zidane club juventus

After a series of consistently outstanding performances for both Bordeaux and France, Zidane had offers to join Europe's top clubs in the spring of 1996, deciding on a move to UEFA Champions League winnersJuventus during the close season.^[32] Zidane's impact in Italy was immediate, and won the 1996–97 Serie A title and the 1996 Intercontinental Cup.^[33] He lost in the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final 3–1 toBorussia Dortmund when he was unable to make an impression against the close marking of Paul Lambert.^[34][35][36] The following season, Zidane scored seven goals in 32 matches in the league to help Juventus win the 1997–98 Serie A and thus retain the Scudetto. In Europe, Juventus made their third consecutive UEFA Champions League Final appearance, but lost the game 1–0 to Real Madrid, a club Zidane would later join. In 1998, Zidane was named FIFA World Player of the Year, and won the Ballon d'Or. Juventus finished second in the 2000–01 Serie A, but were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League, after Zidane was banned for head-butting Hamburger SVplayer Jochen Kientz.^[37] In 2001, Zidane was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year for the second time.

He is a special player. He creates space where there is none. No matter where he gets the ball or how it comes to him, he can get out of trouble. His imagination and his technique are amazing

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— Juventus teammate Edgar Davids.