Morning, the modest Rodez, who currently plays in Ligue 2, faces Caen in the 30th of the Coupe de France, the oldest tournament in French football and which brings together all the teams registered in the Federation's organization chart each season. In an interview with Le Telegramme, Cyril Ramond has confirmed that Zidane saved Rodez from disappearance several seasons ago.
“Zidane saved the club, when I was at Rodez We are going through a very difficult time financially, but Zidane saved the team”, Cyril Raimond assured. In 2012, the Real Madrid coach participated in a capital increase of the modest French club of 113,000 euros together with other professionals such as Olivier Dacourt and Sylvain Ndiaye.
Furthermore, Ramond added: “Zidane's wife is from Rodez and when the club had great financial problems, it was Zidane's intervention that allowed us to continue. He brought his contacts, organized a tournament and an exhibition match with France '98. And he also made a donation to the club. Without him, the club would not have recovered and the club would not have recovered if not for him ”.