Zidane’s volley remembered in crystal

PARIS: It was a stunning goal, worthy of winning any title, and now Zinedine Zidane’s majestic volley for Real Madrid in their 2002 Champions League final win has been immortalised in crystal, 100 times over.

The World Cup-winning Frenchman unveiled “Zidane’s Crystal Foot”, a collection of 100 crystal statuettes of his revered left foot that will be sold to raise money for charity.

Zidane, who stepped down as Real Madrid manager last month after winning a third straight Champions League title, was surprised to see his foot, which hammered home a hanging ball against Bayer Leverkusen 16 years ago, was so highly regarded.

“My foot isn’t worth anything, no. Not in my view anyway,” Zidane said at the launch in Paris yesterday. – Reuters