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Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination tournaments where only one team or player per match can advance to the next round. In other sports, particularly those prominently played in North America where ties are generally disfavored, some form of overtime is employed for all games.

The rules of overtime or extra time vary between sports and even different competitions. Some may employ "sudden death", where the first player or team who scores immediately wins the game. In others, play continues until a specified time has elapsed, and only then is the winner declared. If the contest remains tied after the extra session, depending on the rules, the match may immediately end as a draw, additional periods may be played, or a different tiebreaking procedure such as a penalty shootout may be used instead.

The term "overtime" is primarily used in North America, whereas "extra time" is used in other continents.

Association football[link]

In professional football (soccer) knock-out competitions, teams play an additional 30 minutes extra time where the deciding leg or replay of a tie has not produced a winner by the end of regulation or full time. Extra time is governed by the rules of the tournament, rather than the laws of the game. It follows a short break where players remain on or around the field of play and comprises two 15-minute periods, with teams changing ends in between. In a one-off tie or deciding replay, level scores nearly always go to extra time. Over two-legs, teams only play extra time in the second leg where the aggregate score – then normally followed by an away goals rule – has not produced a winner first. The score in games or ties resorting to extra time are often recorded with the abbreviation a.e.t. (after extra time), usually accompanying the earlier score after regulation time.

Not all knock-out competitions always employ extra time. For example, ties in the English FA Cup used to be decided by as many replays until one produces a winner, although replays are now limited to just the one. Equally, CONMEBOL has historically never used extra time in any of the competitions it directly organises, such as the Copa Libertadores (today, it uses extra time only in the final match of a competition).

Ties that are still without a winner after extra time are usually decided by kicks from the penalty spot, commonly called a penalty shootout. In the late-1990s and early-2000s, many international matches tried to reduce this by employing the golden goal (also called "sudden death") or silver goal rules (the game ending if a team has the lead after the first 15-minute period of extra time), but competitions have not retained these.

American and Canadian football[link]

Professional[link]

The NFL introduced overtime for any divisional tiebreak games beginning in 1940, and for championship games beginning in 1946. The first postseason game to be played under these rules was the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants (the so-called "Greatest Game Ever Played"). In 1974, the NFL adopted sudden death overtime for regular season games. If the score is tied after regulation time has concluded, an additional 15-minute period is played. The captains meet with the officials for a coin toss, and then one side kicks off to the other, as at the start of a game. Under the original regular season format used through 2011, the first team to score during the extra period won the game. Additionally, during regular season games, fourth quarter timing rules were in effect throughout the period. This included a two minute warning if necessary. In the regular season, if the overtime period was completed without either side scoring, the game ended in a tie. Because there cannot be a tie in the playoffs, the teams switched ends of the field and started additional 15-minute overtime periods until one side scores. Additionally, all clock rules were as if a new game has started. Therefore, if a game was still tied with two minutes in the second overtime period, there would be a two minute warning (but not during the first overtime period like there is in the regular season). If it were still tied at the end of the second overtime, the team that received the kickoff to start overtime would kick off to begin the third overtime.^[1] Presumably, there would be a second coin flip to begin the fifth overtime, but this is unconfirmed and highly unlikely to ever happen. The longest NFL game played to date is 82 minutes, 40 seconds (and the Chiefs' last-ever game at Municipal Stadium), Miami kicker Garo Yepremian kicked the winning 37-yard field goal after 7:40 of double-overtime in the 1971–72 NFL playoffs. The longest in all of modern professional football is a 1984 United States Football League playoff game, also using the sudden death rule, in which the Los Angeles Express defeated the Michigan Panthers 27–21 in triple overtime.

As a consequence of the 1974 rule changes, the number of tie games dropped dramatically. Only 17 NFL games have ended in a tie since then, and just four since 1990. The most recent was in 2008 when the Philadelphia Eagles tied with the Cincinnati Bengals 13-13.

Scoreless ties were common in the early years of the NFL, but none have happened since 1943.

In March 2010, the NFL amended its rules for postseason overtime after a vote by the team owners, with the rule being extended into the regular season in March 2012. If the team that receives the kickoff scores a touchdown on their first possession, they are declared the winner. If they score a field goal on their first possession, however, they then kick off to the opposing team with an opportunity to score; if the score is tied again after that possession, sudden death rules apply and the next team to score by any method is declared the winner. If neither team scores there will be another overtime period played, and that procedure is repeated until a winner is declared, unless it's a regular season game, in which the game would simply end in a tie. There were no overtime games in the 2010 posteason, so the first implication of this rule came in the wild-card round in 2011. Incidentally, this was also the shortest overtime in NFL history. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham kicked the opening kickoff out of the back of the end zone, resulting in a touchback and no time off the clock. Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos threw an 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play to Demaryius Thomas to give the Broncos the win in only 11 seconds. ^[2]

The Arena Football League and NFL Europa used a variant in which each team is guaranteed one possession. Whoever is leading after one possession wins the game; if the teams remain tied after one possession, the game goes to sudden death. This procedure was used by the United Football League in its inaugural 2009 season.^[3]

The short-lived World Football League, for its inaugural 1974 season (the same year the NFL established sudden death in the regular season), used extra time (one full fifteen-minute quarter, divided into two halves).

The New York Pro Football League, a 1910s-era league that eventually had several of its teams join the NFL, used the replay to settle ties in its playoff tournament. The replay was used in the 1919 tournament to decide the championship between the Buffalo Prospects and the Rochester Jeffersons had played to a tie on Thanksgiving; Buffalo won the replay 20–0 to win the championship.

