It is such an improbable and tasty coincidence: the Guadalajara chivas have just joined two new players in their workforce for the 2025-2026 season. Two reinforcements with legendary names to say the least.
Defender Zinedine Sidane Hernández Quezada (18) and striker Cristiano Ronaldo Rojas Vidal (16) were actually called in the first team of the legendary Mexican club, one of the most titled Liga MX.
They thus join Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernández (26) and Robinho Romero Quintero (19), also homonyms of Brazilian football icons. A story that ready to smile, but is indeed real.
Cristiano Ronaldo with Zinedine Sidane!
Zinedine Sidane's father had already expressed himself on this subject in 2023, in the magazine So football:: “It is a real tribute to Zinedine Zidane. I was playing football in Mexico and I always had a lot of affection for France and Brazil. »»
“He's a player who really marked me”he added, then explaining why the name of the 1998 world champion had been misunderstood: “Because when registering it in the civil status in Mexico, the person did not write it well …”
A wink of fate, or an assumed bet to attract attention? In any case, these unusual names should spice up the season of the Guadalajara chivas, whose beginnings are scheduled for August 11, against Santos Laguna.
