Zidane never regretted what he did, although he didn’t want children to see what unfolded in Berlin against Italy.

A version of this piece was published in 2020. It has been updated to run as part of our special World Cup: Reconsidered series… This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in ...

Zinedine Zidane remains one of the most iconic figures in modern football, not only as a legendary player but also as a manager who achieved unparalleled success with Real Madrid. However, his career ...

As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed Gareth Bale is out of Saturday's La Liga match at home to Espanyol after he sustained yet another muscle injury but said he did not think the player ...

Soccer’s grandest tournament is littered with epic individual displays.

Is Zinedine Zidane the best soccer player in the world? Definitely. But is he a legend of the modern game? Not quite. The last 15 years have offered up two players who, in one way or another, ...

Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that he ‘definitely’ wants to return to coaching after a four-year hiatus, but has admitted that a move to take over at Juventus is unlikely as things stand, as he would ...

BERLIN — There is some precedent for Zinedine Zidane’s unceremonious ejection from the World Cup final Sunday night for his startling head butt that floored Italy’s Marco Materazzi. In 1998, when ...