#7 “I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.”
Real Madrid is a club that housed many legendary players in the course of its history. From the root stages of Alfredo di Stefano to the current happenings of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Blancos never had a dearth of world class players defending their crest.
And Zinedine was another bright star in the Galacticos’ galaxy.
Signed for a then world record fee in 2001, he played for the club since then and until his retirement in 2006, but his marriage with the club was not even close to being over. 10 years later, he finds himself sitting in the manager’s throne and has already carved his name in history to become the only Real Madrid manager to win a Champions League title within 5 months of appointment.
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And it was all possible because he loves the club.
Happy birthday, Zizou! Here is hoping we will celebrate many more of them!
