Zinedine ZidaneFrom WhatPort80Zinedine Yazid Zidane (English translation: "the son of a terrorist wench") is a former French soccer player that played for both the French national team and for four European club teams, most recently Real Madrid. Zidane is a hothead with a quick temper -like an angry bull, he pummeled Marco Materazzi with incredible force. No one really knows the real reason why he did it but some say that all he wanted was Materazzi's candy (not of the man variety) but some others say that he just did it for the lulz, in that case who can really blame him?. Despite the headbutt incident, Zidane won the Golden Ball (haha). Forza Italia! Incident DetailsAbout 100 minutes into the 2006 World Cup final against Italy, Zidane was sent off for pwning Marco Materazzi via headbutt . Video replays showed Materazzi holding Zidane and pulling his shirt lightly after Italy had captured the ball in an attack by the French team. Materazzi let go, and after a brief exchange of words, Zidane walked away from him. Then, the Italian appeared to be saying something - eyewitness reports by lipreaders have him saying "you f***ing French f***." Zidane turned around, took a few short steps, lowered his head and racked his skull against Materazzi, sending him to the ground. Play was halted and referee Horacio Elizondo shouted "Wop got wapped!" After the intervention of another official, Zidane was shown the red card and sent off. Reactions to the IncidentAfter the French national football team returned to Paris, President Jacques Chirac hailed Zidane as a national hero, a "virtuoso" and "a genius of world football." He added: "You are also a man of heart and conviction. That is why France admires and loves you.". Obviously, regardless of the recklessness and complaint lack of restraint shown, the fact that Zidane didn't just run away was surprising enough to win him praise and adulation from his countrymen. (Their countries strategists were not consulted, though one would guess that their words would not be kind.) The rest of the world chalked the incident up to Zidane being a smelly cheese-eating Frenchman. Zidane at his best i.e fail MediaAccording to some scienticians, due to the way the light reflected off of the grass, the Zidane headbutt looked different depending on where you were sitting. Below are some examples, via camera phone movies:
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