It doesn't matter how long you've followed soccer because odds are you've heard of the name Zinedine Zidane. This 3-time FIFA player of the year had the headbutt heard round the world during the 2004 World Cup when he was sent off in the 110th minute against Italy only to lose the match later on.
This was the year he retired and shortly after kind of faded into the dark and wasn't heard of until recently. This dual citizen of both France and Algeria descendants decided to build back up the one untarnished name of Zidane and do something that would make him a role-model back in the world's eyes whether people realized it or not.
He personally undertook the mission of boosting the World Cup bid to Qatar for 2022. Now I'm sure the money didn't hurt because he was offered an exorbitant amount of money to support Qatar's bid. He appeared at matches and even starred in a very successful commercial for the cause. According to The New Republic, his deal guaranteed him $3 million regardless of the bid's success and a whopping $15 million if Qatar got the event. Well, they got it, so now Zidane gets his whopping $15 million.
Yeah that sounds like quite the incentive but as I said in this last post if you read that, it's kind of satisfying to know that people who might never get to experience a World Cup now get the once in a lifetime opportunity. Have a look at this commercial that he did too because it's really pretty cool.
Til next time guys. Cheers!
-Matt Smith
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