Zinedine Zidane, the 1998 World Cup champion, 2000 European champion, and former midfielder for the French national team, has expressed his regret about not having a chance to play for a specific club during his professional career.
The 52-year-old Zidane particularly highlighted Olympique Marseille, a club competing in France's Ligue 1. Notably, the legendary midfielder is originally from Marseille.
Marseille is in good condition. I didn't play here, but it was a desire that never happened. To be here at La Commanderie, to see the facilities, it looks like a big club. There are some really interesting things.
After 22 matches in the 2024/2025 season of the French football championship, the southern team under Roberto De Zerbi has accumulated 46 points, placing them second in the standings, ten points behind leaders PSG.
On January 8, 2024, Le Parisien reported that Zidane might replace Didier Deschamps as head coach of the French national football team. On September 9, 2024, Zidane himself mentioned in an interview with L'Equipe that he turned down the opportunity to lead Manchester United due to his insufficient command of the English language.
