Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French pronunciation: [zinedin zidan] , born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "Zizou", is a French assistant coach and sporting director at Real Madrid, and a retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the French national team, Juventus and Real Madrid. Renowned for his elegance, vision and technique, Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years by UEFA, and has been described as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.At club level, Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. His 2001 transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid set a world record fee of £46 million (€75 million). On the international stage with France, Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice in the final, and UEFA Euro 2000 where he was named Player of the tournament. The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in France, and he received the Légion d'honneur in 1998.Zidane has won the FIFA World Player of the Year three times, a feat achieved by only Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and the Ballon d'Or once. He was Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 1996, Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2001 and La Liga Best Foreign Player in 2002. Following the 2006 World Cup where he received the Golden Ball as Player of the tournament, Zidane retired from football.. }
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- Zinedine_Zidane abstract "Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French pronunciation: [zinedin zidan] , born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "Zizou", is a French assistant coach and sporting director at Real Madrid, and a retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the French national team, Juventus and Real Madrid. Renowned for his elegance, vision and technique, Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years by UEFA, and has been described as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.At club level, Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. His 2001 transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid set a world record fee of £46 million (€75 million). On the international stage with France, Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice in the final, and UEFA Euro 2000 where he was named Player of the tournament. The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in France, and he received the Légion d'honneur in 1998.Zidane has won the FIFA World Player of the Year three times, a feat achieved by only Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and the Ballon d'Or once. He was Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 1996, Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2001 and La Liga Best Foreign Player in 2002. Following the 2006 World Cup where he received the Golden Ball as Player of the tournament, Zidane retired from football.".