SPAIN: FRENCHMAN ZINEDINE ZIDANE BECOMES WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SOCCER PLAYER AFTER SIGNING FOR REAL MADRID FOR FEE WORTH UP TO $64.5 MILLION

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  • Title: SPAIN: FRENCHMAN ZINEDINE ZIDANE BECOMES WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SOCCER PLAYER AFTER SIGNING FOR REAL MADRID FOR FEE WORTH UP TO $64.5 MILLION
  • Date: 9th July 2001
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (JULY 09, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. PEOPLE READING NEWSPAPERS 2. WIDE OF PRESSER 3. ZINEDINE ZIDANE WALKS ON STAGE 4. MEDIA 5. SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) PRESIDENTE DEL REAL MADRID FLORENTINO PEREZ: "I hear several times that there are players who are born to play with the Real Madrid. And Zidane is one of them. And it's this kind of player who, in addition of their sporting quality, have a series of qualities/virtues that incarnate perfectly the culture of the Real Madrid. Zidane is one such player," 6. CUTAWAY REPORTERS 7. SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) PRESIDENTE DEL REAL MADRID FLORENTINO PEREZ: "The best club in the world has to have the best players in the world, and the universality of the Real Madrid fits perfectly with the universality of players like Zidane." 8. JOURNALIST WRITING 8. JOURNALIST WRITING 9. SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) ALFREDO DI STEFANO - HONOURARY PRESIDENTE REAL MADRID. "We and my friends would like Zidane to be the best in his group, and we hope he will continue to triumph like he was winning with the Juventus and the French selection. Therefore, for me, it's an honnour to welcome Zidane on behalf of all the supporters of the Real Madrid." 10. SOUNDBITE (FRENCH) ZIDANE: "It's an honour to come to Madrid, in Spain. I have been waiting for this moment with impatience and after 5 years with the Juventus, I believe it's was time to join a big club in Spain, and the Real Madrid has shown in the past, and continue to prove, that it is one of the biggest club in the world. So I am proud to be here today, proud to have signed with Real Madrid. And I hope for the next four years - at least - to play as well as I played for Juventus - or better. That's it. Thank you. I look forward to carry the shirt of the Real Madrid." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MADRID, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Reuters ID: LVA3BZNK632NRDPY36MFVDIOZHM3
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