What is his chain of five-a-side football centres called?
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Z5 is a real operating business with premises, staff and a restaurant, not a licensing arrangement.
Where did the first one open, in 2009?
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Aix-en-Provence came first, and the format has since been extended to other French sites and to Italy.
Which Marseille housing estate did he grow up on?
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La Castellane, in the city’s northern districts, is where he played on the concrete square before Cannes signed him.
Which club gave him his professional debut in 1989?
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He debuted for Cannes in May 1989, aged sixteen, after joining their academy two years earlier.
What was he given after scoring his first professional goal?
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He had asked the club president for a car rather than a bonus, and got one.
How long is the contract he signed with the French federation in 2026?
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The four-year deal runs to 2030 and was announced in July 2026.
Who did he succeed as France head coach?
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Deschamps, his captain in 1998, left after the 2026 World Cup, which is when Zidane finally took the job.
Where did France finish at the 2026 World Cup, just before his appointment?
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A fourth-place finish ended Deschamps’ tenure and opened the job Zidane had turned down club offers to wait for.
Which organisation has he been a goodwill ambassador for since 2001?
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The UNDP role has run alongside two decades of charity matches and giving in Marseille and Algeria.
Which other racquet sport has Z5 expanded into?
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Padel courts now sit alongside the five-a-side pitches, the gym and the shop at the newer centres.
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