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Marco Materazzi will remain the man who sent Zinédine Zidane into retirement. The Italian international brought out the tricolor during the 2006 World Cup final between France and the Squadra Azzurra. Since then, water has flowed under the bridges and the former Inter defender is not against a reunion with the former Real Madrid coach.
In France, Marco Materazzi will forever be the one who sounded the death knell for Zinédine Zidane's career. By provoking his evening opponent during the final of the World Cup 2006the Italian international had managed to disrupt the calm of the Frenchman. In response, the latter gave him a headbutt in the chest. Red card. L'French team will not recover. Since then, the two men have avoided each other, for fear that tensions would reignite.
Materazzi calls out to Zidane
But on his side, Materazzi believes that the time for dialogue has come to truly turn the page. “ 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” confided the former defender ofInter during an interview given to Lucky Block.
Is the answer already known?
Despite the rivalry, Materazzi recognizes the genius of Zidane. “I haven't spoken to Zinedine Zidane since that day, I had never spoken to him before and I didn't speak to him after. We don't have a relationship. He is 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 » he blurted. But to believe Christophe Dugarry, not sure that Zizou agrees to meet the Italian. “ 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 confided.
