Zidane of France throws a massive head butt to his arch-rival, Materazzi of Italy, in the World Cup Final 2006. Only seen this clip 15 times, or more. Felt I should share.
and a longer clip with closeups, and British commentary.
Busy day for me, sick pet, lots of work.
Hope it isn't some neurological problem.
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It's certainly possible that Metarazzi said something wholly despicable, but verbal abuse worthy of such a reaction is hard to imagine. I really enjoyed the World Cup until that moment, which cast a shadow over the entire event, not to mention over Zidane's wonderful career.
Personally, I thought that a clever retort on the part of Zidane.
It certainly had dramatic flair--in particular Zidane's running ahead only to charge back like a bull fed up with the red cape.
I watched Italy v. France in the Euro Cup Final in 2000 from a dive pub somewhere on the west coast of Ireland. The Italian goalkeep got a bloodied face in that match.