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Zidane and Edgar Davids show they've still got it as they shine in Juventus legends match

talksport.com, 11 October 2023, 14:15
Zinedine Zidane and Edgar Davids rolled back the years as they put on a show for their adoring Juventus fans on Tuesday night.

The two football icons took part in an Old Lady legends match in Turin to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Agnelli family takeover.

A host of high-profile past Juve stars took part in the seven-a-side clash at the Pala Alpitour in Turin.

Patrice Evra, Alessandro Del Piero, Antonio Conte, Mario Mandzukic, Claudio Marchisio and Fabrizio Ravanelli all looked to put on a show for the fans in attendance.

But two of the biggest cheers of the night were towards Davids and Zidane, who were teammates at Juventus between 1998-2001.

Fans went wild after Davids pulled off a silky skill move, before jinxing past Marchisio, where he eventually then set up Ravanelli who tucked home his shot into the bottom left corner.

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Zidane, who scored 31 goals in 214 games for Juve, then marked his return to the club with a composed finish from a few yards out.

Chants of his name echoed around the arena with Zizou all smiles as he took the applause.

Speaking after the match, Zidane remained coy on his future in management having been out of a job since standing down at Real Madrid in May 2021.

Commenting on his return to Turin - 22 years after departing for Real - he said: "It's nice to be here with these people and the Juventus family.

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"It's the best thing. It's nice for us who have stopped playing football to see happy people. What's more important than this?"

He was then asked whether he would ever manage Juve in the future, to which he remarked: "I just enjoy the family, which is important, then we'll see.

"There will be rumours as long as I am a coach."

As for Davids, he expressed his love and admiration for Juventus, as he stated: "It's a big thing, this is my home.

"When I learned I could join Juve [in 1998], it was great because they were second [in the table].

"The group was very strong and it was a family. It was nice to talk to the members of the Agnelli family in a philosophical way.

"Football has changed, but I still love the fans."

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