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‘Nervous’ Zinedine Zidane suffers embarrassing wardrobe malfunction as he brings out Champions League trophy at Wembley
Zidane, 51, has recently been linked with huge managerial jobs
FANS were left perplexed by Zinedine Zidane's Champions League final outfit.
The Real Madrid legend, 51, won the Champions League four times with Los Blancos across spells as a player and manager.
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But on Saturday, he arrived at Wembley as a fan, with viewers at home reckoning he was still feeling the nerves.
Ahead of the game he walked out of the tunnel with the Champions League trophy.
As he hoisted it towards the fans, his blazer appeared to be crooked.
The World Cup winner had managed to mess up his buttons.
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Noticing Zidane's sartorial faux pas, one social media user wrote: "I don't understand Zidane's blazer…. Not only is it crooked in the front, but the cut on the back and shoulders is horrible…"
While a second commented: "Zidane with the blazer poorly buttoned."
A third claimed: "Zidane can't button up his blazer properly."
And a fourth joked: ";Real Madrid just lost the final. After Zidane came in with the blazer buttoned wrong hahaha."
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Another added: "Zidane is nervous... I have no proof but I have no doubts either... the jacket!"
As it turned out, Zidane needn't have been worried as Madrid ran out 2-0 winners, picking up an incredible 15th Champions League title.
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And the former Juventus playmaker had thankfully fixed his buttons by the time he came out to deliver the trophy after full-time.
Zidane has been out of work since leaving Real Madrid in 2021.
In April he was linked with the Bayern Munich job, but nothing came of the German side's interest.
Zidane has also long been connected with the potential vacancy at Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag remains Red Devils manager, although his position is still in doubt.
Bellingham outshines Sancho on the night of his dreams at Wembley
THE very moment Vinicius Junior struck the second goal, Jude Bellingham sank to his knees, stretched out his arms and looked up at the sky, writes Charlie Wyett.
It was the moment that Bellingham had always dreamed of, to win the Champions League. The fact it came at Wembley, on home soil, made it that little sweeter.
Bellingham delivered the pass to Vinicius who scored to ensure that Real Madrid, remarkably, have now been the kings of Europe on 15 occasions.
It was the final kick of the biggest game in Bellingham’s life as he was immediately replaced by Joselu in a tactical switch by Carlo Ancelotti.
With no Premier League teams involved, this was an English duel between Bellingham and Jadon Sancho. The west midlands v south London. Stourbridge versus Kennington.
It is obvious which of the two former team-mates won this scrap, although Sancho’s team should have put Real out of sight by half-time.
Ultimately, neither Englishmen had particularly dazzling games.
Sancho, on loan from Manchester United, started brightly and gave Real left-back Ferland Mendy a few uneasy moments.
Yet this was nothing like the performances he delivered against PSG to help his team to the final.
Instead, with three minutes remaining of normal time, Sancho was replaced by another Englishman, teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
There was to be no drama. Bellingham added this Euro title to his La Liga winner’s medal. Not forgetting he has also been voted as the La Liga player of the year.
Bellingham, featuring in his 42nd game of the season for Real, was unable to make much of an impact in his role wide left.
On the hour mark, he had touched the ball 35 times but had done little with it.
With the scores at 0-0, he somehow failed to score with a header when he was unable to make contact with a cross from Vinicius. Any touch and it would have been a goal.
By then, the keyboard warriors were out in force on social media, dishing out some laughable criticism of England's greatest talent. Potentially, our greatest ever player.
Yet the inevitable happened and Dortmund were left to curse those missed chances.
A mistake by Sancho led to a Madrid corner and Dani Carvajal leapt highest to head them into the lead.
Bellingham had another chance but it was deflected wide by Nico Schlotterbeck.
But, with seven minutes left, he helped stick the knife in to help Vinicius score and ensure this is an evening he will never forget.
In the crowd were his dad Mark, mum Denise and brother Jobe, who got into the stadium five hours early
Bellingham’s mum was in tears as her son stepped up to get his medal. And let’s all hope Bellingham will be lifting another trophy in Berlin on July 14.
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