College, high-school, and Canadian football[link]

In college (beginning with the 1996 season) and high school football, as well as the Canadian Football League, an overtime procedure is used to determine the winner. This method is sometimes referred to as a "Kansas Playoff," or "Kansas Plan" because of its origins for high school football in that state. A brief summary of the rules:

• A coin toss determines which side shall attempt to score first, and at which end zone the scores shall be attempted.
• Each team in turn will receive one possession (similar to innings in baseball), starting with first-and-10 from a fixed point on the opponent's side of the field:
  • In college football, the possession begins at the opponent's 25-yard line.
  • In high school football, the ball begins at the 10-yard line, with the option for state high school associations to use different yardage (such as the 15, 20, or 25-yard line)
  • In the CFL, where a single point can be scored on a punt, the 35-yard line is used.
• The game clock does not run during overtime; the play clock, however, is enforced.
• A team's possession ends when it scores (touchdown or field goal), misses a field goal, or turns over the ball (either on downs or by the defense otherwise gaining possession). As usual, a touchdown by the offense is followed by a try for one or two points. In NCAA football, starting in triple overtime, teams must attempt a two-point conversion after a touchdown. Since 2010, CFL teams must also attempt the two-point conversion after any touchdown in overtime.
• In college football the defense may score a touchdown on a play on which it gains possession by turnover; such a play will satisfy the condition of each team having a possession and will therefore end the game. In high school football, the defense is generally not allowed to score if it gains possession, although the Oregon School Activities Association adopted the college rule experimentally in 2005, and the University Interscholastic League of Texas, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association use NCAA football rules. If scoring is not allowed or the turnover play does not immediately result in a score, regardless of the eventual position of the ball at the end of the play, the team assumes offense and will begin their procedure from the specified position on the field.
• Each team receives one charged time-out per overtime procedure (except in the CFL).
• If the score remains tied at the end of the overtime procedure, an additional overtime procedure is played. The team with the second possession in one overtime procedure will have the first possession in the next overtime procedure.
• In the CFL there is a limit of two overtime procedures in regular-season games (after which the game is a tie), but no limit in playoff games. In American college and high school football, the overtime procedures are continued until a winner is determined.

On two occasions, just two plays were required to determine an overtime winner in an NCAA football game. These occurred on September 26, 2002, when Louisville defeated Florida State 26–20, and September 27, 2003 when Georgia Tech defeated Vanderbilt 24–17.

It is possible for a college game to end after a single play in overtime if the team on defense secures a turnover and returns it for a touchdown. (One example of a defensive touchdown ending the game occurred on September 9, 2005 when Ohio defeated Pittsburgh 16–10 on an 85 yard interception return by Dion Byrum; this occurred on the third play of overtime.) Furthermore, it is possible (but not likely) that the defense may get a safety on the first possession in overtime, thus ending the game after only one overtime play. Because this would require the offense to go backward 75 yards, this is extremely improbable and has never happened in FBS.

As of 2011, the Missouri Tigers have competed in the most overtime college football games, totalling 14.^[4]

XFL[link]

The short-lived XFL used a modified Kansas Playoff, where the series would start on the 20-yard line and have four downs to score. However, if the first team to play overtime scored a touchdown in less than four downs, the second team would have to score in just as many plays (for instance, if the first team scored a touchdown on three downs, the second team would only have three downs to score a touchdown). Neither team could kick a field goal until the fourth down. Rather than a coin toss, the winner of the opening scramble at the beginning of the game also got to choose to go first or second in overtime.

Basketball[link]

In basketball, if the score is tied at the end of regulation play, the teams play a five-minute overtime period. In levels below collegiate/Olympic play, an overtime period is half the length of a standard quarter, i.e., four minutes for high school varsity. FIBA 33, a formalized version of the halfcourt three-on-three game, uses two-minute overtime periods. The alternating possession rule is used to start all overtime periods under international rules^[5] while a jump ball is used under high school and NCAA rules, with the arrow reset based on the results of the jump ball to start each overtime. The National Basketball Association, which uses a quarter-possession rule to start periods after the opening jump, also uses a jump ball.^[6][7][8] The entire overtime period is played; there is no sudden-death provision. The only exception is in FIBA 33, in which the game ends by rule once either team has scored at least 33 points. All counts of personal fouls against players are carried over for the purpose of disqualifying players. If the score remains tied after an overtime period, an additional overtime period is played.

As many as six overtime periods have been necessary to determine a winner in a NBA game.^[9]

In exhibition games (non-competitive play), it is upon the discretion of the coaches and/or organizers if an overtime is to be played, especially if it is a non-tournament game (a one-off event).

Starting in the 2009–10 season, ULEB, the organizer of the Euroleague and Eurocup, introduced a new rule for two-legged ties that eliminated overtime unless necessary to break a tie on aggregate. The rule was first used in the 2009–10 Eurocup quarterfinals (which consist of two-legged ties), although no game in that phase of the competition ended in a regulation draw.^[10] ULEB extended this rule to all two-legged ties in its competitions, including the Euroleague, in 2010–11. One game in the qualifying rounds of that season (the only phase of the Euroleague that uses two-legged ties), specifically the second leg of the third qualifying round tie between Spirou Charleroi and ALBA Berlin, ended in a draw after regulation. No overtime was played in that game because Spirou had won the first leg. Although other competitions use two-legged ties at various stages, the ULEB competitions are the only ones known to use overtime only if the aggregate score after the second game is tied.

Ice hockey[link]

Ties are common in ice hockey due to the game's low-scoring nature. If the score is tied at the end of regulation play, certain leagues play overtime.

• NHL (regular season): If a game is tied after regulation time (three 20-minute periods), the teams play in a sudden death five-minute overtime period, with a goaltender and four skaters per side (as opposed to the standard five).^[11] If nobody scores in the overtime period, the teams engage in a "penalty shootout" where 3 skaters, selected by the head coaches on the teams, go one-on-one against the opposing goaltender, taking the puck at center ice for a "penalty shot."^[12] If the shootout remains tied after the initial 3 rounds, the shootout continues in a sudden-death fashion; no player may participate in a shootout twice unless the entire active roster has been exhausted, which so far has never happened.^[12] The greatest number of shooters in a single shootout was 30 during a game between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals. Rangers defensemen Marek Malik gave New York a 3–2 shootout and game victory on a trick move.^[13]

The 5-minute overtime period was introduced for regular season games beginning with the 1983–84 NHL season, but with teams at full strength on the ice.^[14] Overtime in the regular season was reduced to four skaters a side starting in the 2000–2001 season.^[14] The "shootout" was introduced for the 2005–06 NHL regular season.^[14]

