The rumor was just starting to take thickness. According to our colleagues fromHere AuxerreZinedine Zidane was trying to free himself for the jubilee of Djbril Cissé, who will be organized at Father-Deschamps on Tuesday May 27 and broadcast live on the L'Equipe channel.
His presence would have made the cast of this incredible gala match, the former AJA striker having already announced the arrival of many great players like Basile Boli, Philippe Mexès, Claude Makélélé, Robert Pirès, Jay-Jay Okocha, Thierry Henry or Didier Drogba.
But during a press conference organized on Thursday, the former Frenchman of the French team (43) announced that “Zizou” would not be there. If “Djib” confirmed to having contacted him, the 1998 world champion failed to free himself to participate in this event.
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“I never talked about Zidanehe told the journalists present this afternoon. We rubbed shoulders with, he was someone I really enjoyed. But 'Zizou' has a very busy schedule. »» It is an absence of size, but this package will not spoil the party.
“It was very coming back, unfortunately he will not be there. But the heart is there, I got it on the phone, he let me know. And you never know. But I prefer to be honest with people ”added Djbril Cissé, an international tricolor from 2002 to 2011 (41 selections, 9 goals).
Not enough to disappoint fans of Auxerre, who will enjoy finding old glories of the Icaunais club like Jean-Alain Boumsong, Sabri Lamouchi, Corentin Martins, Bernard Diomède, Olivier Kapo, Bonaventure Kalou or Steve Marlet. That (very) beautiful people!
