The football legend loves French variety and is a big fan of this French singer.
Legend of French football and sport in general, Zinedine Zidane is adored by millions of people and particularly in France since the coronation of the Blues during the 1998 World Cup and his famous two headed goals which propelled the men of Aimé Jaquet on the roof of the world.
The number 10 is rather discreet in nature and is quite rare in the media. His appearances are always noted, such as during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, of which he was the first face and the first bearer of the Olympic flame.
However, there are some anecdotes about “Zizou” that you probably don’t know. The former Real Madrid star particularly likes to sing along. The less young will have seen him at work in the famous documentary “Les yeux dans les Bleus” retracing the coronation of 1998. His cover of We will all go to heaven by Michel Polnareff is quite legendary.
It must be said that Zinedine Zidane is a big fan of French variety and in particular of a certain Francis Cabrel, of whom he is an unconditional fan. “I only listened to him. All the time. When I met him later, it really made me happy, a little weird too“, he says in his autobiography.
The journalist Frederic Hermel, who wrote this bio, indicates that when you are in the car with the famous footballer, it is Cabrel direct. The vehicle’s ignition is barely turned on! And Zizou sings with heart – and by heart – the words of “The Lady of Haute Savoie“, “The bullfight“, “I love him to death“, “The ink of your eyes“…
In terms of music, the 98 Ballon d’Or has also expressed his admiration for Johnny Halliday in the past, another sacred monster of French song with whom he became friends a little later. The Marseillais of Algerian origin had also mentioned Faudel, nicknamed the Little Prince of Raï, “like a kind of cultural mix”explained Release at the time. For the additional anecdote, the former Juve player also had a weakness for Sophie Marceau in his time, an actress he described at the time as “natural, reserved, pretty”.