Personal Life
Zidane met his wife, Véronique Fernández, while playing for Cannes in the 1988–89 season. They have four sons: Enzo Zidane Fernández (b. 24 March 1995), Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernández (b. 13 May 1998), Theo Fernández (b. 18 May 2002), and Elyaz Zidane Fernández (b. 26 December 2006). Enzo, Luca and Theo are all members of the Real Madrid Academy. Enzo (Midfielder) is in Juvenil B ( Real Madrid's U-18 ), Luca (Goalkeeper) is in Infantil A and Theo (Striker) is in Benjamin A.
Zidane has described himself as "a non-practicing Muslim".
Due to his Algerian heritage and tenure with various foreign leagues, Zidane is fluent in French, Berber, English, Spanish, and Italian.
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