Zidane was elected FIFA World Player of the Year a record-equalling three times (1998, 2000, 2003), finished in the top-three an additional three times (1997, 2002, 2006), and was named European Footballer of the Year in 1998. The world-record fee of €66 million ($87 million) for his transfer to Real Madrid in 2001 remains unparalleled as of 2007. In 2004, he topped the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll on Best European football player of the past 50 years, and was included in the FIFA 100, Pelé’s list of the 125 greatest living footballers. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he played an inspiring role in his team’s advancement to the final and was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, receiving the Golden Ball, despite the fact that he was ejected from the Final for a deliberate foul.
In my opinion Zizou would walk into any World 11. The greatest playmaker ever.
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