Real Madrid's 2002 European Cup, 'La Novena', was sealed by a goal often voted the greatest in Champions League history. Who scored that left-footed volley?

Zinedine Zidane — He met a looping Roberto Carlos cross on the edge of the box and volleyed it into the top corner at Hampden Park to beat Bayer Leverkusen.

In the 2006 World Cup final, who did Zinedine Zidane headbutt in the chest, resulting in his red card in the final game of his career?

Marco Materazzi — Happened in the 110th minute after an exchange of words. France lost the final on penalties.

Zinedine Zidane won the Champions League as both player and manager with Real Madrid — how many TOTAL CL titles does he have?

4 — Zidane has 4 total CL titles: 1 as a player (2002, Glasgow, famous volley vs Leverkusen) + 3 as manager (2016, 2017, 2018 — only manager with 3 in a row).

Between 2001 and 2006, which Real Madrid midfielder wore the shirt number Jude Bellingham took on his arrival in 2023?

Zinedine Zidane — Zidane wore that number throughout his playing spell at the Bernabeu, and Bellingham cited his legacy when choosing it.

Real Madrid went how many games unbeaten across all competitions under Zidane in his first spell?

40 — Zidane's Real went 40 games unbeaten across 2016-17, a Spanish record run, on the way to a league and European double.

What is the name of Real Madrid's reserve/B team, a historic launchpad for academy stars and once managed by Zinedine Zidane?

Real Madrid Castilla — Castilla has produced talents from Butragueno to Casillas; Zidane coached it before stepping up to win three straight Champions Leagues with the first team.

Which club did Zinedine Zidane join Real Madrid from in 2001, for what was then a world record transfer fee?

Juventus — Zidane moved from Juventus to Real Madrid in July 2001 for around €77.5 million — a world record at the time. He scored the iconic volley in the 2002 UCL final in his first season.

Zinedine Zidane scored a 27th-minute header in the 1998 World Cup final from an in-swinging corner on the right. Which French midfielder took that corner?

Emmanuel Petit — Petit delivered the right-side corner for Zidane's opener (27'). The 2nd header came from a Djorkaeff corner on the left. Petit later sealed 3-0 in stoppage time.

Which manager popularised the 'Christmas tree' 4-3-2-1 formation at Juventus to get the best out of Zidane?

Carlo Ancelotti — Ancelotti switched Juventus to the 4-3-2-1 in 1999-2001 to accommodate Zidane, and is the manager most associated with it.

How many La Liga titles did Real Madrid win under Zinedine Zidane across his two spells as manager (2016-18, 2019-21)?

2 — Zidane won 2 La Liga titles: 2016-17 (first spell) and 2019-20 (second spell).

Zinedine Zidane's headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final came in which minute of extra time?

110 — With penalties looming in Berlin, Zidane drove his head into Marco Materazzi's chest after an exchange of words — the red card ended his career, and Italy won the shootout 5-3.

Madrid's record 7-3 European Cup final (1960) and Zidane's volley (2002) were both played at the same iconic stadium. Which ground hosted both?

Hampden Park — Glasgow's Hampden Park staged both classics — a happy hunting ground that bookends Madrid's European story across two very different eras.

Who is the only manager to win the Champions League three years in a row with the same club?

Zidane — Real Madrid 2016, 2017, 2018 — the only three-peat in the Champions League era.

In which year did Zinedine Zidane win his only Ballon d'Or?

1998 — 1998 — the year he scored twice for France in the World Cup final win over Brazil.

Which French club did Zinedine Zidane play for before moving to Juventus in 1996?

Bordeaux — He previously played for Cannes before this club.

Which French player scored the golden goal penalty in extra time to beat Portugal 2-1 in the Euro 2000 semi-final?

Zidane — Zidane converted a penalty 117th minute after Abel Xavier's handball on the line. France then won the final with Trezeguet's golden goal vs Italy.

What squad number did Zinedine Zidane wear at Real Madrid (2001-06)?

5 — Zidane wore #5 at Madrid because #10 was taken by Figo and #21 (his Juventus number) wasn't available under La Liga squad number rules.

Zinedine Zidane scored twice in the 1998 World Cup final to give France their first World Cup. Both goals came from what type of play?

