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2006-07-08 20:55:46 · 9 answers · asked by ina. 1 in Sports Football FIFA World Cup (TM)

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He is Algerian so he may be Muslim. But 1 of his parents is French so he may also be Catholic.

2006-07-08 20:59:26 · answer #1 · answered by Λиδѓεy™ 6 · 0 1

To know him is to love him, here is about Zidane:

Zinédine Yazid Zidane (born June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France), nicknamed Zizou, is a French football player for Real Madrid and formerly France. He is a Muslim of Algerian Kabyle Berber ethnic origin. Through his status as a prominent Frenchman of Maghrebi descent, he promotes racial and religious tolerance, especially among the youth.

Zidane was a member of the French football team in the 1998 World Cup, which France won, scoring two goals in the final against Brazil. Two years later, he led his country to a second major championship, winning Euro 2000. He has been elected three times as FIFA World Player of the Year (1998, 2000, 2003). Zidane is often considered to be the best footballer in the world, and perhaps one of the most talented players of all time. An elegant dribbler of the ball, Zidane's passing ability and perfect balance make him one of the best playmakers in the world and the natural successor of France's Michel Platini.

In 2001 Zidane transferred from Italian team Juventus to Spanish club side Real Madrid on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was US$64.45 million, making him the most expensive player in football history. While Zidane initially took a while to settle in among the superstars of Madrid, the season culminated in him helping Madrid and scoring the winning goal with a fantastic volley in a 2-1 win over the German team Bayer Leverkusen in the 2001-2002 Champions League Final.

Injuries prevented him from reprising his 1998 performance in the 2002 World Cup. France's defence of their trophy was one of the most unsuccessful in World Cup history, the team being eliminated in the First Round without scoring a single goal.

Zidane is well-liked in France, and is known to be a modest, quiet, even to the point of being shy, footballer. He is married to a French woman of Spanish descent and has four children. As a Guardian feature article says, however, Zidane has also occasional flashes of aggression on the pitch.

In 2004, Zidane was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. In 2004, he was also voted the best European player for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll.

He was an Athens 2004 Torchbearer. On August 12, 2004 Zidane retired from international football. He announced on February 4, 2005 that he would retire from the game at the end of his current contract with Real Madrid, at the end of the 2006/07 season.

In an interview he declared that when he was a teenager, Zidane admired Olympique de Marseille's Uruguayan striker Enzo Francescoli. He once was a ballboy at a match with Francescoli and thus saw him up close.

In 2004, Zinédine Zidane was appointed as "Chevalier" (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur by French President.

And The FIFA WC2006 will be his last event, we hope that he'll bring the thropy out with him..

He's The GREATEST FOOTBALLER EVER !!

"ALLEZ LES BLEUS"

2006-07-08 21:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by ZinedineVieira 3 · 0 0

Non-practicing Muslim

Zinedine Zidane (Arabic: زين الدين زيدان‎ transliteration: Zīn ad-Dīn Zīdān), (born June 23, 1972 in Marseille, France), popularly nicknamed Zizou, is a French Football player of Kabyle Algerian descent who has starred for both the French national team and for four club teams, most recently Real Madrid. Zidane is often considered to be the best footballer of his generation, and one of the greatest of all time. A midfielder, his elegant dribbling, balance, passing ability, shot accuracy, shot selection and well placed free kicks have made him one of the game's finest artists and the natural successor of Michel Platini as France's top playmaker.

Zidane's first name is Arabic for "Ornament of the Faith", while his family name is Arabic for "Increases or Grows the Faith".

His wife, Véronique, is a former dancer and model of Spanish origin. They married in 1993 and have four sons named Enzo, Luca, Théo and Elyaz (Arabic: إلياس‎). Zidane describes himself a "non-practicing Muslim". Despite rumor to the contrary, Zidane's father was not an harki, or Algerian supporter of French rule, something that he made clear himself.

2006-07-08 21:01:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Who cares?

Oh no wait you do.....uhh i dont know i dont think its one of those things he would give it out in a interview its personal info so maybe if you got to meet him you could ask.

2006-07-08 20:59:34 · answer #4 · answered by Big R 2 · 0 0

Muslim (any objection to his religion)?

2006-07-08 20:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by lord 2 · 1 0

foot ball

2006-07-08 20:59:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

مسلمان muslem. zeinoddin zeidan is right.

2006-07-08 21:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by sam r 1 · 0 0

He's a Muslim...

2006-07-08 21:02:00 · answer #8 · answered by msianmania 3 · 0 0

muslim

2006-07-08 21:05:40 · answer #9 · answered by true_flower 1 · 0 0

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