The French star Zinedine Zidane ended his career as a player in Real Madrid on May 7, 2006, and he received a farewell worthy of his history after a match that Real President Florentino Perez sought until the last moment so that it is not the last.
Zidane fought the Royal Club against Villarreal, which ended in a 3-3 draw, in the last game in the colors of Real Madrid before the 2006 World Cup, which was chosen by the last leg of his career, when he did not exceed the age of 34 years.
Before the end of Villarreal's confrontation, Zidane came out of the stadium under the applause of the fans of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, which stood at length to bid farewell to one of the greatest of the team's shirt.
After the match, the dressing room witnessed an emotional atmosphere, and everyone was thinking about those historical moments and how the team would be without Zidane in the coming seasons.
The Chamber's silence broke the entry of club president Florentino Perez, who greeted all players before receiving a funny proposal.
The Spanish newspaper "AS" recently quoted former defender of the Royal Club Cicinho, in which he confirmed that Perez made the last offer to Zidane after the Villarreal match in an attempt to dissuade him from the decision to retire.
"We were very moved in the Zidane farewell match, as it was one of the legends that decided to retire ... Meanwhile, Peres entered the dressing room and shook hands with everyone as a player, but what happened after that cannot be forgotten," said Cicinho.
He explained that the highest salary in Real Madrid during that period was worth 6.5 million euros, and pointed out that the Brazilian striker Robinho joked Perez, saying: "President, Zizou said that if he signed a two-year contract for 6.5 million euros, he will not retire."
"Everyone laughed, but Florentino was talking seriously," Cicinho added. "If Zidane wanted it, I would bring him contracts so that he could sign them now, so the ball became in Zidane's stadium, which he thought for a moment, then he looked and said: No, no ... I don't want more." .
Cicinho described the star Zidane as "the conductor of the orchestra ... he always helped us to position himself on the field, and he guided everyone before the matches ... he was a coach on the field ... Perez always said that Zidane was playing wearing a suit as a sign of his elegance on the field ... He was not sweaty, and it was great to watch him playing football. "