Classic Football Heroes: Zidane (Midfield Generals 2)

Tom Oldfield, Matt & Tom Oldfield, Ultimate Football Heroes

• Publisher: Dino Books
• eBook ISBN:
  9781786068569
• Year: 2017

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Introducing the MIDFIELD GENERALS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.

Name: Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Nationality: French
Hero Rating: 93

'In the first minute, Zidane used his strength to hold off two Brazilian midfielders and then backheeled the ball cleverly between them. The France fans loved his tricks.'

Zidane is the fantastic story of the boy who started off on the streets of Marseille and went on to win a World Cup with France, score a legendary volley to win the 2002 Champions League Final, and return to Real Madrid as manager. This is how the poor boy with the incredible talent went on to become the greatest player of his generation.

Classic Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to super-star professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.

Collect them all! Also available in the MIDFIELD GENERALS range:
Bellingham, Rice, Gerrard, Ødegaard, Modric, Keane, Bruno Fernandes, Iniesta and Kante

Table of contents

• Cover
• TITLE PAGE
• DEDICATION
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• CHAPTER 1: A DRAMATIC GOODBYE
• CHAPTER 2: LA CASTELLANE
• CHAPTER 3: THE PLACE DE LA TARTANE
• CHAPTER 4: TOURNAMENT FOOTBALL
• CHAPTER 5: FRANCE VS ALGERIA
• CHAPTER 6: SEPTÈMES
• CHAPTER 7: EURO 84: BEST BIRTHDAY EVER
• CHAPTER 8: SCOUTED
• CHAPTER 9: CALMING DOWN AT CANNES
• CHAPTER 10: ZINEDINE AND VÉRONIQUE
• CHAPTER 11: THE START OF GREAT THINGS
• CHAPTER 12: ZIZOU AT BORDEAUX
• CHAPTER 13: FIRST STEPS WITH FRANCE
• CHAPTER 14: EUROPEAN ADVENTURES
• CHAPTER 15: JOY AND DESPAIR AT JUVENTUS
• CHAPTER 16: WORLD CUP 1998: THE ROAD TO ANOTHER FINAL
• CHAPTER 17: WORLD CUP 1998: THE FINAL
• CHAPTER 18: BACK DOWN TO EARTH
• CHAPTER 19: EURO 2000
• CHAPTER 20: READY FOR REAL MADRID
• CHAPTER 21: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GLORY
• CHAPTER 22: THE GALÁCTICOS
• CHAPTER 23: WORLD CUP 2006
• COPYRIGHT
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