“Very few athletes represent sporting excellence like Zinedine Zidane. Rows of bouquets lay outside the theatre, presumably to be handed to the French star later. Himanshu Kanakia, managing director, Kanakia Group, explained why a developer in Mumbai signed on a retired international footballing icon from France. The visit was just one of the many promotional activities lined up for the day as part of his endorsement deal with real estate developer Kanakia Spaces Pvt. Former French footballer and current Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is the second big soccer star to endorse an Indian firm after Tata Motors signed up Lionel Messi in 2015Former French football player and current Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane at the Mumbai airport.

Source: Mint June 10, 2016 20:26 UTC