsp;– present&nbsp;– Real Madrid surpasses the century mark |work=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football/2001-2010-the-ninth-with-zidane-beckham-ronaldo-and-figo |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=12 July 2008 |archive-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122115453/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football/2001-2010-the-ninth-with-zidane-beckham-ronaldo-and-figo |url-status=live }}</ref> The goal has been cited as one of the greatest in [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League history|Champions League history]].<ref name="RSmith">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/6833372/Top-20-sporting-moments-of-the-decade-Zinedine-Zidanes-Champions-League-final-winner.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/6833372/Top-20-sporting-moments-of-the-decade-Zinedine-Zidanes-Champions-League-final-winner.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Top 20 sporting moments of the decade: Zinedine Zidane's Champions League final winner |date=20 December 2009 |access-date=17 April 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |first=Rory |last=Smith}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/apr/16/best-champions-league-goals |title=Ten of the best Champions League goals |date=16 April 2009 |access-date=17 April 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019092452/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/apr/16/best-champions-league-goals |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.btvision.bt.com/sport/whos-made-our-champions-league-top-five/ |title=Who's made our Champions League top five |access-date=17 April 2014 |website=BT Vision |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105220012/http://www.btvision.bt.com/sport/whos-made-our-champions-league-top-five/ |archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> The magnitude of the strike saw Zidane produce one of his most emotional [[goal celebration]]s as he ran toward the touchline with mouth wide open, screaming in delight.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/3136868/zinedine-zidanes-perfect-volley-an-oral-history-of-his-2002-ucl-final-goal |title=Zinedine Zidane's perfect volley: An oral history of his 2002 UCL final goal |access-date=10 October 2018 |publisher=ESPN |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019161703/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/3136868/zinedine-zidanes-perfect-volley-an-oral-history-of-his-2002-ucl-final-goal |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{blockquote|Zinedine Zidane, 18 yards out, watching and waiting, adjusts his body and, in one, smooth movement, pirouettes and catches it full on the volley with his left foot. It flies past [[Hans-Jörg Butt]]. It was the moment of Zidane's apotheosis, more so than the 1998 World Cup final, because of the moment's grace and beauty, because of his control of everything around him. He was Bruce Lee in slow motion while kung-fu chaos reigned around.|Rory Smith in ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', Top 20 sporting moments of the decade: Zinedine Zidane's Champions League final winner.<ref name="RSmith"/>}}

{{Quote box|width=27%|align=left|quote="He dominates the ball, he is a walking spectacle and he plays as if he had silk gloves on each foot. He makes it worthwhile going to the stadium – he's one of the best I have ever seen."|source=—[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] on Zidane after he was named World Player of the Year in 2003.<ref name="Sports Illustrated">[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/06/09/france.pre/ "Defending champion bounces back from World Cup flop to try again"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060530112148/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/06/09/france.pre/ |date=30 May 2006 }}. ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref>}}
The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the [[2002–03 La Liga]], starring alongside [[Luís Figo]] in midfield, and was named the [[2003 FIFA World Player of the Year|FIFA World Player of the Year]] for the third time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2002-032.html |title=2002–03 Real Madrid |publisher=BDFutbol |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524200359/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2002-032.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, fans voted him as the best European footballer of the previous 50 years in [[UEFA]]'s fiftieth-anniversary [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|Golden Jubilee Poll]].<ref name="UEFA Award">[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/23/newsstory.sport5 "Zidane voted Europe's best ever"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308183224/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/23/newsstory.sport5 |date=8 March 2021 }} ''The Guardian''. London. Retrieved 17 November 2013.</ref>

While Zidane's [[2005–06 Real Madrid CF season|final season]] of club football ended without a trophy, he enjoyed success on a personal note by scoring his first [[hat-trick]], against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], in a 4–2 win in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01b1-0ea8391b7ce3-36eddc6024a2-1000--zidane-revels-in-maiden-hat-trick/ |title=Zidane revels in maiden hat-trick |publisher=UEFA |date=16 January 2006 |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118210931/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=385453.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He ended the season for Real Madrid as their second highest goalscorer and assists provider behind teammates [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] and [[David Beckham]] respectively, with nine goals and ten assists in 28 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid Squad Stats (Spanish Primera División) – 2005–06 |website=ESPN Soccernet |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/86/season/2005/league/esp.1/real-madrid?cc=4716 |access-date=13 December 2010 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121190538/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/86/season/2005/league/esp.1/real-madrid?cc=4716 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 7 May 2006, Zidane, who had announced his plans to retire after the 2006 World Cup,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Zidane to retire after one last tilt at World Cup success |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/26/newsstory.sport |date=26 April 2006 |access-date=19 May 2017 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728123409/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/26/newsstory.sport |url-status=live }}</ref> played his farewell match and scored in a 3–3 draw with [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]. The squad wore commemorative shirts with ''ZIDANE 2001–2006'' below the club logo. The 80,000 fans inside the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] held up a banner reading, "Thanks for the magic."<ref name="Fifa Profile"/>

In 2012, Zidane featured for Madrid in an All Stars Match against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] which resulted in a 3–2 win for Real. In April 2013, he was named by ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'' as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in [[History of Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid's history]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2013/04/11/en/football/real_madrid/1365709938.html |title=The best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history |date=12 April 2013 |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523124252/https://www.marca.com/2013/04/11/en/football/real_madrid/1365709938.html |url-status=live }}</ref>