Former striker of the Russian national football team Dmitry Sichev in an interview with , he recalled an episode of the French scene in his career.
Sychev advocated “Marseilles” in 2003-2004, scored 7 goals in 44 appearances for the club.
– A bright moment happened when I played in Marseille. There was an earthquake in Algiers, and Zinedine Zidane come from there. He decided to organize a charity match to help the locals. The Velodrome hosted the 1998 France team (when they won the World Cup) and Marseille itself.
I was stunned. You go out on the field, and there – Laurent Blanc, Fabien Barthez, Marcel Desailly… All great.
I was very shy to approach Zidane and ask him for a shirt. I was really pounded. Then I outdid myself by asking in French: “Can I have your T-shirt, Monsieur Zinedine?” And he said to me: “Go to Russian, round trip, generally normal!” In general, I now have a Zidane jersey in my collection,” Sychev told .
Source : MatchTV
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