Ex-football players’ sons face off against each other in Youth League clash 😍

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The sons of former icons Robin van Persie and Zinedine Zidane faced off against each other in a recent under-19s tournament.

Feyenoord took on Real Madrid in a tournament earlier this week, with Shaqueel van Persie representing the Dutch outfit and Elyaz Zidane playing for Madrid.

Van Persie has followed in his father’s footsteps plying his trade as a striker, while Zidane has decided to take more of a back seat in matches and play as a defender.

Feyenoord lost 1-0 to the Spanish side and were eilminated from the Mohammed VI Football Academy’s U19 International Tournament which features the likes of Lyon, Marseille, Anderlecht and Rangers.

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Shaqueel is playing for the side that his father started and finished his career with, with Van Persie Sr. scoring 46 goals for Feyenoord across two spells in the Netherlands, while Elyaz is Zidane Sr.’s fourth son to take to the football pitch after Enzo, Luca and Theo.
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