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The Italian defender, tormentor of France in the 2006 World Cup final, explained that he would be happy to have a discussion with Zinédine Zidane, 18 years after the famous headbutt.
Hated in France, adored in Italy, Marco Materazzi entered the legend on July 9, 2006. Already for having scored in the World Cup final against the Blues, also for having scored his penalty during the penalty shootout; but above all for having Zinédine Zidane pinned and expelled, with the most famous headbutt on the planet.
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More than 18 years after this evening in Berlin which dedicated the Nazionale, the episode continues to be talked about. This Sunday, November 24, the former Inter defender was brought on the subject by Liam Solomon, in an interview published on LuckyBlock.
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The one nicknamed “Matrix” notably affirmed that since that day, he had never spoken again at the 1998 Ballon d'Or. Neither after nor before July 9, 2006, as he indicates. But to emphasize that he would not be against having a discussion with the legend of the Blues: “I am no longer looking for excuses (from him, Editor's note), but I would be delighted to have a conversation with him now that so many “years have passed. There would be no problem.” A word to the wise.
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