COMSMEDIA MAGAZINE 2ND EDITION

12 I COMSMEDIA MAGAZINE
MONDAY, AUGUST 4 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020.
Zidane was a
‘dancer’ and an
‘artist’ on the p
CONSIDERING YOU’VE
PROBABLY got a bit of time of
your hands, go and find a clip of
Zinedine Zidane’s performance
against Brazil at the 2006 World Cup.
Rarely have such a vast array of legends
been on the pitch at the same time outside
the world of testimonials and Soccer Aid.
Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Cafu, Roberto
Carlos, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira
– the list goes on.
But they were all made to look like
mere mortals by Zidane, who put in one
of the most effortlessly elegant displays of
the modern era.
When describing the iconic French
midfielder, people often rely on parallels
outside of football to capture his transcendent
brilliance.
The way he glided across the pitch was
more akin to a dancer than a footballer
and his first touch felt like an artist’s perfect
flick of a paintbrush.
You’ll struggle to find a more common