Zidane did not know what Twain had specifically instructed Wood, but it soon became clear to him.
Wood knocked Zidane out along with the ball he was dribbling with a vicious side tackle.
The referee's whistle and the hissing in Bernabéu sounded at the same time.
A yellow card!
Zidane slowly stood up from the ground and moved his ankle. Everything was fine.
Then he looked up at the person who had shoved him. This was the first time he had taken a serious look at the opponent, the Nottingham Forest's number 13, who had tangled with him for more than twenty minutes.
The "hit man" tightly pursed his lips as he stood in front of the referee and watched him record the foul in the small booklet with his head lowered. He did not apologize for the foul. He just had a blank expression on his face.
Beckham ran over to check on Zidane and found him staring at Wood.
"Be careful, Zizou." He cautioned, "I've heard a lot of stuff about this kid."