Corner kick headers — Both came from corner-kick headers (27th and 45th minutes), the deliveries from Petit and Djorkaeff. France beat Brazil 3-0 in Paris.

Who scored the only goal — a 33rd-minute penalty — for France as they beat Portugal in the 2006 World Cup semi-final in Munich?

Zidane — France met Italy in the FINAL (1-1, Italy won on pens). Italy's SF win came over hosts Germany 2-0 in extra time.

What squad number did Zinedine Zidane wear at Juventus before switching to #5 at Real Madrid?

21 — Zidane wore 21 across five seasons in Turin before his world-record 2001 transfer to Real Madrid, where he took the number 5 he'd wear while volleying home the 2002 Champions League final winner.

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Real Madrid's 2002 European Cup, 'La Novena', was sealed by a goal often voted the greatest in Champions League history. Who scored that left-footed volley?

WhyHe met a looping Roberto Carlos cross on the edge of the box and volleyed it into the top corner at Hampden Park to beat Bayer Leverkusen.
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In the 2006 World Cup final, who did Zinedine Zidane headbutt in the chest, resulting in his red card in the final game of his career?

WhyHappened in the 110th minute after an exchange of words. France lost the final on penalties.
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Zinedine Zidane won the Champions League as both player and manager with Real Madrid — how many TOTAL CL titles does he have?

WhyZidane has 4 total CL titles: 1 as a player (2002, Glasgow, famous volley vs Leverkusen) + 3 as manager (2016, 2017, 2018 — only manager with 3 in a row).
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Between 2001 and 2006, which Real Madrid midfielder wore the shirt number Jude Bellingham took on his arrival in 2023?

WhyZidane wore that number throughout his playing spell at the Bernabeu, and Bellingham cited his legacy when choosing it.
hard

Real Madrid went how many games unbeaten across all competitions under Zidane in his first spell?

WhyZidane's Real went 40 games unbeaten across 2016-17, a Spanish record run, on the way to a league and European double.
medium

What is the name of Real Madrid's reserve/B team, a historic launchpad for academy stars and once managed by Zinedine Zidane?

WhyCastilla has produced talents from Butragueno to Casillas; Zidane coached it before stepping up to win three straight Champions Leagues with the first team.
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Which club did Zinedine Zidane join Real Madrid from in 2001, for what was then a world record transfer fee?

WhyZidane moved from Juventus to Real Madrid in July 2001 for around €77.5 million — a world record at the time. He scored the iconic volley in the 2002 UCL final in his first season.
hard

Zinedine Zidane scored a 27th-minute header in the 1998 World Cup final from an in-swinging corner on the right. Which French midfielder took that corner?

WhyPetit delivered the right-side corner for Zidane's opener (27'). The 2nd header came from a Djorkaeff corner on the left. Petit later sealed 3-0 in stoppage time.
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Which manager popularised the 'Christmas tree' 4-3-2-1 formation at Juventus to get the best out of Zidane?

WhyAncelotti switched Juventus to the 4-3-2-1 in 1999-2001 to accommodate Zidane, and is the manager most associated with it.
medium

How many La Liga titles did Real Madrid win under Zinedine Zidane across his two spells as manager (2016-18, 2019-21)?

WhyZidane won 2 La Liga titles: 2016-17 (first spell) and 2019-20 (second spell).
hard

Zinedine Zidane's headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final came in which minute of extra time?

WhyWith penalties looming in Berlin, Zidane drove his head into Marco Materazzi's chest after an exchange of words — the red card ended his career, and Italy won the shootout 5-3.
medium

Madrid's record 7-3 European Cup final (1960) and Zidane's volley (2002) were both played at the same iconic stadium. Which ground hosted both?

WhyGlasgow's Hampden Park staged both classics — a happy hunting ground that bookends Madrid's European story across two very different eras.
medium

Who is the only manager to win the Champions League three years in a row with the same club?

WhyReal Madrid 2016, 2017, 2018 — the only three-peat in the Champions League era.
hard

In which year did Zinedine Zidane win his only Ballon d'Or?

Why1998 — the year he scored twice for France in the World Cup final win over Brazil.
medium

Which French club did Zinedine Zidane play for before moving to Juventus in 1996?

