There are few truly unforgettable and defining moments in football, and one of them – for all the wrong reasons – is definitely Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt of Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final.Speaking to The Times, Materazzi has expressed how he wishes that his career was not defined by this moment and that this should not be all he is remembered for.🇮🇹🗣️ Marco Materazzi on the Zidane headbutt moment: “I don’t like it, because it doesn’t do justice to what my career was.” “That episode should never have happened. In the tension of that final in Berlin, amidst the bickering and insults, Zidane offered me his shirt, and I… pic.twitter.com/FrgCFShID4— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) April 1, 2024 “I don’t like it, because it doesn’t do justice to what my career was,” said the 50-year-old.”It should never have happened. In the tension of the final, in the middle of the bickering and insults, Zidane offered me his shirt and I said no, that I preferred his sister. Then he turned around and reacted like everyone remembers. I never saw Zinedine again.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7996356##
