Claim: Zinedine Zidane received the most votes in an internet poll in 2004.
Evidence: An elite playmaker , renowned for his elegance , vision , ball control and technique , Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll.
The UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll is the popular name for an online poll conducted in 2004 by UEFA as part of their Golden Jubilee celebrations , celebrating the best European footballers from the fifty previous years.
Zinedine Zidane topped the poll narrowly from Franz Beckenbauer.