Zidane on Juventus, Del Piero and joining Real Madrid: ‘Now or never’ - Football Italia

Zidane Reflects on Juventus and Real Madrid

Zinedine Zidane spoke about his career with Juventus and his time playing with Alessandro Del Piero.

He discussed the night with Florentino Perez that led to his joining Real Madrid in 2001.

Zidane was a guest speaker at the Festival dello Sport in Trento, alongside Luciano Spalletti and Roberto Mancini.

I came to understand what winning meant there, the fact that we had to do it all the time, even away from home.

Zidane joined Juventus from Bordeaux in 1996 and learned the importance of winning.

Author's summary: Zidane shares insights on his football career.

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