• NHL (post-season)^[15]: Following an intermission, an additional full 20-minute period is played. Teams remain at full strength unless this is affected by penalties during the third period. A goal ends the game in sudden death; if neither team scores, another intermission is taken, followed by an additional overtime period. The teams change ends of the ice for each period. This has made for lengthy games in the history of the NHL playoffs, with some games going as far as five or six overtimes before the deciding goal is scored.^[16]
• NCAA (regular season): If a game is tied at the end of regulation, the teams play a sudden-death 5-minute overtime. Both teams play at full strength, unless affected by penalties. If neither team scores during overtime, the game ends in a tie.
• NCAA (in-season tournaments): For tournaments held during the season (such as the Beanpot and Great Lakes Invitational), in which advancement or determination of a champion is necessary, organizers have the option of either using the post-season overtime procedure or using the regular-season procedure followed by a penalty shootout. Statistics from a shootout are not counted by the NCAA, and a game decided by a shootout is considered a tie for NCAA tournament selection purposes.
• NCAA (post-season): Same as the NHL overtime procedure above, except that all overtimes are played with the teams defending the same ends as for the third period. Games decided in overtime are considered wins or losses rather than ties, regardless of how many overtimes are played.
• International (round robin): As of the 2007 IIHF World Championships, the IIHF instituted the "three point rule", which not only awarded the winning team three points for a regulation win, but awarded them two points for a win in a 5 minute overtime period or a Game Winning Shot (shootout). Games in IIHF round robins can therefore no longer end in a tie. In the World Cup of Hockey in 2004, the NHL's tiebreaking procedure at the time was followed: there was a five-minute sudden death period at four skaters per side, and if the score remained tied after the overtime period, it stood as a tie. The game between Sweden and Finland ended in a 4–4 tie after 65 minutes.
• International (medal rounds): Various tiebreaking procedures have been used for international tournaments, with all of them save one (World Cup of Hockey 2004) following a common theme: one period varying in length of sudden-death overtime followed by a shootout of five skaters per side (as opposed to the NHL's three skaters per side; it also differs in that if the shootout does not resolve the tie, the same five skaters then shoot again). The length of the overtime period has varied between 5, 10, and 20 minutes, and 5-on-5 and 4-on-4 formats have been used. The most recent format used was at the 2010 Olympics (particularly in the gold medal game); there were 20 minutes of 4-on-4 followed by a shootout. In 2006, it was 20 minutes of 5-on-5. All men's games ended in regulation during the medal rounds, while the women's semifinal between the United States and Sweden required a shootout to determine the winner. At the World Cup of Hockey in 2004, the NHL's postseason tiebreaking procedure was used (multiple 20-minute periods of 5-on-5 until a goal is scored). The only overtime game in the playoff round was the semifinal between the Czech Republic and Canada. Canada won 4–3 with a goal 2 minutes and 16 seconds into the first overtime period.

Team handball[link]

• When a tie needs to be broken in team handball, an overtime period of 2x5 minutes is played. If the teams are still tied after that, another overtime period of 2x5 minutes is played.
• If the teams are still tied after the latter period, there takes place a penalty shootout.

Baseball and softball[link]

Baseball and softball are unique among the popular North American team sports in that they do not use a game clock. However, if the regulation number of innings are complete (normally nine in baseball and seven in softball) and the score is even, the game continues for as many extra innings as are needed to determine a winner. Complete innings are played, so if a team scores in the top half of the inning, the other team has the chance to play the bottom half of the inning. The longest professional baseball game ever played, a 1981 minor league baseball game between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings required 33 innings and over eight hours to complete. The Red Wings had scored in the top half of the 21st inning, but Pawtucket tied the game in the bottom half, extending the game.

Major League Baseball games normally only end in a tie if the match is called off due to weather conditions. In the early decades of baseball (up to the 1920s), a game could also be called off due to nightfall, but this ceased to be a problem once stadiums began installing lights in the 1930s. Two Major League Baseball All-Star Games have ended in a tie; the second 1961 game was called due to rain with the teams tied 1-1 after the ninth inning, and the 2002 game was called after the eleventh inning after both teams had exhausted their supply of pitchers.

The only exception to this is in Nippon Professional Baseball, where the game ends in a draw after 12 innings if the score is tied. Ties are allowed to stand in the regular season; postseason ties (which happen after 15 innings) must be replayed in their entirety.

Rugby league[link]

Rugby league games in some competitions are decided using overtime systems if scores are level at full time (80 minutes). One overtime system is golden point, where any score (try, penalty goal, or field goal) by a team immediately wins the game. This entails a five minute period of golden point time, after which the teams switch ends and a second five minute period begins. Depending on the game's status, a scoreless overtime period ends the game as a draw, otherwise play continues until a winner is found.

Other sports[link]

• In Australian rules football, extra time is played only in finals matches. Two extra time periods lasting five minutes each (plus time on) are played. The only exception is the AFL Grand Final, which is decided by a full replay if the match is drawn; extra time is played if the replay is also drawn.^[17]
• In Gaelic football and hurling, two halves of ten minutes are played after a draw. In major Gaelic football tournaments, extra time is only used if a replay finishes in a tie.^{[citation needed]}
• In field hockey matches, extra time of 7½ minutes each way is played.
• In water polo, if the score is tied at the end of regulation play, two overtime periods of three minutes each are played.
• If a game of curling is tied at the end of its prescribed number of rounds (called ends), extra ends are played until there is a winner.
• Ties are allowed to stand in most forms of cricket, but Twenty20 cricket provides for tiebreaker procedures should a winner be necessary (such as in tournament settings): a limited extra session called a Super Over. Some One Day International tournaments (including the 2011 World Cup) have also introduced the super over.
• In netball matches, two seven minute periods are played with no break between periods. If the scores are still tied after this period, the match continues uninterrupted until one side is leading by two goals and are declared the winners. This is known as double overtime should a match end this way. All ANZ Championship matches, Commonwealth Games finals and Netball World Championship finals implement this tiebreaker to ensure a winner.
• In Touch Football under the Federation of International Touch structure, finals matches that are drawn at full time progress into an extra time period known as a "Drop-Off". During a drop-off, each team reduces their on-field playing strength by one (1) player every two (2) minutes, until teams are down to three (3) players. Both teams must have had possession of the ball before a result can be declared.
  • See More: Mode of play and duration

Longest games[link]

The examples and perspective in this section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (July 2010)

Baseball[link]

• MLB – American League – May 8, 1984: Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7–6 in 25 innings. The game took 8 hours and 6 minutes to decide.
• MLB – National League – May 1, 1920: Game between the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves ended in a 1–1 tie after 26 innings.
• Minor league – International League – April 18, 1981: In the longest professional baseball game ever played, the Pawtucket Red Sox defeated the Rochester Red Wings 3–2 in 33 innings. The game was suspended at the end of the 32nd inning at 4:09 AM local time and resumed one month later. The decisive 33rd inning took just 18 minutes to play.
• Collegiate – May 30, 2009: The Texas Longhorns defeated the Boston College Eagles 3–2 in 25 innings in the Austin regional of the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament.