WhyHe previously played for Cannes before this club.
medium

Which French player scored the golden goal penalty in extra time to beat Portugal 2-1 in the Euro 2000 semi-final?

WhyZidane converted a penalty 117th minute after Abel Xavier's handball on the line. France then won the final with Trezeguet's golden goal vs Italy.
hard

What squad number did Zinedine Zidane wear at Real Madrid (2001-06)?

WhyZidane wore #5 at Madrid because #10 was taken by Figo and #21 (his Juventus number) wasn't available under La Liga squad number rules.
medium

Zinedine Zidane scored twice in the 1998 World Cup final to give France their first World Cup. Both goals came from what type of play?

WhyBoth came from corner-kick headers (27th and 45th minutes), the deliveries from Petit and Djorkaeff. France beat Brazil 3-0 in Paris.
medium

Who scored the only goal — a 33rd-minute penalty — for France as they beat Portugal in the 2006 World Cup semi-final in Munich?

WhyFrance met Italy in the FINAL (1-1, Italy won on pens). Italy's SF win came over hosts Germany 2-0 in extra time.
hard

What squad number did Zinedine Zidane wear at Juventus before switching to #5 at Real Madrid?

WhyZidane wore 21 across five seasons in Turin before his world-record 2001 transfer to Real Madrid, where he took the number 5 he'd wear while volleying home the 2002 Champions League final winner.
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Zinedine Zidane scored his famous volley in the 2002 Champions League final — who was the opposition?

WhyReal Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Glasgow, with Zidane's left-foot volley the defining moment.
medium

Real Madrid's Galacticos era was built around players like Ronaldo, Beckham, Zidane and who else?

WhyLuis Figo controversially left Barcelona for Real Madrid in 2000 — he was pelted with objects every time he returned to Camp Nou.
medium

Real Madrid smashed the world transfer record in 2001 to sign Zinedine Zidane. Which club sold him?

WhyZidane cost roughly €75m from Juventus, a record fee, the summer before he scored his famous volley in the 2002 final.
medium

What did Marco Materazzi reportedly say that triggered Zinedine Zidane's infamous 2006 World Cup final headbutt?

WhyMaterazzi later admitted making comments about Zidane's sister. Zidane was sent off in his final professional match.
easy

Who scored the iconic winning volley for Real Madrid in the 2002 Champions League final?

WhyZidane's left-foot volley against Bayer Leverkusen is considered one of the greatest goals ever scored.
easy

Which French player scored the spectacular left-footed volley that decided the 2002 Champions League final against Leverkusen?

WhyZinedine Zidane volleyed in Roberto Carlos's looping cross on the stroke of half-time to make it 2-1 to Real Madrid.
easy

In the late 1990s, one future Real Madrid Galactico starred for Juventus under Marcello Lippi before a record-breaking transfer. Which one?

WhyZidane won two Serie A titles in Turin before his world-record transfer to Real Madrid in 2001 — where he scored that famous Champions League final volley a year later.
easy

Who managed Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions League titles from 2016 to 2018?

WhyZidane achieved this unprecedented feat in just his second full season as a manager.
easy

Which former Galactico midfielder coached Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions Leagues from 2016 to 2018?

WhyZinedine Zidane, the hero of the 2002 final as a player, returned as coach and won it in each of his first three seasons in charge.
easy

Which Inter Milan defender was famously involved in the incident that got Zinedine Zidane sent off in the 2006 World Cup final?

WhyMaterazzi's verbal exchange provoked the infamous headbutt; the abrasive Inter centre-back was a divisive but beloved Nerazzurri warrior who also scored Italy's equaliser that night.

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Real Madrid's 2002 European Cup, 'La Novena', was sealed by a goal often voted the greatest in Champions League history. Who scored that left-footed volley?

He met a looping Roberto Carlos cross on the edge of the box and volleyed it into the top corner at Hampden Park to beat Bayer Leverkusen.
In the 2006 World Cup final, who did Zinedine Zidane headbutt in the chest, resulting in his red card in the final game of his career?

Happened in the 110th minute after an exchange of words. France lost the final on penalties.
Zinedine Zidane won the Champions League as both player and manager with Real Madrid — how many TOTAL CL titles does he have?

