Kralik Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Zinedine Zidane will be awarded the Legion of Honour, the French equivalent of a knighthood, it has been announced today.French footballing great Zinedine Zidane will have his ranking in the Legion lifted from a knight to an officer it was announced this afternoon. At 36 years of age, 'Zizou' will be remembered as one of the truly great footballers of his generation, performing with Cannes, Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid and France with distinction during a career that spanned 18 seasons. The L?gion d'honneur, as the French recognise it, has five levels, of which Zidane has been promoted to the fourth-most rank, officer – one step ahead of a knight. There is a maximum quota of 10,000 officers at any one time so the award is truly unique and special. He deserves it..:happy:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathachew Veteran Posted January 22, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 22, 2009 All I'll remember him by is his infamous headbutting at the World Cup.... :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kralik Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 All I'll remember him by is his infamous headbutting at the World Cup.... :shiftyninja: I remember him for his headed goals against Brazil in the WC final.. anyways the man knew how to use his head :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted January 22, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 22, 2009 The guy was a masterclass on the pitch, deserves it (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kralik Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 I remember him doing his 360 degrees spins and taking ball past the opposing players :p He was unstoppable at times.. another thing I noted abt him was presence.. like all the great players.. his presence lifted the team as well as made opposition nervous.. he will be remembered as one of the greats.. Some other players who had presence were.. Roy Keane, Viera and Bergkamp amongst others.. (being a bit Arsenal biased maybe :rolleyes: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 In my opinion he is the greatest player I have ever watched. I made a video on him last year... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BrXXezJXbKg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothuman Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 He recieved the Legion d'Honneur after the World Cup 1998, september 1st exactly. He was then a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur. The 1/1/09 he was made Officier de la L?gion d'Honneur, wich is the second rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 he definately deserves it :) was one of the best players of our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9UnknownMen Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thats a bad azz frenchman fo sho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 how about a link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Some of those goals were amazing! Great vid (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregb0b Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yah thanks for the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts