Talk:Zinedine Zidane

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Headbutting incident not given appropriate prominence in article

While Zidane is clearly notable for a number of things and has a long and storied career, the headbutting of Materazzi was an international incident that made him a pop culture icon well beyond the world of professional football, and is likely the only thing he is known for to many people across the world. This incident is seemingly purposefully buried in the middle of a paragraph relating various career highlights in the overview, and then again buried in the middle of a recap of his overall contributions to the 2006 world cup. The pop culture reference section is the only place where it's properly highlighted, which is confusing since the rest of the page greatly downplays it. Considering its notoriety, the incident should be given its own section in the article, complete with a header. Fans of the man may not enjoy that this one incident tends to overshadow his accomplishments as a player or coach, but the current framing of the incident in the article borders on dishonest image management.Lurdiak (talk) 19:47, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 November 2021

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change Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. Also widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique.^[1] He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000, and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. to Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Also widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,^[6]^[7]^[8] Zidane was an elite playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique.^[1]^[9] He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. Cristianferix (talk) 13:13, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – AssumeGoodWraith (talk | contribs) 08:58, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Fifa Profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Zinedine Zidane is quietly becoming one of the greatest managers ever". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
^ "Mythbuster: Zidane is a lucky coach but not a great one | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
^ Lowe, Sid (4 June 2017). "Zinedine Zidane the manager is already outperforming Zidane the player". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
^ "Real Madrid: Zidane departs as the second most successful coach in Real Madrid history". MARCA in English. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
^ "Zidane's lasting legacy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2013."Zidane is greatest football player" Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
"Brazil 0 France 1: Zidane regains mastery to tame Brazil" Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "Brazil's Fans Lament Demise of the Beautiful Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "Defending champion bounces back from World Cup flop to try again". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "Zinedine Zidane set to become Real Madrid director of football". The Guardian. London. 14 June 2012.

Ballon d’Or Winner - add listing

Please add to Zizou’s “Honors” Section that he won the Ballon d’Or as a player in 1998. Currently, it only says that he won the bronze in 1997. 50.102.5.243 (talk) 21:25, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Change the point in the Honors section, "FourFourTwo's 100 best football players of all time #5: 2022" to #6 (as per the article). 2602:FF65:AAA:B004:0:0:0:21D6 (talk) 04:15, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The source actually claims they are #8, which another editor appears to have corrected. —Sirdog (talk) 00:04, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[Fifa_Profile-1] Cite error: The named reference Fifa Profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "Zinedine Zidane is quietly becoming one of the greatest managers ever". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

[3] "Mythbuster: Zidane is a lucky coach but not a great one | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

[4] Lowe, Sid (4 June 2017). "Zinedine Zidane the manager is already outperforming Zidane the player". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

[5] "Real Madrid: Zidane departs as the second most successful coach in Real Madrid history". MARCA in English. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

[6] "Zidane's lasting legacy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2013."Zidane is greatest football player" Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
"Brazil 0 France 1: Zidane regains mastery to tame Brazil" Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[NY_Times-7] "Brazil's Fans Lament Demise of the Beautiful Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[Sports_Illustrated-8] "Defending champion bounces back from World Cup flop to try again". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[ZZ-RM-director-9] "Zinedine Zidane set to become Real Madrid director of football". The Guardian. London. 14 June 2012.

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