Marco Materazzi taunts Zinedine Zidane again

The image remains engraved in the memories of the stunned spectators who watch us. Zinedine Zidane delivering a headbutt in the chest of Marco Materazzi, the brat of transalpine football, who never stopped provoking the French number 10 during the 2006 World Cup final between France and Italy. A knee-jerk reaction and a bad gesture synonymous with the end of career for the Marseille prodigy. With the outcome that we know in this final and the defeat of the Blues on penalties.

If 18 years have passed since then, Marco Materazzi, unlike Zinedine Zidane, has no trouble talking about this episode experienced as a trauma in France. And the person concerned dares to call the former Galactic merengue to discuss it between four eyes. “ I'm not trying to apologize anymore, but I'd be happy to have a conversation with him now that so many years have passed. There would be no problem », Says the former Azzurri defender.

A not so obvious meeting

In an interview given to the platform dedicated to games of all kinds Lucky Block, Marco Materazzi assures “ not having had a relationship with Zinedine Zidane since that day “. On the other hand, the Inter Milan player does not hesitate to admit his admiration for the 1998 Ballon d’Or: “ He's a football legend and I have a lot of respect for him as a player and as a coach, who won three Champions Leagues in a row. »

During a recent interview on RMC, Marco Materazzi did not seem so enthusiastic about the idea of ​​explaining himself to Zinedine Zidane. “ I would be lying to you if I told you that it doesn't matter to me whether or not I meet Zinedine Zidane. Why not. I admit that I don't necessarily think about it all the time. If at most, he was an ex-teammate and we had already played together, but in this case, we have never played together so I don't see why we should necessarily meet. I think he thinks the same thing too. “, he confided last month.