Well, despite ending his career with that infamous head-butt, Zinedine Zidane continues to be in the headlines and is nominated for this year’s FIFA World Player of the Year award:
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Despite ending his career with an infamous head-butt, Zinedine Zidane was nominated for this year’s FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Soccer’s world governing body Thursday released its shortlists of 20 women and 30 men in contention for the two annual awards honoring its best players.
Coaches and captains of men’s and women’s national teams around the world will be eligible to vote, and FIFA will announce the three male and three female players with the most votes in early December.
The winners will be chosen from those finalists and presented with the awards at Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 18.
Zidane, the former captain of France, was ejected during the World Cup final against Italy for butting Marco Materazzi in the chest. Zidane was red-carded and Italy won the title on penalty kicks.
Congratulations for making the list, Zizou!
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