Zinedine Zidane is a footballer.
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport 's governing body , FIFA , since 1991 . The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship , also known as Euro 2000 , was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship , which is held every four years and organised by UEFA , association football 's governing body in Europe . Zinedine Yazid Zidane ( [ zinedin zidan ] , born 23 June 1972 ) , nicknamed `` Zizou '' , is a retired French footballer and current manager of Real Madrid . On the international stage with France , Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup , scoring twice in the final , and UEFA Euro 2000 where he was named Player of the Tournament .