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06/10/2008 - FRANCE 24 INTERVIEW

Besma Lahouri, biographer of Zinedine Zidane

Author and journalist Besma Lahouri joins FRANCE 24's Robert Parsons to talk about her latest book, a tell-all account of Zinedine Zidane's dramatic last night as a professional footballer in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy.
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