3) Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane is considered by many to be one of, if not the best midfielders to have played in the past 20 years. “Zizou” wowed millions of football fans worldwide in a career that stretched 17 years and almost 800 games for both club and country. The Frenchman of Algerian descent would go on to play for great sides such as Juventus and Real Madrid in his illustrious career.
Zidane acted in 2005 mega-flop Goal, while still playing for Madrid. The movie, though panned by the critics, was very well received at the box-office, and remains a firm fans’ favourite. He then went on to make an appearance in 2008 French movie Asterix at the Olympic Games, alongside NBA star Tony Parker.
Though this movie too was given the thumbs down by the critics, it went on to be a smash-bang hit in France, grossing over $130 million at the French box-office. Zidane also featured in the 2006 documentary film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait.
The movie follows Zidane through one game entirely, using 17 cameras trained at the mega-star from various angles. The match in question is the La Liga encounter between Real Madrid and Villarreal that took place on 23 April 2005. It was the same match in which Zidane was sent off in the dying minutes of the match due to a brawl that broke out.
