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Zinedine Zidane

From Marseille to Madrid, as player and as coach. Hard. Tap a square to start; tap it again to switch between across and down.

Clues

  1. Style of the chipped penalty he scored in the 2006 final. (7)
  2. Country his parents came from. (7)
  3. City where he won his third Champions League in a row as coach, in 2018. (4)
  4. City where he was born in 1972. (9)
  5. Italian defender he headbutted in the 2006 World Cup final. (9)
  6. Italian club he joined in 1996. (8)
  7. His coach in Turin. (5)
  8. City of the 2006 World Cup final. (6)
  9. Champions League titles in a row he won as a coach, from 2016 to 2018. (5)
  10. Scored two headers against them in the 1998 World Cup final. (6)
  11. Award he won in 1998. (9)
  12. Club he joined in 2001 for a world-record fee. (10)
  13. Opponent in the 2002 Champions League final, won by his volley. (10)
  14. His eldest son, a midfielder who retired from playing in 2024, aged 29. (4)
  15. Club where he made his professional debut. (6)
  16. His nickname. (5)
  17. City where France won the Euro 2000 final. (9)