Zinedine Zidane - Les Murray, Vaudeville Smash

In 1972, under a scorching June sun

In the French coastal town of Marseille

Two Algerian immigrants awaited the birth of their fifth child

Later that day, a star was born

Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Verón

Suárez, van Basten, Gianluigi Buffon

Xavi, Iniesta, Drogba, Hazard

Tevez, Schweinsteiger, Steven Gerrard

Alessandro Del Piero, Neymar, Forlán

Özil, Nakata, Jean-Pierre Papin

Ballack, van Persie, Beckham, Giggs, Scholes

But the strongest of them all…

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale, Kewell

Nedvěd, Maldini, Agüero, Raúl

Casillas, Cavani, Benzema, Mandžukić

Mario Balotelli, Zlatan Ibrahimović

Lothar Matthäus, Shevchenko, Cantona

Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Romário, Rivaldo, Robinho, Ramires, Kaká

Falcao, Franck Ribéry, Pirlo, Cahill, Kompany

But the strongest of them all…

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

And you burn through the dark like a fire (Puskás, Eusébio)

So much more than the world is dreaming of (Beckenbauer, Platini, Best)

He’ll fight (Charlton) and his light (Cruyff)

Will shine on and on and on (Baggio)

Oh why (Diego Armando Maradona)

With his will to survive (Pelé)

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Cannavaro, Karagounis, Chicharito, William Gallas

Sánchez, Mark Bosnich, Hulk, Alexi Lalas

Wilkshire, Honda, Busquets, Dickie, Simão, Thierry Henry, Modrić, Vidal

Park Ji-sung, Donovan, Eto’o, Zizou

Zizou!

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane

He is a part of things

He is a part of things

En 1972, sous un soleil brûlant de juin

Dans la ville côtière française de Marseille

Deux immigrés algériens attendaient la naissance de leur cinquième enfant

Plus tard dans la journée, une étoile est née

Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Verón

Suárez, van Basten, Gianluigi Buffon

Xavi, Iniesta, Drogba, Hazard

Tevez, Schweinsteiger, Steven Gerrard

Alessandro Del Piero, Neymar, Forlan

Özil, Nakata, Jean-Pierre Papin

Ballack, van Persie, Beckham, Giggs, Scholes

Mais le plus fort de tous...

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale, Kewell

Nedvěd, Maldini, Agüero, Raúl

Casillas, Cavani, Benzema, Mandžukić

Mario Balotelli, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Lothar Matthäus, Chevtchenko, Cantona

Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Romário, Rivaldo, Robinho, Ramires, Kaká

Falcao, Franck Ribéry, Pirlo, Cahill, Kompany

Mais le plus fort de tous...

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Et tu brûles dans l'obscurité comme un feu (Puskás, Eusébio)

Bien plus que ce dont le monde rêve (Beckenbauer, Platini, Best)

Il combattra (Charlton) et sa lumière (Cruyff)

Brillera encore et encore et encore (Baggio)

Oh pourquoi (Diego Armando Maradona)

Avec sa volonté de survivre (Pelé)

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Zinedine Zidane, Zinedine Zidane, superstar, superstar

Cannavaro, Karagounis, Chicharito, William Gallas

Sánchez, Mark Boschich, Hulk, Alexi Lalas

Wilkshire, Honda, Busquets, Dickie, Simão, Thierry Henry, Modric, Vidal

Park Ji-sung, Donovan, Eto'o, Zizou

Zizou !

Zinédine Zidane, Zinédine Zidane

Il fait partie des choses

Il fait partie des choses