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30th Nov 2015

VIDEO: Zinedine Zidane’s son Luca was sent-off for violent conduct with his head over the weekend

We've seen something similar before

Paul Moore

We’ve seen something similar before.

It must be hard to be the son of a famous footballer because the inevitable comparisons will be made with their dad but things must be ten times harder for Luca Zidane because his old man was just a ‘little’ bit good at football.

The French World Cup winner was arguably the greatest player of his generation as Zizou’s wonderful technique, balance and skill lit up every match that he played in.

Unfortunately though for the three time FIFA World Player of the Year and ’98 Ballon D’or winner, his exit from international football was mired in controversy following that headbutt on Italian defender Marco Materazzi during the ’06 World Cup final.

While this won’t detract from Zidane’s magnificent reputation, it seems that his son Luca also needs to keep his temper in check after he got sent off for a similar offence at the weekend.

Luca is a ‘keeper in Real Madrid’s youth team and he saw red against local rivals Atletico Madrid after using his head in an aggressive manner during their 4-2 defeat.

Take a look as the offence occurs at the 2:00 mark.