the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and
cheap replica football shirts it was his inspired form which galvanized a Les Bleus side that had been largely written off before the tournament. Zidane put France ahead in Berlin with the most nonchalantly taken penalty kick likely to be seen in a World Cup final, only for Materazzi to equalize after 19 minutes with a header. In extra time, and with the score level at 1 1, Zidane produced a header of a very different kind. Reacting to shirt tugging and provocation from the Italian defender, Zidane forcefully shoved his head into Materazzi s chest, sending the defender crashing to the ground. 8216. Zizou was sent off by Argentinean referee Horacio Marcelo Elizondo and Italy won the match 5 3 on penalties to become World champions for a fourth time. But much of the post match talk centered around what Materazzi said to provoke such a reaction from his opponent. Zidane was giving little away in the days that followed, only offering that the insult was 8216. very personal and concerned his mother and sister. "You hear those things once and you try to walk away," he said on July 12, 2006. "That's what I wanted to do because I am retiring. You hear it a second time and then a third time. " Throughout his career, Materazzi has gained a reputation for his provocative and overly aggressive behavior on the field, his nickname The Matrix, owing to his unpredictable personality. In characteristic
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