Zinedine Zidane Named New Montblanc Ambassador

The famous French footballer and coach Zinedine Zidane has been announced as the new ambassador of the German brand Montblanc, which is part of the Swiss group of companies Richemont. He will be presenting writing instruments and leather goods, as well as the Montblanc Legend fragrance line. Zidane (known as Zizou in his native France) is 50 years old and started his professional football career in Cannes, then played for Bordeaux, and then moved to the Italian team Juventus and Real Madrid. Zidane has won multiple World and European Cup titles and has been named FIFA Player of the Year three times. Director Spike Lee, actors Cillian Murphy, Taron Egerton and Chen Kun have previously appeared in Montblanc advertising campaigns.