Zinédine Zidane was renowned for his prodigious skills during a 17-year playing career that took him from the streets of Marseille to glamorous European clubs such as Juventus and Real Madrid – as well as to a World Cup win for France in 1998. Now, as France coach, he is showing that his flair for the unexpected has not deserted him.
One of his favourite moves as a player was La Roulette – or the "Marseille turn". In the thick of the action, Zidane would place one foot on the ball to make it roll, then spin 360 degrees, shielding it with his body and leaving his marker behind.
