Football legend Zinedine Zidane will drop the flag at the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours World Endurance Championship round next month.
Zidane, a World Cup victor with France who won three UEFA Champions League titles as a manager with Real Madrid, has been named as official starter for the double-points WEC round by race organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest. That means he will wave off the 62-car field of the French enduro at the 16:00 start time on 15 June.
“Le Mans is a world-renowned event that, throughout its history, has welcomed some great names from many different horizons,” he said. “Zinedine Zidane is an icon, a sportsman whose talent has inspired generations of fans.” Zidane follows NBA basketball legend LeBron James in taking the honorary starter’s role at Le Mans.
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