Zinedine Zidane will never forgive Marco Materazzi

«I would be lying to you if I told you that it doesn't matter to me whether or not I meet Zinédine Zidane.» Marco Materazzi returned yesterday to RMC on this famous World Cup final in 2006 where he was the victim of a headbutt from Zinedine Zidane. The whole world knows what happens next. The number 10 of the Blues ended his playing career with this gesture since he received a direct red and Italy ended up winning over France on penalties (1-1, 5-3 tab ). “What happened was that I said that if I hadn't retained Zidane we would have been in trouble. We found ourselves clashing, there was nervousness and this is what happened behind», continued the defender, hero of this final in Berlin. This episode is one for the history books but that in no way changes the admiration he has for his former opponent. To meet him, however, he will probably have to wait a long time. Maybe even his whole life.

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«Zidane will not forgive himresponds on RMC Christophe Dugarry, great friend of Zidane. Why would he forgive him? Materazzi has been advertising this for years. He laughs about it, he brags about having succeeded in getting Zidane to unpin him. Materazzi has spent his entire career punching and doing stupid things on the field. He is world champion, he has done incredible things. But in his interviews, he always talks about Zizou while Zizou never talks about him“. Angry against the Italian, the 1998 world champion even asked him to stop talking about Zidane in all his interviews. “The trauma for Zizou is having lost this final, and certainly having made this gesture of which he is not proud. But Materazzi’s behavior… Making up with Zidane? He can wait until the end of his days. Zizou doesn't give a damn about Materazzi while Materazzi is always talking about him. The number of people who promote themselves by speaking on Zizou… Zizou never speaks. Materazzi, shut up! He just has to say that he doesn't want to talk about it anymore. But no, he continues to play the role. We really don't care about him.»