"I'm a terrible spectator, actually -- I'm a player," [Bill Szijarto], 43, said Thursday. "If they would ask me to go out and do a few plays in the third quarter after I'm done kicking, I'd get on the field and try and take a pass before I get creamed."

In a deal that could involve providing commentary on matches, Zidane signed with the cable station because "it's a channel I know well. I will stay close to football because that's what I know how to do."

"I don't miss it (soccer) at all," he said in Thursday's edition of L'Equipe. "When Real Madrid started the new season, I didn't feel anything. I have just been jogging and playing tennis."