‘Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait’, by Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno  over on cityofsound is a  great review of self-same film/portrait.  It’s as poetic and well-considered as the film is enthralling. I’ve only seen it on the big screen and now I’m going to have to get my hands on the DVD for that ‘making of’ doc.

Completely agree that the sound was as captivating as the imagery. Standing out for me: the deafening silence of the crowd after Villareal score their penalty, punctured only by the squeal-like noise of the opposing players as their celebration takes them past Zidane… That Zidane’s only words (that I can recall) other than the occassional aqui and si, were a gutteral You should be ashamed of yourself…, muttered into the ear of the referee in the aftermath of the penalty…