Get inside the mind of football's most enigmatic icon

'Zidane is the master' Pele

One of modern football's most brilliant players - and one of its most iconic and mysterious figures - Zinedine Zidane's football career is the stuff of legend. A World Cup-winner with France, he became the world's most expensive player in 2001 when he moved from Juventus to Real Madrid for GBP46million, where his exceptional talent earned him a reputation as one of the greatest players of all-time. His playing career concluded explosively when he retired after being sent off for head-butting Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final.

But his football career was far from over. After a spell coaching in Spain, he was appointed manager of Real Madrid in 2015 and immediately demonstrated that his skill as a manager matched his talent on the pitch, leading the team to successive Champions League victories and establishing him as one of the new managerial greats.

Rarely speaking to the press, Zidane is known as a man who 'speaks only with the ball'. In this definitive biography, Patrick Fort and Jean Philippe take us behind the scenes of his exceptional career, revealing the man behind the legend.

The acclaimed biography of Zinedine Zidane, one of football's all-time greats who, after a glorious career on the pitch, now looks set to become one of the great managers of our time at Real Madrid.

About the Author

Patrick Fort (Author)
Patrick Fort is a leading French sports journalist.

Jean Philippe (Author)
Jean Philippe is an acclaimed journalist who has followed Zinedine Zidane's career since its earliest stages in the French football leagues.

Reviews
A book that becomes more and more interesting as the pages turn. * L'Equipe *
The portrait of a sensitive and generous man. * Tele Magazine *



Book Information
ISBN 9781785038488
Author Patrick Fort
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Ebury Press
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Weight(grams) 460g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 153mm * 27mm