Long way for Messi and Rooney to be branded as greats: Pele

Last Updated: Friday, November 11, 2011, 18:28

Pele has reckoned that French footballer Zinedine Zidane was a more complete player than Argentine striker Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo, Zidane to play for Africa famine relief

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 17:49

Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane are all set to play in the ninth edition of an annual match against poverty Dec 13 in Hamburg.

Jose Mourinho is the best coach in the world: Zidane

Last Updated: Saturday, September 24, 2011, 16:55

Zinedine Zidane has backed under-fire Jose Mourinho, and believes the Portuguese coach will lead the side to success.

Zidane junior trains with Madrid first team

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 09:07

Enzo Zidane, the 16-year-old son of France great and current Real Madrid director of football Zinedine, trained with the Spanish giants` first-team for the first time on Tuesday.

Zidane breaks silence to voice Blanc support

Last Updated: Sunday, May 8, 2011, 14:34

Zinedine Zidane broke his silence on the French dual-nationality quota row to offer his support for beleaguered France coach Laurent Blanc, his former team-mate.

Ronaldo, Zidane lead squad in match against poverty

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 09:38

Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane joined a star-studded squad for a charity football match in Athens that ended in a 2-2 draw against the leading Greek club Olympiakos.

Materazzi says Zidane handshake happened

Last Updated: Friday, December 10, 2010, 10:00

Former Italy defender Marco Materazzi has confirmed that a meeting and handshake between himself and Zinedine Zidane in Milan last month did take place.

Zidane TV ad edges Qatar ahead in 2022 race, say bookies

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 09:44

The impact of a television advert featuring bid ambassador Zinedine Zidane has edged Qatar narrowly ahead in the race to host the 2022 World Cup finals, London bookmakers William Hill said on Tuesday.