Zinédine Zidane was announced in Marseille for the arrival of the Olympic flame in France. Missed. We will meet the French football legend next Tuesday in Bordeaux, for the centenary of the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
No, it was not Zinédine Zidane who lit the cauldron of the Olympic Games after the Belem flame descended on the arm of Florent Manaudou on Wednesday in Marseille. For this huge event two and a half months before the Paris 2024 Olympics, rumors announced “Zizou”, the most legendary native of Marseille, as a surprise and hooded guest… But it was Jul, star rapper from the Marseille city, who revealed himself in front of the crowd gathered in the Old Port.
Zidane did not leave Madrid, where he attended the semi-final second leg of Champions League Merengues against Bayern. But he will travel to France in a few days, more precisely to Bordeaux. The 98 Ballon d’Or will be the star player of the Girondins de Bordeaux legends for the 100th anniversary match at the Stade Chaban-Delmas. The enclosure, opened in 1924, was called Parc Lescure from 1938 to 2001 before paying tribute to Jacques Chaban-Delmas, mayor of Bordeaux for 47 years.
98 world champions in shambles
The playmaker (who trained at AS Cannes before returning to FCGB) will be accompanied by his lifelong friends Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry. In addition to Alain Giresse, another legend of French football, we will find former players from the Aquitaine club such as Marc Planus, Benoît Trémoulinas, Rio Mavuba, Pascal Feindouno, Pedro Pauleta, Jimmy Briand, Marouane Chamakh, Fernando Cavenaghi, Cédric Carrasso, Julien Faubert but also Yoann Gourcuff. With Elie Baup and Gernot Rohr as coaches.
Opposite, the Variétés Club de France also offers a crazy cast, with four other 98 world champions, Fabien Barthez, Laurent Blanc, Christian Karembeu and Robert Pires, or even Grégory Coupet, Taye Taiwo, Daniel Van Buyten, Ludovic Giuly, Mamadou Niang, Dominique Rocheteau, Steve Savidan, but also Wilfrid Mbappé, Richard Gasquet, Cyril Gane and Yannick Noah. Kick-off next Tuesday at 8 p.m.