Zidane has 4 total CL titles: 1 as a player (2002, Glasgow, famous volley vs Leverkusen) + 3 as manager (2016, 2017, 2018 — only manager with 3 in a row).
Between 2001 and 2006, which Real Madrid midfielder wore the shirt number Jude Bellingham took on his arrival in 2023?

Zidane wore that number throughout his playing spell at the Bernabeu, and Bellingham cited his legacy when choosing it.
Real Madrid went how many games unbeaten across all competitions under Zidane in his first spell?

Zidane's Real went 40 games unbeaten across 2016-17, a Spanish record run, on the way to a league and European double.
What is the name of Real Madrid's reserve/B team, a historic launchpad for academy stars and once managed by Zinedine Zidane?

Castilla has produced talents from Butragueno to Casillas; Zidane coached it before stepping up to win three straight Champions Leagues with the first team.
Which club did Zinedine Zidane join Real Madrid from in 2001, for what was then a world record transfer fee?

Zidane moved from Juventus to Real Madrid in July 2001 for around €77.5 million — a world record at the time. He scored the iconic volley in the 2002 UCL final in his first season.
Zinedine Zidane scored a 27th-minute header in the 1998 World Cup final from an in-swinging corner on the right. Which French midfielder took that corner?

Petit delivered the right-side corner for Zidane's opener (27'). The 2nd header came from a Djorkaeff corner on the left. Petit later sealed 3-0 in stoppage time.
Which manager popularised the 'Christmas tree' 4-3-2-1 formation at Juventus to get the best out of Zidane?

Ancelotti switched Juventus to the 4-3-2-1 in 1999-2001 to accommodate Zidane, and is the manager most associated with it.
How many La Liga titles did Real Madrid win under Zinedine Zidane across his two spells as manager (2016-18, 2019-21)?

Zidane won 2 La Liga titles: 2016-17 (first spell) and 2019-20 (second spell).
Zinedine Zidane's headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final came in which minute of extra time?

With penalties looming in Berlin, Zidane drove his head into Marco Materazzi's chest after an exchange of words — the red card ended his career, and Italy won the shootout 5-3.
Madrid's record 7-3 European Cup final (1960) and Zidane's volley (2002) were both played at the same iconic stadium. Which ground hosted both?

Glasgow's Hampden Park staged both classics — a happy hunting ground that bookends Madrid's European story across two very different eras.
Who is the only manager to win the Champions League three years in a row with the same club?

Real Madrid 2016, 2017, 2018 — the only three-peat in the Champions League era.
In which year did Zinedine Zidane win his only Ballon d'Or?

1998 — the year he scored twice for France in the World Cup final win over Brazil.
Which French club did Zinedine Zidane play for before moving to Juventus in 1996?

He previously played for Cannes before this club.
Which French player scored the golden goal penalty in extra time to beat Portugal 2-1 in the Euro 2000 semi-final?

Zidane converted a penalty 117th minute after Abel Xavier's handball on the line. France then won the final with Trezeguet's golden goal vs Italy.
What squad number did Zinedine Zidane wear at Real Madrid (2001-06)?

Zidane wore #5 at Madrid because #10 was taken by Figo and #21 (his Juventus number) wasn't available under La Liga squad number rules.
Zinedine Zidane scored twice in the 1998 World Cup final to give France their first World Cup. Both goals came from what type of play?

Both came from corner-kick headers (27th and 45th minutes), the deliveries from Petit and Djorkaeff. France beat Brazil 3-0 in Paris.
Who scored the only goal — a 33rd-minute penalty — for France as they beat Portugal in the 2006 World Cup semi-final in Munich?

France met Italy in the FINAL (1-1, Italy won on pens). Italy's SF win came over hosts Germany 2-0 in extra time.
What squad number did Zinedine Zidane wear at Juventus before switching to #5 at Real Madrid?

Zidane wore 21 across five seasons in Turin before his world-record 2001 transfer to Real Madrid, where he took the number 5 he'd wear while volleying home the 2002 Champions League final winner.
Zinedine Zidane scored his famous volley in the 2002 Champions League final — who was the opposition?

Real Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Glasgow, with Zidane's left-foot volley the defining moment.
Real Madrid's Galacticos era was built around players like Ronaldo, Beckham, Zidane and who else?

