Zidane, Algeria’s biggest regret
Zinedine Zidane, half a century ago, was born in Marseille. But his parents are from Kabylie (Algeria). The Blues’ number 10 could have played for Algeria. The Fennecs jersey would have been worn by any number of dual nationals but the Fennecs player will be the one most regrettable. In response to the rumours, the player himself stated that he had never been selected for Algeria. “I did all categories in the France team, including the seniors and the minimal.”
Zidane isn’t forgetting his roots. He will be remembered by the thousands of Algerians that welcomed him on December 11, 2006. The one who had just retired five month earlier was hailed from all sides as a hero. The former Real Madrid donated 2 Million Euros to help victims of the Algerian fires in 2021.
France-Senegal since 2002
France was the 2002 World Cup’s World Champion (1998) and European Champion ((2000) in title. The adventure will end soon. The Blues lost to Senegal (0-1) for their introduction. Injured, Zinédine Zidane did not participate in this meeting.
His absence has also galvanized Senegalese. “When we saw Zidane on the bench, we immediately laughed. It’s fate. We realized that he was not playing. We laughed because Zidane remained an asset to the French team. He was the technical leader of this French team, so even if he doesn’t play against us we are happy. “, confided Alassane Ndour, Senegalese defender, in 2020.
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Would have loved to play with Yaya Touré
In 2014, Zinédine Zidane indulged in the famous game of “Onze de rêve”. While he played with the greatest players in the world (Beckham, Raul, Ronaldo, Henry…). But, he revealed his dream 11 ZZ confided that he regretted not having played with the Ivorian Yaya Touré. He also places the former Barça and Manchester City in his dream team.
” He is the ultimate player, he is the one that creates the gaps and creates amazing differences “Admitted Zidane at the microphone of Canal. Yaya Touré must have appreciated. Especially since a Zidane-Touré association would still have had a good time.
Source: sportnewsafrica
