What?
A Zidane Video.
Why?
Because I can.
I’ve seen a couple of Zidane videos in my time. Okay, maybe more than a couple. This is my favorite. I’m posting this as my last France World Cup Blogger act of 2006. Here’s to more great French football in ‘07!

Bob already posted this one on the Offside, and technically it’s only tangentially related to the France team. But I just couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t post it. It’s my favorite video of the year.
This is a Juventus video, and Trezeguet is in it (and he’s actually smiling.) Also [...]

I realized that most English-speaking viewers probably haven’t seen this interview, so I tracked down a subtitled version. (How much do I love YouTube?)
This is the Canal+ interview. I wish I could show the one that appeared on TF1, because that one’s a lot more interesting. (The interviewer [...]

To look back on the year, I’ve found a fun little video that shows all of the goals France scored in World Cup, as well as clips from the ceremony in Paris honoring the players. (If you don’t speak French, the subtitles at the end basically say, “Where’s Zizou?” Etc.)

Since my flight to Denver was delayed for four days I’ve had a lot of time to wander the web searching for the perfect gift for you. And I’ve found it.
So here it is. My Christmas present. Just for you.
I know it’s what you’ve always wanted. You have coveted [...]

Okay, so yes, Thierry Henry should probably have been on the podium as a FIFA Player of the Year finalist instead of Zidane. But if that had been the case, we never would have been able obtain a definitive answer to the question that so many of us have been pondering for so [...]

Zidane is in the news again. According to Football.fr, (which seems to include a large collection of French footballing blogs, so take this with however many grains of salt you feel are warranted,) this time it’s a lawsuit, and no, it’s not a Materazzi thing. He apparently sued Voici magazine for 50,000 Euros [...]

When you start reading up on Bleus coach Raymond Domenech, two things stand out:
1. He makes a lot of people really, really, really mad, and
2. He doesn’ t care.
Latest on the “Totally Pissed At Raymond” List is the truly pretty teen idol and AS Roma centerback, Philippe Mexes. Says Philippe in France [...]

AP Sports just printed an article saying how Zidane’s headbutt “sullied the image of the game when it needed a lift and should have been celebrating its biggest occasion.”
Uhh…right.
The rest of the article goes on to say how much soccer sucked this year, trotting out the usual suspects: Italy’s match-fixing scandal, the [...]

It always interests me when a player is good enough to be called up for the National Team but is not considered good enough to start regularly for his club. Sydney Govou and Alou Diarra have both played that tune this year, but they play for Lyon — a team that’s up to its [...]