Number 6 : Zinedine Zidane Like Diego Maradona , Zinedine Zidane had a sense of occasion . His balding head marked two World Cup finals , with two rare headed goals in 1998 , and with a headbutt in 2006 that got him sent off in his last match ever . Yet what you mostly noticed was Zidane ’ s feet . Perhaps no player in history had better ball control .
“ Yazid ,” as his Algerian immigrant family called him , was born in a porr neighborhood of Marseilles in 1972 . Every day on the local Place Tartane , he ’ d practice his tricks -- notably his trademark roulette , which involved rolling the ball beneath his right sole while he pirouetted . The Cannes scout who spotted him reported , “ I ’ ve found a boy , he has hands in the place of feet .” Zidane ’ s skill would make up for his physical shortcomings . He was a soccer player , not an athlete .
Aged 22 , he marked his debut for France with two goals . Two years later he joined Juventus , where he won the Italian league but lost two straight Champions League finals . By the time France reached the World Cup final against Brazil in 1998 , “ Zizou ” was known as a great but unfulfilled talent . But on match day ,