Basketball[link]

• NBA – January 6, 1951: The Indianapolis Olympians and the Rochester Royals played six overtimes, with Indianapolis winning 75–73 in a four-hour game.
• Collegiate (NCAA Division I) – December 21, 1981: Cincinnati edged Bradley 75–73, in seven overtimes. [1]
• Collegiate (NCAA Division II) – February 18, 1956: Black Hills edged Yankton (a college which no longer exists) 80–79 after seven extra periods. [2]
• Collegiate (NCAA Division III) – November 24, 2010: Skidmore edged Southern Vermont 128–123, also in seven overtimes. [3]

American football[link]

• Five National Football League playoff games have gone into a second overtime, the longest being an AFC divisional playoff game on December 25, 1971. The Miami Dolphins defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 27–24 at 7:40 into the second overtime (at 82:40 of total play, the longest game in NFL history).^[18] The most recent 2OT NFL game came in an NFC divisional playoff game on January 10, 2004, with the Carolina Panthers defeating the St. Louis Rams 29–23 in the first play of the second overtime, on a long touchdown pass.

• In the former American Football League, the championship game played on December 23, 1962 went two overtimes, with the Dallas Texans defeating the Houston Oilers 20–17, on a 25-yard field goal at 2:54 into the second overtime. (This game, along with all other AFL games, were incorporated into the NFL record books following the 1970 merger of the two leagues.)

• The former United States Football League had a triple-overtime playoff game on June 30, 1984. The Los Angeles Express defeated the Michigan Panthers, 27–21, on a walk-off touchdown 3:33 into the third overtime (at 93:33 of total play, the longest professional football game ever played in the United States).

• Collegiate (NCAA Division I FBS, formerly Division I-A) – Three games have gone to seven overtimes. On November 3, 2001, Arkansas beat the Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels 58–56 in seven overtimes; the game had been tied 17–17 after four quarters. On November 1, 2003, Arkansas beat the Kentucky Wildcats 71–63, also in seven overtimes; the score was tied 24–24 at the end of regulation play. On October 7, 2006 North Texas defeated FIU 25-22 in a game that had been tied 16-16 at the end of regulation.

• Collegiate (NCAA Division I FCS, formerly Division I-AA) – September 27, 1998: Bethune-Cookman University recorded a 63–57 victory over Virginia State University, ending in the 8th overtime.

• The longest high school football game was on October 29, 2010 when Jacksonville High School (TX) defeated Nacogdoches High School (TX) by a score of 84-81 after 12 overtimes. Nacogdoches could have won but needed a win by 8 points to keep its postseason hopes alive and so intentionally forced additional overtime periods rather than win by fewer than 8 points.

Ice hockey[link]

• NHL – March 23, 1936: The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Maroons 1–0 in the 6th overtime and after a total of 116:30 minutes had been played in overtime.^[16]
• Collegiate (NCAA Division I, men's) – March 8, 1997: In a WCHA men's quarterfinal, Colorado College defeated Wisconsin 1–0 in the 4th overtime, after 129:30 minutes of play. Yale University @ Union College & Quinnipiac University @ Union College both extended 5 overtimes.
• Collegiate (NCAA Division I, women's) – March 10, 1996: In the ECAC women's championship game, New Hampshire defeated Providence 3–2 in the 5th overtime, after 145:35 minutes of play.

Lacrosse[link]

• Collegiate (NCAA Division I, men's) – March 28, 2009: The Virginia Cavaliers team played in the longest game in the history of NCAA Division I lacrosse—a 10–9 victory over the Maryland Terrapins in seven overtime periods.

See also[link]

• Tiebreaker
• Green-white-checker finish, the procedure used in American auto racing to add extra laps when the last lap ends in a yellow flag ("caution") condition.
• Replay (sports), a procedure in some sports to resolve a tied game in which a game is played from the beginning, with the original match discarded.

References[link]

Lauren Cheney

Personal information
Full name	Lauren Nicole Cheney
Date of birth	(1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward/ Winger/ Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Boston Breakers
Number	8
Youth career
	Ben Davis High School
2006–2009	UCLA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009	Pali Blues	10	(2)
2010–	Boston Breakers	32	(8)
National team‡
2004	United States U-17
2006–2007	United States U-20	20	(15)
2005	United States U-21
2007–	United States	63	(18)
Honours Women's football Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team competition Pan American Games Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 April 2012

Lauren Nicole Cheney (born September 30, 1987, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American soccer player and member of the United States women's national soccer team. She is currently a forward for Boston Breakers.

Career[link]

Cheney playing in the rain against Saint Louis Athletica.

Cheney attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, where she was a Parade All-American and was named the 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year. She graduated midyear to train full-time with the U.S. U-20 team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Collegiate career[link]

In the fall of 2006, Cheney enrolled at UCLA, where she was named a first-team All-American and NSCAA Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore in 2007, she was the runner-up for the women's Hermann Trophy. In 2007, Cheney played for the U.S. team at the 2007 Pan American Games. During the summer of 2009, Cheney played with the Pali Blues soccer club.^[1]

Cheney in front of Saint Louis Athletica and United States Women's National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo.

Cheney became the first player in UCLA history to earn NSCAA/adidas First-Team All-America honors all four years of her career. At UCLA, she set the school records for points (173) and game-winning goals (28); and tied former Bruin Traci Arkenberg for the career school record in goals with 71. She had 31 career assists, second place in the record book. During her four years, the Bruins played in consecutive NCAA College Cup.

Professional career[link]

On January 15, 2010, Cheney was selected by the Boston Breakers with the second overall pick in the WPS Draft. On August 14, 2011 she scored two goals against Sky Blue to take her team to the 2011 WPS playoffs.

National Team career[link]

Cheney made her first appearance for the senior U.S. women's team on January 26, 2007, against Germany. Cheney, a forward, was named to the U.S. roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics after Abby Wambach was forced to withdraw from the Olympics with a broken leg.^[2] She appeared in three games as a substitute. She scored the first goal for the U.S. team in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, against North Korea on June 28, 2011. She scored the first goal and assisted on the winning goal in the semi-final against France on July 13, 2011.

