25 years later, here they are again in shorts and jerseys exchanging passes. Zinédine Zidane will welcome several other 1998 world champions this Wednesday afternoon, during a tournament between 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in Aix-en-Provence. As detailed by L’Équipe, 250 tickets were sold to attend this tournament at the “Z5”, a 5-a-side football complex owned by Zidane.
Among the Blues who won Brazil in the final (3-0) a quarter of a century ago, Bixente Lizarazu, Bernard Lama, Alain Boghossian, Christophe Dugarry and Didier Deschamps responded to the invitation of “Zizou”. The post of coach of the Blues, occupied by Deschamps since 2012, has been coveted by Zidane for months. What generate tension between the two men? Not enough to prevent them from living these convivial moments in any case.
Deschamps was also present in Marseille for the 30th anniversary of OM’s victory in the Champions League. He had already met Dugarry there, despite their relationship becoming tumultuous. In total, eleven world champions are expected in Aix-en-Provence this Wednesday.
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