Former Italy defender Marco Materazzi reveals what Zinedine Zidane told him before giving him a headbutt in the 2006 World Cup Final between Italy and France: ‘If you want my shirt, I’ll give it ...

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 ...

For Zinédine Zidane, Thierry Gilardi remains a significant figure in football. He fondly remembers his voice, his intelligence and his ...

Chances are even if you're not a soccer fan, you're passingly familiar with ex-France superstar Zinedine Zidane due to his famous/infamous headbutt of Italian defender Marco Materazzi in extra time of ...

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 ...

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, ...

The reason the furor over French soccer star Zinedine Zidane’s head-butt in the World Cup final has reached such a fever pitch — especially since his televised interview Wednesday did little to clear ...

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 ...

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) – Zinedine Zidane was banned by FIFA for three games Thursday for head-butting Italy defender Marco Materazzi during the World Cup final. Now retired, the former France ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Italian Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final has been immortalised in a statue now on display in Paris. The five-metre (16 feet) bronze ...