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"We Had a Different Style": Zidane Delivers a Playful Jab at Van Bommel, 'Old Rivalry' Is Also a Topic of Conversation.

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There was no shortage of atmosphere in the French camp just before the Nations League match against the Red Devils. Both Eduardo Camavinga and Zinédine Zidane regularly brought a smile to the faces of the assembled press. The latter with jokes about his colleague and former opponent Mark van Bommel. The Real Madrid player with a wink at the eternal rivalry between the two countries.
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Zinedine Zidane's France takes on Mark van Bommel's Red Devils in the Nations League. The duo have faced each other on the football pitch before. Zidane also played for France at the King Baudouin Stadium in the past.

We did well (g) to follow the Blues breeder at the King Baudoin Stadium. Diving in a sequence where he had Fabien Barthez refreshed his memory while slipping information, which never happens at a press conference. ...

In the run-up to the Nations League clash between France and Belgium, Zinédine Zidane looks back with a smile on his duels with Mark van Bommel. The two former top midfielders regularly faced each other during their playing careers, and certainly did not do so in the same way.

Some encounters stick with you. Even years later. For Zinedine Zidane, that applies both to Eden Hazard and to his own memories...

There was no shortage of atmosphere in the French camp just before the Nations League match against the Red Devils. Both Eduardo Camavinga and Zinédine Zidane regularly brought a smile to the faces of the assembled press. The latter with jokes about his colleague and former opponent Mark van Bommel. The Real Madrid player with a wink at the eternal rivalry between the two countries.

Zinedine Zidane gave her second pre-game press conference in front of a well-filled section of journalists as a Blues breeder at the King Baudouin Stadium. A very relaxed moment, at which "Zizou" made her assembly laugh on several occasions.

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walfoot.be broke the news on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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