Classic Football Heroes: Zidane (Midfield Generals 2): From the Playground to the Pitch

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

Meet Zindedine Zidane, Classic Football Hero. '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.

Genres: Football, Sports, Nonfiction

117 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 19, 2017

Reviews

[Ming Wei · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book, covers Zindane entire playing career, right up to being sent off in his final games for France against Italy in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, the usually type of book based on a football career, early life, emotion and demands of playing football, various experiences at various clubs, good and not so good moments, a very detailed look at Zindanes footballing career, again a easy to read book, short chapters, really enjoyed, any negatives, not really, full career covered, but no pictures inside of book.

[Imaduddin Ahmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the way that football should be written. Great descriptions of game contexts and the mechanics of what the player did, as well as a cohesive narrative of his life. The one thing missing was his epic career as manager of Real Madrid. Looking forward to reading Matt and Tom Oldfield's other footballing biographies with my son Zaydan.

[Harris J · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a cool book, Zinedine Zidane is the Manager of The Spanish team Real Madrid and it's surprising to some people that he was a footballer so if you like football and know who Zidane is you'll be interested in this book. He's also a Muslim and has had an excellent career of football.

[Year 5]

It is a really good book about Zidane

[Yahya Dhukai · Rating 5 out of 5]

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