Moments of happiness as a boy and as a teenager were found by Dubath on the soccer field, even though he was not a gifted soccer player. Here he also finds the space that allows him to heal the wounds inflicted on him as a child by an adult man. Dubath speaks about this abuse in this small book, not least to articulate the unspeakable for the boy. The shame that overcomes him makes him communicate his pain more in whispers than in loud screams. As someone who loves life, the writer Dubath skillfully dresses his words in a beautiful gesture of humor. The poetic nature of the language and the humor in perception make this small book more than just a witty text about what is often said to be the most beautiful secondary thing in the world. 'Zidane and I' is perhaps the book that most accurately addresses soccer among all the many books about it, while also referring to life and love. It is most convincing in the art of 'une-deux', the give-and-go, which becomes the foundation for all kinds of relationships between people.