No ifs or butts as Zidane heads list of France’s favourite celebrities

DESPITE that famous World Cup headbutt — or perhaps because of it — retired soccer star Zinedine Zidane is France’s favourite celebrity, a poll said.

Zidane, whose attack on Italian player Marco Materazzi brought a bizarre end to his 18-year career, came out on top in an Ifop poll published in the weekend newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

He dethroned last year’s favourite, tennis player and singer Yannick Noah, who is now in second place.