The day Zidane revealed which two clubs he knows in Brazil

Three times voted the best player in the world, Frenchman Zinedine Zidane is the nightmare of many Brazilian fans.

This is because, in both 1998 and 2006, the star destroyed the dreams of the Brazilian national team at the World Cup and gained notoriety as Brazil’s “executioner.”

Nevertheless, the former player is loved by Brazilian fans and is even the childhood idol of many stars of the Brazilian championship, such as Paulo Henrique Ganso.

Despite being anchored in Brazilian history and having played with big names of our country, like the phenomenon Ronaldo, Zidane doesn’t seem to know much about Brazilian soccer.

The Frenchman said that Brazilian soccer is not well known in Europe.

That’s because, in an exclusive interview for Terra in 2008, the former soccer star revealed that he knows only two clubs in Brazil, Cruzeiro and Santos, the training teams of his former teammates Ronaldo and Robinho:

In his career, Zidane played for Cannes, Bordeaux, and Juventus, in addition to Real Madrid and the French national team.

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