More news of the Chicago Fire attempt to hire Zidane and how he refused to go out of retirement.
Chicago Fire general manager John Guppy has told the Chicago Tribune the Major League Soccer franchise made an unsuccessful attempt to lure Frenchman Zinedine Zidane out of retirement. Zidane, 34, quit the game after last summer’s World Cup — a tournament at which the former Juventus and Real Madrid midfielder starred before being sent off in the final for headbutting Italy defender Marco Materazzi. Italy went on to defeat France on penalty kicks to win its fourth World Cup. “We reached out to Zidane,” Guppy told the newspaper. “But so has every other MLS club. The feedback we’ve all gotten is that he”s retired.” And it would seem he has no intention of changing his mind and following former Madrid teammate David Beckham to the MLS. Beckham agreed to a five-year deal worth $250 million with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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