French football legend Zinedine Zidane has delighted Chinese internet users by joining local residents in Shanghai to play shuttlecock in the street.

Videos of Zidane, 53, a newcomer to the sport, played the game skilfully with some middle-aged Shanghai residents, most of whom were middle-aged women who are commonly referred to as “aunties” in mainland China.

Clips of the former star have gone viral on mainland social media, according to a report by Jimu News.

Zidane, who has been named The Best Fifa Men’s Player three times, came to China in November for a series of commercial events.

On the evening of November 30, while he and his entourage passed a small square on the Bund in central Shanghai, they saw people playing shuttlecock.