Personal[link]

Cheney is dating current NBA Philadelphia 76ers and former UCLA point guard basketball player Jrue Holiday.^[3][4]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Lauren Cheney – FIFA competition record
• US Soccer profile
• UCLA player profile

v t e United States squad – 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship 1 Henderson 2 Angeli 3 Logterman 4 Krzysik 5 Wagenfuhr 6 Lopez (c.) 7 Poach 8 Cheney 9 Adams 10 Bock 11 Heath 12 Rodriguez 13 DiMartino 14 Long 15 Dew 16 Hardy 17 Rostedt 18 Davis 19 O'Hara 20 Nogueira 21 Haig Coach: Schulz

v t e United States squad – 2007 Pan American Games - Silver Medal 1 Naeher 2 Taylor 3 Washington 4 Fountain 5 Noyola 6 Marshall 7 Nogueira 8 Cheney (c.) 9 McDonald 10 Enyeart 11 Heath 12 Wright 13 Barnes 14 DiMartino 15 Edwards 16 Wilmoth 17 O'Hara 18 Jones Coach: Ellis

v t e United States squad – 2008 Summer Olympics (Women's Soccer) - Gold Medal 1 Solo 2 Mitts 3 Rampone (c.) 4 Buehler 5 Tarpley 6 Kai 7 Boxx 8 Rodriguez 9 O'Reilly 10 Wagner 11 Lloyd 12 Cheney 13 Heath 14 Cox 15 Markgraf 16 Hucles 17 Chalupny 18 Barnhart Coach: Sundhage

v t e United States squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Runners-up 1 Solo 2 Mitts 3 Rampone (c.) 4 Sauerbrunn 5 O'Hara 6 LePeilbet 7 Boxx 8 Rodriguez 9 O'Reilly 10 Lloyd 11 Krieger 12 Cheney 13 Morgan 14 Cox 15 Rapinoe 16 Lindsey 17 Heath 18 Barnhart 19 Buehler 20 Wambach 21 Loyden Coach: Sundhage

Zinedine Zidane

Zidane in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Date of birth	(1972-06-23) 23 June 1972 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1983	US Saint-Henri
1983–1986	SO Septèmes-les-Vallons
1986–1988	Cannes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1992	Cannes	61	(10)
1992–1996	Bordeaux	139	(58)
1996–2001	Juventus	151	(47)
2001–2006	Real Madrid	155	(37)
Total		506	(152)
National team
1992–2006	France	108	(31)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Zinedine Zidane (French pronunciation: [zinedin zidan]) (born 23 June 1972) is a retired French footballer. Zidane was the leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship. After a brief international retirement, he returned to the national team in 2005 and captained France to the 2006 World Cup Final where he won the Golden Ball as the tournament's most outstanding player.

In club level Zidane won the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. He is one of only four players to have been FIFA World Player of the Year three or more times (Brazilian forward Marta is a five time winner (female award), while Brazilian striker Ronaldo (male award) and German striker Birgit Prinz (female award) have won three each). He also won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. He retired from professional football after the 2006 World Cup.

He currently holds the post of Real Madrid Director of Football, filling the spot previously held by Jorge Valdano.^[2] He used to play at attacking midfielder.

Early life[link]

Zidane is of Algerian Kabyle Berber descent. His parents, Smaïl and Malika, emigrated to Paris from the village of Aguemoune in the Berber-speaking region of Kabylie in northern Algeria in 1953 before the start of the Algerian War. The family, which had settled in the city's tough northern districts of Barbès and Saint-Denis, found little work in the region. So in the mid-1960s, they moved to the northern Marseille suburb of La Castellane where, on June 23, 1972, Zidane was born as the youngest of five siblings. Zidane's father Smaïl worked as a warehouseman at a department store, often on the night shift, while his mother was a housewife.^[3] The family lived a reasonably comfortable life by the standards of the neighbourhood, which was notorious throughout Marseille for its high crime and unemployment rates.^[4]

It was at La Castellane that Zidane had his earliest introduction to football, joining in at the age of five, in football games that the neighbourhood's children played on the Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza that served as the main square of the housing complex.^[5] In July 2011, Zidane named Blaž Slišković, Enzo Francescoli and Jean-Pierre Papin as his idols while growing up.^[6][7]

Club career[link]

Youth clubs[link]

At the age of ten, Zidane got his first player's license after joining the junior team of a local club from La Castellane by the name of US Saint-Henri. After spending a year and a half at US Saint-Henri, Zidane joined SO Septèmes Valons when the Septèmes coach Robert Centenero convinced the club's Director to get Zidane.

Zidane stayed with Septèmes till the age of fourteen, at which time he was selected to attend a three-day training camp at the CREPS (Regional Centre for Sports and Physical Education) in Aix-en-Provence, one of several such footballing institutes run by the French Football Federation. It was here that Zidane was spotted by AS Cannes scout Jean Varraud who recommended him to the training center director of the club.

Cannes[link]

Zidane went to Cannes for a six-week stay, but ended up remaining at the club for four years to play at the professional level. Having left his family at the age of fourteen to join Cannes, the youngster was invited by Cannes director Jean-Claude Elineau, to leave the dormitory he shared with 20 other trainees and to come and stay with him and his family. Zidane later said that it was in living with the Elineaus that he found equilibrium.^[8]

Zidane made his professional debut with Cannes on 18 May 1989 at the age of seventeen in a Ligue 1 match against Nantes.^[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 8 February 1991 also against Nantes in a 2–1 win. After the match during a party for all the Cannes players, Zidane was gifted a car by Cannes chairman Alain Pedretti, who had promised him one the day he scored his first goal for the club.^[10] In his first full season with Cannes, the club secured its first ever European football berth by qualifying for the UEFA Cup after finishing 4th in the league. This remains the club's highest finish in the top flight since getting relegated for the first time from the first division in the 1948–49 season.^[11]

Bordeaux[link]

Zidane was transferred to Girondins de Bordeaux in the 1992–93 season, winning the 1995 Intertoto Cup,^[12] and finishing runner-up in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup in four years with the club. He played a set of midfield combinations with Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry, which would become the trademark of both Bordeaux and the 1998 French national team. In 1995, Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which team owner Jack Walker reportedly replied, "Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?"^[13]

Juventus[link]

In 1996, Zidane moved to UEFA Champions League winners Juventus for a fee of £3.2 million^{[citation needed]} and won the 1996–97 Serie A and the 1996 Intercontinental Cup.^[14] He lost in the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final 3–1 to Borussia Dortmund when he was unable to make an impression against the close marking of Paul Lambert.^{[15][16][17][18][19]} The following season, Zidane netted 7 goals in 32 matches in the league to help Juventus win the 1997–98 Serie A and thus retain the Scudetto. In Europe, Juventus made their third consecutive UEFA Champions League Final appearance, but lost the game 1–0 to Real Madrid, a club Zidane would later join. Juventus finished second in the 2000–01 Serie A, but were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League, after Zidane was banned for head-butting Hamburger SV player Jochen Kientz.^[20] In 2001, Zidane was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year for the second time.

