Archive for the 'Zinedine Zidane' Category

November 19th, 2008

Charity Match Press Conference

Ronaldo: happy, content, good humored. Zidane: hands clinched like a vise and with a wrong word still looks very capable of menace... Courtesy Kickette
November 17th, 2008

Zidane v Ronaldo

September 18th, 2008

Zidane Sorry for Materazzi Headbutt

A book about Zinedine Zidane set to be published next week has revealed that the French legend deeply regrets his infamous 2006 head-butt on Marco Materazzi. Among the secrets in the book, there is a confession by Zidane to his cousin Akbou who lives in Algeria. The pair spoke about the incident in Algiers in December 2006, and Akbou, a ...
July 4th, 2008

Zidane, Ronaldinho, Torres, Messi in Houston

I happen to be in Houston visiting old buds, watching beautiful tennis and having some cold ones by the pool when I opened the paper today and saw that half the known soccer universe is coming to town for a free payday soccer exibition tomorrow. Although doubtful, it is rumored officials from the Galaxy will meet with Ronaldinho at Reliant Stadium and ...
June 18th, 2008

IWC Ingeniur Zinedine Zidane Watch

France might have gotten waxed in the Euros, but that doesn't diminish how dope this Zinedine Zidane inspired IWC Ingeniur watch is.  Clearly done in the colors of Les Bleus and with Zizou's face on the back, this watch is a must have for any fan of French football who longs for the days of 1998 when France abused Brasil in the finals to win their one ...
April 8th, 2008

Apology Accepted

Marco Materazzi has received a public apology and undisclosed damages from The Daily Star after acknowledging their allegations of racist abuse were "wholly untrue". A hint of more to come? image via CBC
January 17th, 2008

All talk, but..

The latest in the Zinedine Zidane/MLS saga has surfaced with Red Bull New York being the club of choice since his desire to play 18 months after walking away from the game has returned. IF this is real, then Red Bull needs to make an offer similar to what Beckham was given, a big part of the cut (think jersey sales up 700%). The league has ...