Sport: Soccer Years: 1988-2006 Accolades: Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, 1998 World Cup Champion Arguably one of the best to ever lace up the cleats, Zidane is a Frenchman of Algerian ...

AMIDST an anguished debate in France over racial and religious integration and a ban on headscarves in schools, Muslim footballer Zinedine Zidane has topped a national popularity poll.

Zidane, who led France to a 1998 World Cup triumph on home soil, is arguably the most important living and retired French athlete. ... He has identified himself as a non-practicing Muslim.

A statue of Zinedine Zidane's headbutt during the 2006 World Cup final will be re-installed in Qatar after it was removed in 2013 amid a backlash.

Muslim social media users have mocked Islamophobes with the satirical tweets. ... ‘Sorry for algebra, coffee and Zinedine Zidane’: #MuslimApologies is trending in response to Islamophobia.

Qatar plans to re-install a sculpture immortalising French-Algerian soccer player Zinedine Zidane's head butt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had been removed in 2013 amid a domestic ...

It shows the moment Zidane headbutted Italy’s Marco Materazzi during extra time in the 2006 World Cup final. The French playmaker was sent off, and Italy went on to win via a penalty shootout.

There have been several Muslim players in the Les Bleus squad for years, such as Zinedine Zidane, Franck Ribery, Nicolas Anelka, Paul Pogba, Ousmane Dembele, and N'Golo Kante.

Zinedine Zidane statue that sparked backlash in Qatar to be re-installed. ... Although statues are on public display in many Muslim countries, they are less common in the Arab Gulf.

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar plans to reinstall a sculpture immortalising French-Algerian football icon Zinedine Zidane's head butt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had been removed in 2013 amid a ...