Zidane is 50 years old: “The PSG? Never say never. And on the headline in Materazzi …”

For his 50th birthday, Zizou has granted a maxi-interview to the French sports newspaper. In 18 pages he tells of his desire to coach, the French national team, the historic clash with the former blue defender, these are some of the topics covered

Never say never. Neither to PSG, nor especially to France. Word of Zinedine Zidane who for her 50th birthday gave a river interview to The Team: 18 pages that explain well the weight of the former Juventus champion for his country. The former Real Madrid manager thus takes stock of his career, explaining that he is waiting for France, but without excluding one day being able to coach the club of the French capital. And among the various anecdotes, finally the Frenchman reveals the background of the famous magazine to “him”, aka Materazzi, during the 2006 World Cup final, lost to Italy.

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That in Berlin was the last match of Zidane as a footballer, which ended with the expulsion: “For me in particular it was not the most beautiful. During that final, many things happened. The spoon on a penalty, Buffon’s parade on my head shot, and then for me it ends that way, which I’m not proud of. ” That way is the head in Materazzi: “That day – finally explains Zidane – my mother was tired, she was not well, maybe nothing serious but I was worried. Then there was the pressure and he (Materazzi, ndr) begins to talk to me not about my mother, but about my sister. He has said several times that he never insulted my mother: it’s true. But he insulted my sister, who was assisting my mother at the time. On the pitch, everyone insults each other, even badly. But that day she went like this. Speaking of my sister Lila she clicked something and within a second it happened …. Then you have to accept it. I’m not proud of it, but it’s part of my journey. At that moment I was simply fragile and in moments like that it can happen to do things that are not well “.

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The national team, however, remains a priority for Zidane, the coach, who aspires to be the coach: “I will hopefully one day, but when it is not up to me. I want to close the circle with the national team. As a player it was the thing. more beautiful, the best, and so it’s something I want to do. After Deschamps? Now there is a team with goals. If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll be there. It doesn’t depend on me, but I have a deep desire. France is the most beautiful thing of all. ” In the meantime, however, he was talked about at PSG, even if the president Al Khelaifi denied direct contacts: “Never say never – admits Zidane – especially today, as coaches. But it is not topical. As a player I had a lot of choice. As a coach, on the other hand, much less. If I take a team, it’s just to win. I say this modestly, and that’s why I can’t go anywhere, even for other reasons. Like the language, for example: I couldn’t go to Manchester because there I don’t master English. But I know the ingredients to win. ” In the national team or at the PSG, or elsewhere.

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