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Some remember the painful memory of the 2006 World Cup, marked by Zinédine Zidane's headbutt during the final lost against Italy. This is the case of former cyclist Jérôme Pineau. The latter attacked the 1998 world champion, who, according to him, undermined the French team.
It's difficult to talk about Zinédine Zidane's career without mentioning his headbutt to Marco Materazzi during the final of the World Cup 2006. The French international had pulled the pin during extra time and received a red card. 18 years later, this episode is still present in the memories of some. Former cyclist, Jerome Pineau has not yet digested this action, which led the Blues to defeat.
The headbutt episode is not digested
« I still have that in the way, with this love that I have for Zidane, like many people, this last match where he takes everything for himself. This is where I still have bitterness towards this character. This image there… For me, in his face, when he enters this final, he says to himself: 'it's my match, whatever the outcome, it's my match'. It starts with the panenka, it's hot potato, he can also mess up, he's a genius, it's legendary, but in the end he did it for himself » confided Pineau in the Big Mouths of Sport.
“I will never, ever forgive him”
Pineau still has a hard tooth against Zidane. “I haven’t forgiven him. Absolutely not, ever. Everything else when you tell me Zidane… I had the chance to see him play indoors in Limoges, I was like a kid when I was 35 years old. For me, he's someone I don't even want to talk to because he's above, he's a god to me. But in this match, I will never, ever forgive him. » he blurted out RMC.
