Though Pelé and Maradona are considered the best football players of all time, Zinedine Zidane has probably been the most elegant player in the history of this sport, with an amazing individual technique, vision of the game, scoring ability, unmatched class in his movements, immense talent for assisting his best located teammates, innate talent for yielding dream plays with filigree and many other qualities that made him win the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, the Football World Cup 1998, the UEFA Eurocup 2000, the UEFA Champions League 2001-2002, the Intercontinental Cups 1996 and 2002, the UEFA Supercups 1996 and 2002, the Italian Supercup 1997, the Italian Serie A 1996-97 and 1997-98, the Spanish Supercup 2001 and 2003 and the Spanish League 2002-2003.
Text and Photos: José Manuel Serrano Esparza
