Zidane was discovered in the Marseille housing project La Castellane by a scout for AS Cannes, and shortly after arriving at the club on the French Riviera he punched a player who allegedly made a derogatory remark.
In 1998, Zidane stomped on a prone Saudi Arabian player in a World Cup group match in full view of the referee. He was red-carded and served a two-match suspension, returning in the quarterfinals to help lead France to the championship.
Zidane spent five seasons at Juventus of Turin, and in the fall of 2000 he was red-carded in consecutive UEFA Champions League matches. He was ejected for a malicious studs-up challenge against Spain's Deportivo La Coruna, served a one-match suspension, then returned against Germany's Hamburg SV and head butted Jochen Kientz in the 27th minute of what would be a 3-1 loss. Kientz suffered a concussion and a fractured cheekbone, and Zidane was handed a five-match ban.
In this tournament he recieved 3 yellow cards and escaped a 4th.
2006-07-12
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