Luis Figo controversially left Barcelona for Real Madrid in 2000 — he was pelted with objects every time he returned to Camp Nou.
Real Madrid smashed the world transfer record in 2001 to sign Zinedine Zidane. Which club sold him?

Zidane cost roughly €75m from Juventus, a record fee, the summer before he scored his famous volley in the 2002 final.
What did Marco Materazzi reportedly say that triggered Zinedine Zidane's infamous 2006 World Cup final headbutt?

Materazzi later admitted making comments about Zidane's sister. Zidane was sent off in his final professional match.
Who scored the iconic winning volley for Real Madrid in the 2002 Champions League final?

Zidane's left-foot volley against Bayer Leverkusen is considered one of the greatest goals ever scored.
Which French player scored the spectacular left-footed volley that decided the 2002 Champions League final against Leverkusen?

Zinedine Zidane volleyed in Roberto Carlos's looping cross on the stroke of half-time to make it 2-1 to Real Madrid.
In the late 1990s, one future Real Madrid Galactico starred for Juventus under Marcello Lippi before a record-breaking transfer. Which one?

Zidane won two Serie A titles in Turin before his world-record transfer to Real Madrid in 2001 — where he scored that famous Champions League final volley a year later.
Who managed Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions League titles from 2016 to 2018?

Zidane achieved this unprecedented feat in just his second full season as a manager.
Which former Galactico midfielder coached Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions Leagues from 2016 to 2018?

Zinedine Zidane, the hero of the 2002 final as a player, returned as coach and won it in each of his first three seasons in charge.
Which Inter Milan defender was famously involved in the incident that got Zinedine Zidane sent off in the 2006 World Cup final?

Materazzi's verbal exchange provoked the infamous headbutt; the abrasive Inter centre-back was a divisive but beloved Nerazzurri warrior who also scored Italy's equaliser that night.

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Zinedine Zidane quiz — FAQ

Which clubs did Zinedine Zidane play for?

Zidane came through at Cannes before establishing himself at Bordeaux (1992–96). He then joined Juventus, where he won two Serie A titles, and in 2001 moved to Real Madrid for a world-record fee, staying until he retired after the 2006 World Cup.

What did Zidane win — Ballon d'Ors, trophies and records?

As a player he won the 1998 Ballon d'Or and was FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003. He lifted the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with France, plus the 2002 Champions League with Madrid (that Hampden volley). As a manager he became the first to win the Champions League three seasons running with Real Madrid.

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It climbs from easy to hard — starting with the headline facts any fan knows and building to the deep cuts on transfer fees, caps and records. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you pick up the stories even on the ones you miss.

About the Zinedine Zidane quiz

Zinedine Zidane is football's great artist — the languid, unbothered genius who made the game look like it was happening at his own tempo while everyone else scrambled. This free Zidane quiz runs the whole arc: the kid from La Castellane in Marseille who broke through at Cannes, the elegant playmaker who became a star at Bordeaux, the Juventus No. 21 who won back-to-back Scudetti in 1997 and 1998, and the €77.5m Galactico Real Madrid made the most expensive player on earth in 2001. He was crowned the 1998 Ballon d'Or winner and named FIFA World Player of the Year three times, in 1998, 2000 and 2003. If you can name the club Madrid signed him from for that world-record fee, this quiz is for you.

His two defining nights sit at opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. On 12 July 1998 he rose twice to head France to their first World Cup, two goals in the final against Brazil at the Stade de France that turned him into a national monument. Then, on 15 May 2002 at Hampden Park, came the goal they still show on loop: a left-footed volley on the stroke of half-time against Bayer Leverkusen to win La Novena, Madrid's ninth European Cup, later voted the greatest goal in Champions League history. And there is the other bookend — 9 July 2006, his final act as a player, the headbutt on Marco Materazzi and a red card in extra time of a World Cup final France would lose on penalties. He still won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

Expect the full spread. Some questions are gentle — which country did Zidane win the 1998 World Cup with? Others reward the real students: the £46m/€77.5m Madrid transfer that stood as a world record for eight years, his 108 caps and 31 goals for France, the two Serie A titles at Juventus set against two lost Champions League finals, and his second life in the dugout, where he became the first manager to win the Champions League three times in a row with Real Madrid. As of 2026, he is out of club management and widely reported to have agreed to take charge of France after the 2026 World Cup.

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