Real Madrid[link]

Playing for Real Madrid in 2005.

In 2001, Zidane joined Real Madrid for a then world record fee of 150 billion Italian lire.^[21] (about €75 million^[22]) and signed a four-year contract. He scored a famous match-winning goal, a volley hit with his weaker foot, in Madrid's 2–1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final completing his personal quadruple. The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the 2002–03 La Liga and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time. In 2004, fans voted him as the best European footballer of the previous 50 years in UEFA's fiftieth-anniversary Golden Jubilee Poll.

While Zidane's final season of club football ended trophyless, he enjoyed success on a personal note recording the maiden hat-trick of his career, scoring thrice against Sevilla FC in a 4–2 win in January 2006.^[23] He ended the season for Real Madrid as their second highest goal scorer and assists provider behind team-mates Ronaldo and Beckham respectively, with 9 goals and 10 assists in 28 games.^[24] On 7 May 2006, Zidane, who had announced his plans to retire after the 2006 World Cup,^[25] played his last home match and scored in a 3–3 draw with Villarreal CF. The squad wore commemorative shirts with ZIDANE 2001–2006 below the club logo. He left Real Madrid in 2006.

International career[link]

A Zidane football shirt, number 10 for France

Both France and Algeria consider Zidane a citizen, but he was ineligible to play for the Algerian national team. It was rumoured that coach Abdelhamid Kermali denied Zidane a position for the Algerian squad because he felt the young midfielder was not fast enough.^[26] However, Zidane dismissed the rumour in a 2005 interview, saying that he would have been ineligible to play for Algeria because he had already played for France.^[27]

He earned his first cap with France as a substitute in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 17 August 1994, which ended in a 2–2 draw after Zidane scored twice to help France erase a 2–0 deficit. After Éric Cantona was handed a year-long suspension in January 1995 for assaulting a fan, Zidane took over the playmaker position. France were eliminated in the Euro 96 semi-finals in a penalty shootout by the Czech Republic after the match ended 0–0 in extra time.

The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup that Zidane participated in. It was held in his home country France. The French team won all three games in the group stage but Zidane was sent off in the second match against Saudi Arabia for a stamp on Fuad Anwar, becoming the first French player to receive a red card in a World Cup finals. Without their suspended playmaker France proceeded to win 1–0 in the last sixteen game against Paraguay and, on his return to the side, defeated Italy 4–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the quarter finals. France then defeated Croatia 2–1 in the semi final. Zidane played a major role in the team's accomplishment, though he had yet to score a goal at the World Cup.

Zidane and France went on to play against defending champions and favourites Brazil at the Stade de France in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final. France dominated Brazil from the kick-off, with Zidane scoring two identical goals, both headers from corner kicks taken by Emmanuel Petit and Youri Djorkaeff. Courtesy of Zidane's brace, France went into the break 2–0 up at half-time with one hand already on the World Cup trophy. Emmanuel Petit added a third goal deep in stoppage time to seal the 3–0 win and France's first ever World Cup. Zidane became an instant national hero and his image was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe.

Two years later France won Euro 2000, becoming the first team to hold both the World Cup and the European Championship since West Germany in 1974. Zidane finished with two goals, a memorable free kick against Spain in the quarter final and the golden goal in the semi final against Portugal, and was named player of the tournament by UEFA.

As reigning world and European champions, France entered the 2002 World Cup as favourites but a thigh injury prevented Zidane from playing in France's first two matches and without their talisman the French team failed to score in either match. He was rushed back prematurely for the third game despite not being fully fit, but could not prevent France from being ignominiously eliminated in the group stage without scoring a single goal; the worst performance by a defending champion in the history of the competition.^[28]

At Euro 2004, France topped their group with wins over England and Switzerland, before being knocked out in the quarter finals by eventual champions Greece in a surprise 1-0 loss. In the opening match against England, Zidane scored a free kick and penalty in stoppage time to turn defeat into a 2–1 victory for France. After France's elimination Zidane announced his retirement from international football.^[29]

With the mass retirement of veteran key players such as Bixente Lizarazu, Marcel Desailly, Claude Makélélé and Lilian Thuram, France struggled to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. At the urging of coach Raymond Domenech, Zidane came out of retirement and was immediately reinstated as team captain.^[30] Zidane, along with Thuram and Makélélé, made his competitive return for France in a 3–0 win over the Faroe Islands on 3 September 2005. The trio helped France rise from fourth place to win their qualifying group.^[31] On 27 May 2006, Zidane earned his hundredth cap for France in a 1–0 friendly win over Mexico, in what would also be his last match at the Stade de France. Zidane became France's fourth player to reach 100 caps, after Desailly, Thuram and Didier Deschamps.^[32]

Zidane during the 2006 World Cup Final

France had a slow start to the 2006 World Cup and, after being suspended for the final match of the group stage, Zidane returned to set up a goal for Patrick Vieira and score one himself in the second round match against Spain. In the quarter final France held Brazil to just one shot on goal in the rematch of the 1998 final. Zidane assisted Thierry Henry's deciding goal and he was named Man of the Match by FIFA.^[33] France faced Portugal in the semi final and, as in Brussels six years earlier, Zidane's penalty kick decided the contest and sent France to another major final.

Before the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin, Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the competition.^[34] Having already announced he was to retire after the expiration of his Real Madrid contract at the end of the 2005–06 season, the world of football already knew Zidane's second World Cup final was to be the last match of his career. Seven minutes into the match Zidane put France ahead with a penalty kick and became only the fourth player in World Cup history to score in two different finals, along with Pelé, Paul Breitner, and Vavá, in addition to being tied for first place with Vavá, Pelé and Geoff Hurst with three World Cup final goals apiece. He almost scored a second goal during the first period of extra time but his header was saved by Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Zidane was then sent off in the 110th minute of the game after headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest,^[35] so he did not participate in the penalty shootout which Italy won 5–3.^[36] In 2010, Zidane said that he "would rather die" than apologize to Materazzi for the headbutt in the final,^[37] but also admitted that he “could never have lived with himself” had he been allowed to remain on the pitch and help France win the match.^[38]

Following his red card in the final, Zidane retired from professional football, and confirmed that he would not go back on his decision.^[39] He was sentenced by FIFA to a three game suspension for his red card, but since he had retired from professional football, he agreed to complete three days of community service with children as part of FIFA’s humanitarian projects.

Post-retirement[link]

Since his retirement, Zidane regularly plays for the Real Madrid Veterans team. He has also made several futsal appearances.

