Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born June 23, 1972) was a French professional soccer player who won the World Cup in 1998, and was a key member of the "Galacticos" era of the Spanish side Real Madrid. He is infamous for his 2006 World Cup Final headbutt against Italian player Marco Matterazi. In 2001, he joined Real Madrid for a world-record fee of 77.5 Million Euros.