Qatar to re-install Zidane statue that sparked backlash

Qatar to re-install Zidane statue that sparked backlash

Qatar plans to re-install a sculpture immortalising French-Algerian football player, Zinedine Zidane's head butt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had been removed in 2013 amid a domestic backlas...

Qatar to Put Zinedine Zidane Headbutt Statue Back on Show for World Cup

The five-metre (16 feet) high bronze showing the French legend in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013 when protests that it breached Islamic rules on idolisation led to it being taken down

The statue of the headbutt of Zidane will be reinstalled in a museum in Qatar

SCAN SPORT - The statue representing Zidane and Materazzi had been removed from the seaside in Doha, Qatar, where the next World Cup will take place.

Qatar To Put Zinedine Zidane Headbutt Statue Back On Show For 2022 FIFA World Cup

The five metre (16 feet) high bronze showing Zinedine Zidane in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013

Zidane headbutt statue to be re-installed in Qatar

A statue of Zinedine Zidane's headbutt during the 2006 World Cup final will be re-installed in Qatar after it was removed in 2013 amid a backlash.

Doha to reinstall Zidane-Materazzi statue ahead of Qatar World Cup

A sculpture immortalizing French-Algerian footballer Zinedine Zidane's head butt during the 2006 World Cup final will return to Doha for the upcoming...