Zinedine Zidane saw 57x more Wikipedia readers than usual

What this article is

Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the head coach of the France national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, and ball control. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or. He coached his former club Real Madrid in two separate stints between 2016 and 2021, winning multiple domestic and international club trophies.

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Where editors were working

Wikipedia editors made 1 edit to this article on 2026-06-17, concentrated in these sections. This is evidence about the surge, not an explanation of it.

• 1998 World Cup

How this was measured

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