While in France for the “Universe Football” gala organized by Z5 in Provence, the former Real Madrid star and 1998 World Champion with France Zinedine Zidane gave an interview to Canal+Sport Africa. What was striking about Zizou was the response regarding the identity of the stadium in his opinion the most legendary in which he played in his career.
The former striker and coach of merengues it didn’t take him too long to name just the Santiago Bernabeu as the most impactful and iconic stage he has set foot on. Moreover, even before it became the cutting-edge facility that Spanish fans can enjoy today following the renovations implemented by the president, Florentino Perez, for a cost rose to almost 1 billion euros
Real Madrid in the heart. “I think that the Bernabeu stadium, given that it was also the end of my career, was very special, especially when you don’t know the atmosphere. Furthermore, when I signed for Madrid at 29 years old – says Zidane -, I had never played at the Bernabeu, so it was impressive to play there. And then maybe there were two or three English stadiums with a crazy atmosphere, like Liverpool and Manchester United, and also the Velodrome,” explained the French legend in his interview.
