When we recall the French football team that lifted the World Cup in 1998, the mind immediately drifts to the magicians of the midfield or the golden boot winner. Yet, the structur

Most highlight reels of the 1998 World Cup final freeze-frame on Zidane’s twin headers or Deschamps lifting the trophy. Yet the final whistle at Stade de France produced a scene ju

Zinedine Yazid Zidane was born on June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France, to parents who had emigrated from Algeria. He grew up in La Castellane, a tough housing estate in the city's