8 | Zinedine Zidane (2006)

What’s the difference between “famous” and “iconic”? Brian explores the distinction in the life of French midfielder Zinedine Zidane, a player who has inspired more passion, and provoked more analysis, than anyone else in modern soccer. (And yes, we’ll talk about that headbutt.)

Host: Brian Phillips
Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

Match footage from FIFA.

Also available in Spanish and Portuguese.

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