In an interview in June 2008, Zidane stated that he wanted to return to football, but that he had no imminent plans to do so.^[40]

On 1 June 2009, Zidane was announced as the Advisor to the President after Florentino Perez was named President of Real Madrid for the second time.^[41] He along with Jorge Valdano, General Director, and Miguel Pardeza, Sporting Director, were to be the key decision makers on the sporting side of the club.

After France's dismal campaign in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Zidane said that he did not plan to move into coaching any time soon.^[42]

Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid committee announced in September 2010 that Zidane had been appointed as an ambassador for Qatar's attempt to host the 2022 World Cup.^[43] After FIFA announced on 2 December 2010 that Qatar had won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup,^[44] Zidane stated that he was "very pleased" with the outcome.^[45]

In November 2010, Zidane was appointed as a special adviser to Real Madrid's first team in response to an appeal made by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho for the former Real midfielder to work more closely with the team. In his new role, Zidane is expected to participate in Champions League events and functions. He is also to travel with the first team on a regular basis and participate in pre-match gatherings, training sessions and meetings with the head coach.^[46] In July 2011 it was announced that he would become Real Madrid's new sporting director.^[47]

Charity activities[link]

On 24 February 2007, before a crowd of 10,000 fans at a match in northern Thailand for the Keuydaroon children's AIDS charity, Zidane scored the first goal and set up the second for a Malaysian teammate as the match ended 2–2. The event raised ฿260,000 ($7,750). This money paid for the building of two schools and 16 three-bedroom houses.^[48]

Zidane during an appearance for the Danone Nations Cup

On 19 November 2008, Zidane took part in the fifth annual Match Against Poverty in Málaga, Spain, which also ended in a 2–2 draw; he went scoreless but set up his team’s second goal. He and Ronaldo, who collaborated in conceiving the yearly event to benefit the United Nations Development Programme, regularly captain their respective teams consisting of active footballers, other professional athletes and celebrities. Zidane, a UN goodwill ambassador since 2001, stated before the game that "everyone can do something to make the world a better place"^[49]

In June and July 2009, Zidane toured across Canada with stops in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Although billed as Zidane and "Friends", the likes of which included Fabien Barthez and Samuel Eto'o, the exhibition matches featured local players. Tournament organisers cited lack of sponsorship and support from the Canadian Soccer Association for the disorganized rosters. Some proceeds were given to Unicef.

On 6 June 2010, Zidane took part in the bi-annual charity event Soccer Aid. He played for the Rest Of The World Team, managed by Liverpool and Celtic hero Kenny Dalglish against England alongside former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo, and Celtic legend Henrik Larsson. He played against former players such as Teddy Sheringham, David Seaman and Alan Shearer, as well as celebrities such as Robbie Williams. The Match took place at Old Trafford in Manchester and was won by The Rest of the World for the first time, by penalties after a 2–2 draw.

Tributes and legacy[link]

In 2004, Forbes magazine named him the 42nd-highest paid athlete in the world, with earnings of US$15.8 million a year.^[50] In November 2006, Zidane toured Bangladesh as the guest of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. He also visited the Algerian birthplace of his parents, and met personally with Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who gave him an official reception.^[51]

Filmmakers Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon filmed a documentary Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, which follows Zidane during an entire match, filmed with 17 cameras. The documentary was part of the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.^[52]

Many experts have testified to Zidane's skills and impact as an all-time great, such as Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira who has labelled Zidane "a monster" for his performance and playing skills. French footballer Michel Platini states Zidane is one of the most skillful players the game has ever known: "Technically, I think he is the king of what's fundamental in the game – control and passing. I don't think anyone can match him when it comes to controlling or receiving the ball."

German coach Franz Beckenbauer stated: "Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player." Pelé, a World Cup winner three times with Brazil, hailed Zidane after seeing Brazil losing to France: "Zidane was the magician in the game." Italy's manager Marcello Lippi, who has also coached Zidane, opined "I think Zidane is the greatest talent we've known in football these last 20 years, yet he never played the prima donna. I am honoured to have been his manager."^[53] Among his peers, David Beckham has described Zidane as "the greatest of all time",^[54][55] FC Barcelona star Xavi has stated in a 2010 interview that Zidane was "the '90s and early 2000's best player"^[56] while Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos has said of Zidane that, "he is the best player I've seen", in a 2010 interview with French newspaper L'equipe.^[57] At the 1998 World Cup, Cesare Maldini, the manager of the Italian team, said: "I would give up five players to have Zizou in my squad."^[8] In 2011 Uefa.com asked players, journalist and their users to crown the best player in the UEFA Champions League of the past 20 years, Zidane topped the poll ahead of Lionel Messi.^[58]

Sponsorships[link]

Zidane has had endorsements with many companies, including: Adidas, Lego, France Telecom, Orange, Audi, Volvic and Christian Dior. These sponsorship deals earned him €8.6 million on top of his €61.4 million Real Madrid salary in his final season, making him the sixth-highest paid footballer.^[59][60] In May 2010 he appeared in an ad for Louis Vuitton, alongside fellow legends Pelé and Diego Maradona.

Personal life[link]

Zidane's parents' house in the village of Aguemoune Ath Slimane in Algeria.

Zidane met his wife, Véronique Fernandez,^[61] while playing for Cannes in the 1988–89 season. They have four sons: Enzo Zidane Fernandez (b. 24 March 1995), Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernandez (b. 13 May 1998),^[62] Theo (b. 18 May 2002),^[63] and Elyaz Zidane Fernandez (b. 26 December 2006). Enzo, Luca and Theo are all members of the Real Madrid Academy. Enzo (Midfielder) is in Juvenil C ( Real Madrid's U-17 ), Luca (Goalkeeper) is in Infantil A and Theo (Striker) is in Benjamin A. Zidane is a non-practicing Muslim. ^[64]

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

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International[link]

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International goals[link]

