Zidane is adamant he will not change his mind Zidane's career in pictures

France midfielder Zinedine Zidane has announced that he will retire when his current Real Madrid contract expires in 2005.

Zidane, who will be 33 when he hangs up his boots, was signed by Madrid from Juventus for a world-record fee of �46.5m in 2001.

The midfielder, who is currently on Real's three-week tour of China, insists there will be no talking him out of the decision.

"I have two years left to my contract with Real Madrid and until then I will play as well as possible, whatever the competition," said Zidane.

"After those two years I will retire."

His final matches for France are set to come at next summer's European Championships in Portugal, given that he has ruled himself out of the 2006 World Cup.

Zidane was a member of the France team that won the World Cup in 1998 and European Championships in 2000 and has 82 caps for his country.