{"id":298988,"date":"2023-11-11T23:45:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T23:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298988"},"modified":"2023-11-11T23:45:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T23:45:45","slug":"zinedine-zidane-reveals-why-he-picked-the-no-5-shirt-at-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/zinedine-zidane-reveals-why-he-picked-the-no-5-shirt-at-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Zinedine Zidane reveals why he picked the No 5 shirt at Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Zinedine Zidane reveals why he picked the No 5 shirt at Real Madrid before Jude Bellingham followed in his footsteps by taking the number&#8230; as he opens up on his career during interview with Lionel Messi<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 2001 decision was overseen by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bellingham previously joked that &#8216;there weren&#8217;t many numbers left&#8217; when joining\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why we should get excited about Cole Palmer &#8211; Listen here to It&#8217;s All Coming Up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zinedine Zidane has finally revealed why he opted to don the No 5 jersey during his decorated run at Real Madrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup winner with France joined the Spanish giants from Juventus in 2001 and held a starring role at the club for the remaining five years of his playing career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But such was the midfielder tie to Los Blancos that he opted to begin his coaching journey at the Bernabeu in 2013, joining then-Madrid coach Jose Mourinho as an assistant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zidane&#8217;s spell at the helm of the club between 2016 and 2018, and a second stint between 2019 and 2021, saw Real Madrid enjoy a period of dominance that yielded two LaLiga triumphs, two Supercopa trophies and an impressive three Champions League titles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But for a true No 10, the 51-year-old&#8217;s choice of shirt number was an eyebrow-raising one, and something queried by Lionel Messi during a conversation between the two icons for Adidas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/11\/77647477-0-image-m-73_1699616369273.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Zinedine Zidane enjoyed three decorated spells at Real Madrid as both player and manager<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/11\/77647267-0-image-m-67_1699615953651.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The World Cup winner&#8217;s time with Los Blancos is inextricably linked with the No 5 jersey<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/11\/77647213-0-image-a-66_1699615951130.jpg\" height=\"351\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Zidane discussed the origins of his choice of jersey number with Lionel Messi and Adidas<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Florentino Perez, the president, didn&#8217;t like the players wearing the numbers 25, 30, 35,&#8217; Zidane explained.\u00a0 &#8216;He was from the old school. The number 1 for the goalkeeper and then up to number 10.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;(Manolo) Sanchis had number 5 for Madrid, he left, and when I got there, the president told me &#8216;wouldn&#8217;t you like to have a number from 1 to 10?&#8217; and we picked the number 5 because he didn&#8217;t want the 25, 30, 35.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is not football, it is American football, so in the end, I got number 5.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the decision, Zidane established a legacy for the number &#8211; and one that might weigh heavily on those who inherit it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Jude Bellingham, who has sported the jersey since his June transfer from Borussia Dortmund, has had no such hang-ups.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=CQ8wOnnZiEg%3Frel%3D0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/11\/77647203-0-image-a-69_1699616144072.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This season, the mantle of the No 5 jersey has been taken up by new signing Jude Bellingham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/11\/77647199-0-image-a-70_1699616147116.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The England international has been at the height of his powers for his new club, scoring 13 in his first 14 games<\/p>\n<p>The England starlet has been in the form of his life since his \u00a3113million move to Madrid, and notched up an astonishing 13 goals in his first 14 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, during Zidane&#8217;s debut season at the club, the France international scored 12 goals across all competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he had chosen the No 5 jersey to pay tribute to Zidane during this year&#8217;s Ballon d&#8217;Or Ceremony &#8211; which saw the 20-year-old claim the Kopa Trophy &#8211; Bellingham couldn&#8217;t resist a little joke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There wasn&#8217;t much else left!&#8217; Bellingham shared, but adding: &#8216;It adds a little bit of pressure but I wanted to pay homage to one of my idols.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12734331\/Zinedine-Zidane-No-5-shirt-Real-Madrid-Jude-Bellingham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zinedine Zidane reveals why he picked the No 5 shirt at Real Madrid before Jude Bellingham followed in his footsteps <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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