Materazzi Says De Miguel Death Made Him Reflect on Zidane Headbutt
- Former Italy defender Marco Materazzi said the death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel following an on-field collision made him thankful he was not seriously injured when Zinedine Zidane headbutted him in the 2006 World Cup final.
- During the 2006 World Cup final, Zinedine Zidane was sent off for driving his head into Materazzi's chest before Italy won on penalties; the incident remains a talking point 20 years later.
- Zidane said: "I'm not proud of the headbutt I gave Materazzi, but I have no regrets. I was wrong, but I was provoked." Materazzi noted it was not his first provocation, nor Zidane's first headbutt.
- Materazzi claimed he and Zidane appeared to reconcile at a hotel in 2010, shaking hands and agreeing "Don't worry, these things happen, it's all in the past," though Zidane later denied the encounter unfolded as described.
- France plays Italy in the Nations League later on Thursday, and despite 20 years passing, questions persist: "Why does Zidane keep rejecting an 'official' reconciliation?" The unresolved tension looms as the two nations prepare to meet.
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Before the Nations League match between France and Italy, Marco Materazzi looks back on the 2006 eclat. He still finds acknowledging words about Zidane today.
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saarbruecker-zeitung.deBefore the Nations League match between France and Italy, Marco Materazzi looks back on the 2006 eclat. He still finds acknowledging words about Zidane today.
When in the field Italy and France are challenged, memory can only return to that evening of July 9, 2006, the final of the World Championships won to the rigors by the blues of Lippi. And the highlight of that match remains the headboard of Zinedine Zidane to Marco Materazzi. Twenty years after the night of Berlin, the [...] The article "The death of Jesùs de Miguel made me thank God that nothing had happened": Materazzi speaks of Zidane's head…
In an interview given to the newspaper "At the Gazzetta dello Sport", the former Italian founder Marco Materazzi returned to the hit with the head given by Zinédine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final. He believes that the position of the French selector is contradictory, a few hours before the match of Thursday at San Siro (hours 21:45).
In the final of the German World Cup between France and Italy, which took place at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, the ex-Captain Gaul struck the former defender after a cross of words between the two players
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