New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gives his unfiltered take on Zinedine Zidane’s controversial moment. In the 2026 FIFA ...
The repercussions of the 2006 FIFA World Cup final between France and Italy were felt long after the July match after Zinedine Zidane delivered a headbutt to Marco Materazzi that changed everything.
The Real Madrid legend had been the hero of the 1998 World Cup final when his country won it for the first time and a cheeky ...
Zidane never regretted what he did, although he didn’t want children to see what unfolded in Berlin against Italy.
The French icon fell victim to his emotions and was denied the chance to lift the World Cup with France at Germany 2006 after his infamous altercation against Italy.
The beef between Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi is about more than 2006 World Cup Finals Headbutt Heard Round the World (it actually produced a very similar sound to beef hitting the frying pan.
With Zidane on the turf, France team doctor Jean-Pierre Paclet saw a shoulder dislocation and many feared his final was over. Paclet recalls Marco Materazzi approaching and, in Italian, telling him ...
In his final professional match, Zinedine Zidane stunned the world with an infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi during the ...
Paraguay have felt the wrath of FIFA’s stricter rules after their star player Miguel Almiron had a brain snap and covered his ...
Zinedine Zidane put a new meaning on header in the last game of his international career. In 2006, the French soccer player—affectionally referred to as “Zizou” and widely considered one of the best ...