A dignified exit
Zidane has been giving his reasons for retiring one year early from his Real Madrid contract, here are some of his quotes:
‘I don’t want to start a year knowing that I won’t be able to do better than I’ve done in the past, I’m getting to an age where it is getting harder and harder.’
‘I am stopping for good and I am stopping everything, most of all, I think its my body. I told myself I can’t do another year.’
Nice to hear a player being honest with himself and his club, Zidane could have probably carried on for a couple of years, picking up a big salary for doing less and less.
He’s also realistic about the shape Real are in saying, ‘by announcing my retirement now it gives them the chance to go and look for new players before the World Cup, if that is what they want to do.’
One thing I read that might impact France is if as they get further into the tournament and every game becomes ‘Zidane’s Last Game’, and whether that’s going to distract the team at all.
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Bye, bye Zizou, please shine once again.
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All I have to say is that zidane is the best player in the world even at this age
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Zizou
Thank you for the great memories. You are one of the greatest footballers of all time, and a class-act. Hope you bless us with one last drama in Gremany. All the best.




Zidane was a artist at taking you out with any part of his body,guess he just dosent know how to use his head.
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