Former Inter and Italy defender Marco Materazzi had a fine career, including a Champions League winners medal and a World Cup winners medal, but will forever be remembered for the incident in the ...

We all remember Zinedine Zidane headbutting Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup. Italy and France were facing off on July 9th, 2006, in Germany. France lost, and it was all Zidane’s fault…or so ...

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The legendary France captain and current Real Madrid boss saw red in his final game on the biggest stage after he was provoked by an opposition player As Zinedine Zidane prepares to take charge of his ...

Marco Materazzi has offered to settle his feud with Zinedine Zidane 18 years after the Real Madrid and France legend headbutted the Italian at the 2006 FIFA World Cup final. Zindane's glorious ...

PARIS - French soccer star Zinedine Zidane apologized for head-butting an Italian opponent during the World Cup final, saying Wednesday that he was provoked by harsh insults about his mother and ...

With France and Italy tied in extra time of Sunday's World Cup final, Zinedine Zidane head-butted Marco Materazzi in the chest and was ejected. France went on to lose on penalty kicks. The day after, ...

Now, remarkably, the Zidane name could return to the World Cup spotlight in 2026. This time, however, it might not be the legendary playmaker himself, but his son, Luca Zidane, who steps onto soccer’s ...