The score was 1-1 when Zidane was given a red card in the 110th minute of the 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France. French captain Zinedine Zidane and Italian defender Marco Materazzi got into a verbal confrontation and Zidane went up to Materazzi and unexpectedly headbutted him in the chest. He was sent off and did not participate in the penalty shootout. Italy won 5–3. After few weeks, Zidane said he headbutted Materazzi during overtime after Italian player insulted his sister.Before the final match, Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. It was Zizou’s last World Cup and the World Cup final was his last professional football match.
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whats that!
batter was not now!
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