Zidane says he 'made everyone dream'.
Zinedine Zidane knows who "deserved" to win a Ballon d'Or but never managed to during his trophy-laden career in football.who was crowned the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or ahead of Barcelona teammates Xavi and Andres Iniesta .
Speaking ahead of kick-off, Zidane said: "It is difficult because if you like football, seeing a player like him leave is tough," said the Real Madrid boss. "I don't think of him as a"I've come across him two or three times and he is a charming, very reserved man and I like players who can do everything on the field but are that calm off it.
He added: "We're talking about someone who made everyone dream and he deserved to win the Ballon d'Or, especially in the year he won the World Cup. It was clear then that he deserved it."With a very respectable 17.36 per cent of the vote, Iniesta followed Messi in second place at the 2010 ceremony.
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