Well above average charisma. A superstar arrival. Microphones stretched everywhere. Phones held up to immortalize every moment. Zinedine Zidane is back in Bordeaux. For a charity match at the Chaban-Delmas stadium, at Parc Lescure. The lawn of his first great exploits.
As soon as he arrived in the locker room of the Girondins then the Variétés Club de France, Zizou amazed. Even in the eyes of former professionals, it sparkles. Former France 98 friend Laurent Blanc greets him warmly. Former Marseille player Daniel Van Buyten asks for a selfie. Christian Karembeu is over the moon. This VCF video, where the former Real Madrid coach greets his playmates one by one, has already racked up more than a million views in just a few hours.
At 51, Zizou has lost nothing. Or almost. Yes, a bench. But he could also find that soon. Field side: rolling dribbles, intact moving technique and decisive pass, quickly, to start the match. A touch-sensitive service for Pedro Miguel Pauleta, “the eagle of the Azores”, another football marvel passed by the Girondins de Bordeaux. And it’s a goal! Elegance, class, thank you for the show. After a vast squad review on both sides, the Girondins won 5 goals to 3. For the record.
Yes, the pace is not super high, yes, it's more fun than it is the final victory. This is the principle of these charity matches with former glories.
This evening, the match was sold out, more than 25 spectators for the 000th anniversary of Lescure. A total success in which other immense glories also participated: Laurent Blanc, Fabien Barthez, Marius Trésor, Yoann Gourcuff and Alain Giresse. To recite nobody else but them.
