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  • Drug Trafficking Has Overshadowed Soccer in Zidane's Marseille Hometown

    Zinedine Zidane’s journey to the top of world football began in Marseille’s La Castellane neighbourhood. Our reporter learns that the drug trade is endangering the neighborhood.

  • Zinedine Zidane and the Perils of Going Back

    Zinedine Zidane and Stuart Pearce don't have a huge amount in common beyond a shared penchant for mildly psychopathic on-field violence. But the Frenchman would do well to look to Pearce as an example of the dangers of listening to your heart.

  • The Cult: Zinedine Zidane

    Zinedine Zidane was among the microscopically small group of footballers who​ treat the sport’s showpiece events – World Cup and Champions League finals – as the most natural stage for who they are.

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