Zinedine Zidane had to wait five years, suffer through three international tournaments and reject countless lucrative offers from a glut of the globe’s elite clubs before taking on his dream job with the France national team. Given his behavior, he seems to be relishing the reward for his patience.
Zidane is a character who pays desperately close attention to his image. This is someone who refused to let his face be used on shopping bags for fear of the damage to his reputation which could be done by the sight of his likeness being trampled upon amid the discarded plastics.
