Zinedine Zidane is an award-winning football player.
The Legion of Honour , full name National Order of the Legion of Honour ( Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur ) , is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits , established 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte . The Trophées UNFP du football are a number of awards given annually by the National Union of Professional Football Players to players playing in France 's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 , as well as to managers and referees , the most prestigious one being the Player of the Year . Zinedine Zidane . The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in France , and he received the Légion d'honneur in 1998 .