Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,573,962 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

6yr-old footie phenomenon moving on to be future Zinedin Zidane.


Byline: ANI

London, February 18 (ANI): A six-year-old boy is being seen as Zinedine Zidane “Zidane” redirects here. For other uses, see Zidane (disambiguation).
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (IPA: [ˌzineˈdin jaziːd ziˈdan]; born 23 June 1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou
 of the future, after reports suggested that his tricky step-overs, daring flicks and jinking runs are reminiscent of the legendary French football midfielder.

Madin Mohammed is said to be such a tricky footballer that even bosses at Chelsea and Real Madrid clubs are tabs on his progress.

The little boy, whose family moved to France from Algeria when he was three, already been signed up on a scholarship by the French football association.

"He has an amazing talent. He plays every day and has a great passion for football. He can cross the ball, control it, swerve, pass between the legs - he is spectacular with the ball... he really is magic with it," the Sun quoted Christian Lazaoui, president of Roubaix, Madin's local club, as saying.

A five-minute video showing his adeptness at dribbling and controlling the ball has already been viewed over a million times on YouTube.

The clip features the young lad waltzing past players, beating a man by slipping the ball through his legs, and even catching the ball on the back of his neck.

The fascinating video has also been telecast on French national television, where an awestruck awe·struck   also awe·strick·en
adj.
Full of awe.


awestruck
Adjective

overcome or filled with awe

Adj. 1.
 presenter commented: "Amazingly, he is only six years old but he has a complete arsenal of skills."

According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 reports, despite being born in Algeria, Madin will be eligible to play for France. (ANI)

Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency.  (ANI) - All Rights Reserved.

Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company
COPYRIGHT 2009 Al Bawaba (Middle East) Ltd.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2009 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Asian News International
Date:Feb 18, 2009
Words:258
Previous Article:Balloon-like air sacs in prehistoric dinos may have helped them take first flight.
Next Article:Hitler had 'shocking table manners and suffered flatulence'.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles