Zinedine Zidane named the one 'big club' he regrets not playing for during his career

Zinedine Zidane didn't hesitate when naming the one big club he wished he had played for during his career.

Zidane represented four clubs throughout his playing career, with spells in his home nation of France with Cannes and Bordeaux followed by successive big-money moves to Juventus and Real Madrid.

He retired at the relatively young age of 34, with his final match in professional football being the 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France.

Zidane famously did not end up on the winning side as, although he opened the scoring with a first half penalty, Italy would equalise with the midfielder later being shown a straight red card for headbutting Marco Materazzi in extra time.

Like any top professional, though, there will always be that itch for more - whether it be more trophies, more goals, or simply being able to say you represented your boyhood club.

Zinedine Zidane played for Real Madrid between 2001 and 2006 (Image: Getty)

Zidane was born and raised in the French city of Marseille, and he told the club's official website that he wished he could have represented the club at some point.

He moved to Bordeaux in 1992 - a year before Marseille became the inaugural winners of the renamed Champions League - but never got to play for Les Olympiens during his career.

He said: "To be here at La Commanderie, to see the facilities... it looks like a big club. There are some really interesting things.

Zidane bypassed his local side in his early days, developing through the AS Cannes academy before joining Bordeaux, where he remained for four years before that all-important move to Juventus.

He would, of course, establish himself as one of the greatest footballers of all time during his spell at Real between 2001 and 2006 before calling time on his career.

Many players in the modern game often head back to their boyhood clubs before calling it quits, but Zidane elected to retire at the very top instead.

Zinedine Zidane won the Champions League four times with Real Madrid across spells as a player and manager (Image: Getty)

He would return to Real in 2016 to begin his senior managerial career, and ended his second and most recent stint in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2021.

He is currently out of work as things stand, but has been linked with various top jobs - including the soon-to-be-vacant post with the France national team following Didier Deschamps' announcement that he will leave his role at the end of the 2026 World Cup.