An absolute fan of Zizou, the round-the-world sailor received a video message that completely shocked him.
It is without a doubt the best Christmas present of his life. Benjamin Ferré can't believe it when he opens a video message on your phone signed by a certain Zinédine Zidane. “You are a little far from us but we are here and above all to say good luck to you. You're going to be all alone in the middle of the ocean but we're thinking of you. Good luck, see you soon and Merry Christmas »concludes the former footballer, his ultimate idol.
The sailor of the Monnoyeur boat – Duo for job, ranked 22e at the score this Christmas day bursts into generous laughter when the video ends. “There is Zizou who wishes me a Merry Christmas. And damn, that’s a nice gift. And Merry Christmas to you too Zizou and thank you for your little message. » And to add: “Once we have that we can die peacefully, as late as possible but incredible”in homage to Thierry Roland's declaration after the victory of Zidane's Blues in the final of the 1998 World Cup. “Thanks to that I don't know who's behind this, although I have an idea. Unfortunately I don't have a football on board otherwise I would go and do a little juggling at the front of the boat. »
A gift in return
And the adventurer goes out onto the deck of his monohull to film his surroundings, still in shock from this extraordinary gift. “My dear Zizou, for Christmas, I am offering you this 360 degree view, we are under spinnaker, far from everything, in the southern seas. With this absolutely incredible sky”… Seeing his astonishment and his happiness, there is little doubt that Benjamin Ferré has already won his Vendée Globe with just a video of a few seconds…
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