Take, for instance, Zinedine Zidane’s infamous head-butt. When France was facing Italy in the 2006 World Cup final in Germany, the virtuoso player, provoked by Marco Materazzi, delivered a ...

His planned departure will leave plenty of time for Diallo to find the right successor to Deschamps, with former France great Zinedine Zidane the ... side once when he headbutted Italy’s Marco ...

As the pair were racing after a loose ball, Manchester City defender Thatcher slammed his arm into Mendes’ head, sending the ...

That name was Zinedine Zidane. The Marseille native had broken through with his performances in the Intertoto Cup the previous summer, providing five goals and one assist from midfield.

Zidane, the opportunity to write a storybook ending to his career by guiding France to glory against Italy. Instead, he ended the evening in disgrace after launching a stunning headbutt into the ...