International goals^[67]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1994-08-17	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France	Czech Republic	1–2	2–2	Friendly Match
2	1994-08-17	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France	Czech Republic	2–2	2–2	Friendly Match
3	1995-09-06	Stade Abbe Deschamps, Auxerre, France	Azerbaijan	7–0	10–0	1996 UEFA Euro Qualifying
4	1995-10-11	Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Romania	1–3	1–3	1996 UEFA Euro Qualifying
5	1996-02-21	Stade des Costières, Nimes, France	Greece	3–1	3–1	Friendly Match
6	1997-06-11	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	Italy	1–0	2–2	Tournoi de France
7	1998-01-28	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Spain	1–0	1–0	Friendly Match
8	1998-02-25	Velodrome, Marseille, France	Norway	2–1	3–3	Friendly Match
9	1998-05-27	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Belgium	0–1	0–1	1998 Hassan II Trophy
10	1998-07-12	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Brazil	1–0	3–0	Final, 1998 World Cup
11	1998-07-12	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Brazil	2–0	3–0	Final, 1998 World Cup
12	1999-09-08	Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–2	2–3	2000 UEFA Euro Qualifying
13	2000-02-23	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Poland	1–0	1–0	Friendly Match
14	2000-06-04	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Japan	1–1	2–2	2000 Hassan II Trophy
15	2000-06-25	Jan Breydel, Bruges, Belgium	Spain	0–1	1–2	Quarter-final, 2000 UEFA Euro
16	2000-06-28	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Portugal	1–2	1–2	Semi-final, 2000 UEFA Euro
17	2001-02-27	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Germany	1–0	1–0	Friendly Match
18	2001-03-24	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Japan	1–0	5–0	Friendly Match
19	2002-03-27	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Scotland	1–0	5–0	Friendly Match
20	2003-03-29	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France	Malta	4–0	6–0	2004 UEFA Euro Qualifying
21	2003-03-29	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France	Malta	6–0	6–0	2004 UEFA Euro Qualifying
22	2003-04-02	Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy	Israel	0–2	1–2	2004 UEFA Euro Qualifying
23	2004-06-06	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Ukraine	1–0	1–0	Friendly Match
24	2004-06-13	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	England	1–1	2–1	Group Stage, 2004 UEFA Euro
25	2004-06-13	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	England	2–1	2–1	Group Stage, 2004 UEFA Euro
26	2004-06-21	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal	Switzerland	0–1	1–3	Group Stage, 2004 UEFA Euro
27	2005-08-17	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Côte d'Ivoire	2–0	3–0	Friendly Match
28	2005-10-12	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Cyprus	1–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
29	2006-06-27	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, Germany	Spain	1–3	1–3	Round of 16, 2006 FIFA World Cup
30	2006-07-05	Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany	Portugal	0–1	0–1	Semi-final, 2006 FIFA World Cup
31	2006-07-09	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Italy	0–1	1–1	Final, 2006 FIFA World Cup

Awards and honors[link]

Club[link]

Girondins Bordeaux UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1995 Juventus Serie A (2): 1996–97, 1997–98 Supercoppa Italiana (1): 1997 UEFA Super Cup (1): 1996 Intercontinental Cup (1): 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999 Real Madrid La Liga (1): 2002–03 Supercopa de España (2): 2001, 2003 UEFA Champions League (1): 2001–02 UEFA Super Cup (1): 2002 Intercontinental Cup (1): 2002 Country[link] France FIFA World Cup (1): 1998 UEFA European Football Championship (1): 2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament (2): 1998, 2000

Individual[link] Ballon d'Or awarded to Zidane in 1998 Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year – 1994 Ligue 1 Player of the Year – 1996 Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year – 1997, 2001 UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year – 1998 FIFA World Cup Final Man of the Match – 1998 World Soccer Awards Player of the Year – 1998 Ballon D'or – 1998 L'Équipe Champion of Champions – 1998 French Player of the Year – 1998, 2002 Onze d'Or – 1998, 2000, 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year – 1998, 2000, 2003 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team – 1998, 2006 ESM Season XI: 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 World Soccer 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century – 1999 UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament – 2000 UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament – 2000, 2004 Serie A Footballer of the Year – 2001 UEFA Team of the Year – 2001, 2002, 2003 UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match – 2002 La Liga Best Foreign Player – 2002 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year – 2002 FIFA World Cup Dream Team – 2002 FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers – 2004 UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years – 2004 FIFPro World XI All-Star Team – 2005, 2006 IFFHS World's Best Playmaker – 2006 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball – 2006 UNFP Honorary Award – 2007 Marca Leyenda Award – 2008 Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award – 2011 UEFA Champions League Best Player of the Past 20 Years – 2011 Order[link] Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1998,[69][70] promoted to Officier (Officer) in 2009[71]

Notes and references[link]

External links[link]

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Ronaldo 2009: Messi 2010: Milito v t e FIFA 100 UEFA Baggio Ballack Banks Baresi Beckenbauer Beckham Bergkamp Bergomi Best Boniek Boniperti Breitner Buffon Butragueño Cantona Ceulemans Charlton Cruyff Dalglish Dasayev Davids Del Piero Desailly Deschamps Emre Eusébio Facchetti Figo Fontaine Gullit Hagi Henry Kahn Keane Keegan Klinsmann Kluivert Kopa B. Laudrup M. Laudrup Lineker Luis Enrique Maier Maldini Masopust Matthäus Müller Nedvěd Neeskens Nesta Owen Papin Pfaff Pirès Platini Puskás Raúl Rensenbrink Rijkaard Rivera Rossi Rui Costa Rummenigge Rüştü Schmeichel Seedorf Seeler Shearer Shevchenko Stoichkov Šuker Thuram Totti Trésor Trezeguet van Basten R. van de Kerkhof W. van de Kerkhof Van der Elst van Nistelrooy Vieira Vieri Zidane Zoff CONMEBOL Carlos Alberto Batistuta Cafu Crespo Cubillas Di Stéfano Falcão Figueroa Francescoli Júnior Kempes Maradona Passarella Pelé Rivaldo Rivelino Roberto Carlos Romário Romerito Ronaldinho Ronaldo Djalma Santos Nílton Santos Saviola Sívori Sócrates Valderrama Verón Zamorano Zanetti Zico CAF Diouf Milla Okocha Abédi Pelé Weah CONCACAF Akers Hamm Sánchez AFC Hong Nakata v t e European Championship Player of the tournament 1996: Sammer 2000: Zidane 2004: Zagorakis 2008: Xavi v t e UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers Fabien Barthez Francesco Toldo Defenders Laurent Blanc Lilian Thuram Marcel Desailly Fabio Cannavaro Paolo Maldini Alessandro Nesta Frank de Boer Midfielders Demetrio Albertini Patrick Vieira Pep Guardiola Rui Costa Edgar Davids Luís Figo Zinedine Zidane Forwards Thierry Henry Savo Milošević Raúl González Patrick Kluivert Nuno Gomes Francesco Totti Preceded by Inaugural UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder 1997–98 Succeeded by David Beckham