During the 2024 Olympic Games ceremony, which brought together between 23.2 and 23.4 million viewers in France depending on the time slot, Zinédine Zidane occupied a prominent place. The former playmaker of the Blues appeared
from the intro sequencein the company of his friend Jamel Debbouze, in an empty Stade de France.
In the final part of this global event, “Zizou” also made an impression by passing the Olympic torch to tennis player Rafael Nadal. A sequence that was supposed to remain secret until the end but which
Bixente Lizarazu had obviously been informed in advance.
Lizarazu, Zidane’s confidant and friend for over 30 years
“I had spent the evening with him before, so I was a little bit aware. But I found it obviously magnificent.”revealed the former left-back, who has become a sports consultant, on the set of the show “Quelles Jeux”, presented by Léa Salamé on France 2.
” The whole evening was very moving.continues the one who comments on the French team matches on TF1 with Grégoire Margotton. I was really touched by what happened during the whole evening. It was very long, there was rain, but I found that the rain finally brought something Dantesque. Everything was well thought out, at all levels, even the musical choices. We had heavy metal, I loved it!
