The most shocking moment in FIFA World Cup history? When France and Italy were locked in a stalemate deep in extra-time in the 2006 Final, Zinedine Zidane st. Zidane was sent off for a headbutt on Italy's Marco Materazzi
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Ten years ago today, a seismic headbutt shook up the world of football. In the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin on July 9, 2006, with France and Italy locked at 1-1 in extra time, the great Zinedine. One of the most unforgettable moments of the 2006 World Cup took place off the ball. Zinedine Zidane stunned the globe when he headbutted Marco Materazzi in. Watch France legend Zinedine Zidane's final moments as a footballer as his career ends in an explosive climax following a dramatic red card after a headbutt. Zinedine Zidane, the former France captain, has said he "would rather die" than apologise to Marco Materazzi for headbutting the Italian during the 2006 World Cup final.
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One of the most controversial issues of the last decade, and certainly of world football, in the voice of its protagonists.Subscribe to this wonderfull chann. Chirac would announce his love and admiration for Zidane (who lost his temper and butted someone) in a speech on the team's return. The butt was made into a sculpture ("Coup De Tete") and. Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi stunned football in 2006 - and had far reaching consequences, particularly for the Italian BBC Sport looks back to one of the most infamous moments in World Cup history, when France captain Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italy's Marco Materazzi in the chest during the 2006 World Cup final.
Why Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi in 2006 World Cup final Citi Sports Online
Instead, it was the sight of Zidane trudging from the field in disgrace that graced back pages around the world. In the aftermath of the final, everyone wanted to know what had prompted Zidane to. Zinedine Zidane - who had scored a delicious Panenka penalty earlier on - was sent off in extra-time for planting his head into the chest of Italian defender Marco Materazzi.The referee didn't.
Former Italy star Marco Materazzi has finally opened about Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on him at the 2006 World Cup final. The pair's altercation 17 years ago is still remembered as one. Now that we look back, it's hard to believe: The 9th of July, 2006, the day Zidane replied to Materazzi's cheap provocation with a surprising coup de boule (headbutt), was already seven years ago!. Love it or hate it, to commemorate what was then the most mediatized sports event of the year around the planet, the French recently erected a statue that immortalized that not-so-fair-play.
Esto es lo que le dijo Zidane a Materazzi antes de su cabezazo en la final del Mundial de 2006
In the 110th minute of the match, Zidane and Materazzi got into an altercation where he was tugging Zidane's shirt. Some words were said and moments later Zidane headbutted Materazzi in a moment of extreme anger. For years, the general line was that Materazzi had insulted Zidane's mother, which caused him to fly off the handle. Materazzi never confirmed that, but also never clarified what he did say.