At the microphone of Europe 1, Éric Fottorino, creator of this quarterly magazine, monothematic and unique due to its very large format, explains why he chose to devote his first issue to Zinédine Zidane, a true "legend" of football.

INTERVIEW

A giant arrives in the kiosks: Legend . New to the galaxy 1 , America and Zadig , this quarterly is distinguished first by its unique format: 40 cm high by 27 cm. As with the weekly Le 1 , Légende focuses on a single subject. And for this first issue, a legend of the round ball is in the spotlight: Zinedine Zidane.

"Understanding the silence of Zidane"

Éric Fottorino, the creator of Légende, explains that he managed to immerse himself in the world of the world champion without ever having met him. "Having worked on him for several weeks, having read and seen hundreds and hundreds of photos to preserve what seemed to us the most significant, the strongest, makes us want to understand the silences of Zidane, and a certain number of choices in his sports life ", maintains the journalist.

What paper! What pictures ! What a model! Bravo @ericfotto for this splendid @legende_lemag that we enjoy to hold in our hands to dive into the legend Zidane. pic.twitter.com/XBSzFmKmSS

- Delphine Dubreuil (@DelphDub) June 16, 2020

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"Zidane is a legend because he goes beyond football", continues the former boss of Le Monde . "He is part of us. The philosopher Adèle Van Reeth tells us about this legend that she hands us a mirror. What does Zidane tell us about? He tells us about this France that wins, which we call Black -Blanc-Beur is also the ascent of a descendant of emigrants through sport ", summarizes Éric Fottorino.