It has been 20 years since Zinedine Zidane was sent off for his infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup ...

Horacio Elizondo, the referee of the 2006 World Cup Final, reveals Zinedine Zidane reassured him that the red card was ...

On July 9, 2006, the French superstar’s illustrious career came to a dramatic end.

With Zidane on the turf, France team doctor Jean-Pierre Paclet saw a shoulder dislocation and many feared his final was over.

It was unquestionably the most astonishing act of violence to occur in the finals of the World Cup. The entire globe tuned in on July 9, 2006 to see France vs. Italy in the most high-stakes battle for ...

Zidane never regretted what he did, although he didn’t want children to see what unfolded in Berlin against Italy.

Marco Materazzi has finally confirmed the exact insult he directed at Zinedine Zidane that led to the infamous headbutt in ...

A version of this piece was published in 2020. It has been updated to run as part of our special World Cup: Reconsidered series… This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in ...

Our countdown continues with a Zinedine Zidane masterclass in 2006. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 95 days away. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 95 days away. As we count down ...

Berlin’s Olympiastadion was hot and humid on July 9, 2006. There had been storms all week. Zinedine Zidane had converted a penalty early in the World Cup final. Marco Materazzi had headed an equalizer ...

Following Zinedine Zidane, from the 1998 World Cup final to a few stunning seconds in the 2006 final, resonated with me as a ...