Why did Zidane headbutted Italian defender Marco Materazzi?

Answer 1

obviously materazzi said something that really offended Zidane. However, that was no excuse to do it, so he got a red card. There is belief that Materazzi called him a terrorist and such. However, Zidane's been playing for way too long for that to be a good reason. More likely I'd have to believe that Materazzi questioned Zidane's manhood or said something about his family. I know that if it were me, they could make fun of me all they wanted, but if they went after my family, that's another story. Like I said, it's a guess

Answer 2

Poor Zidane.


Bad enough that he has a name that sounds like a stop smoking aid, yet he can't quit...


But now, this legendary player is nothing but a big Internet joke.


After the game (that was beamed live from everybody's favorite fascist stadium my man and I enjoyed coal oven pizza on Houston Street in Manhattan as more than a few Camaros and sanitation trucks sped by, honking, with red, white and green flags flapping in the breeze. I was glad someone found the final exciting.


Oh but then I capped off the World Cup in spectacular fashion. We went to see "Once in a Lifetime", the new movie about the rise and fall of the Cosmos.


I can't say, "I laughed, I cried." But I can say, "I laughed...and my nipples got hard (not from the promise of a nude Shep Messing, that was awesome but fell under the laughing category) watching the a-fooking-mazing slo-mo footage of soccer greats set to great opera." Seriously, the film was so fun and so well done. Go. Now. Stop reading this and go. Why are you still reading this?


Well, if you are still reading this, thanks for reading any of this. It has been a pleasure to read everyone here. And being invited to contribute after ribbing the blog was generous of Frank to the extreme.


Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go get some severe electroshock therapy to pry the Adidas "If you don't give my football back..." ditty out of my head.


*Sorry but don't you think having the World Cup final at the scene of Hitler's 1936 hoedown was a strange PR move for a country trying to show off the new Germany? Am I being over sensitive because my dad was from Leipzig and had to hit the road while his parents got all-expense paid trips to separate concentration camps from which they never returned? Oi, Felber, ending this on a Holocaust note? I can't take me anywhere...

Answer 3

Materazzi has admitted that he insulted Zidane. Zidane responded to the insult by headbutting him.

Answer 4

Por que o Materazzi chamou o pai do zidane de careca e a mae dele de cabeludo!

Answer 5

there r 2 versions

1 materazzi said zidanes mum will be sucking his dick after the world cup

2 materazzi called zidane a terrorist (talking that hes algerian)

Answer 6

Marco has confessed that he insulted Zidane. Marco said that Zidane was super-arrogant and gave him a stare when he accidentally grabbed Marco's T-shirt.

Lip-reading experts say that Marco said something about Zidane's sister being a prostitute and him being a terrorist (Zidane is from Algeria originally).

Answer 7

Because Marco Materazzi insulted Zidane!
MARCO MATERAZZI IS A TOTAL IDIOT AND A COMPLETE LOSER!!!

Answer 8

MILAN, Italy (AP) - Marco Materazzi admits he insulted Zinedine Zidane before the France captain head-butted him in the World Cup final. Materazzi denies calling him a "terrorist."

"I did insult him, it's true," Materazzi said in Tuesday's Gazzetta dello Sport. "But I categorically did not call him a terrorist. I'm not cultured and I don't even know what an Islamic terrorist is."

Zidane and Materazzi exchanged words after Italy broke up a French attack in extra-time of Sunday's final in Berlin. Seconds later, Zidane lowered his head and rammed Materazzi in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

Zidane was sent off, reducing France to 10 men. Italy won the game in a penalty shootout.

"I held his shirt for a few seconds only, then he turned round and spoke to me, sneering," the Italian defender said. "He looked me up and down, arrogantly and said: 'If you really want my shirt, I'll give it to you afterwards."'

The 32-year-old Inter Milan player did not elaborate exactly on what he said to Zidane.

"It was one of those insults you're told tens of times and that always fly around the pitch," he said.

Media reports, based on interpretations by lip-readers, have suggested that Materazzi called Zidane a terrorist or insulted his mother or sister. Materazzi denies these claims, too.

"For me, the mother is sacred, you know that," Materazzi told the newspaper.

Materazzi is no stranger to controversy. He was suspended for two months for punching Siena defender Bruno Cirillo after a Serie A game in February 2004, and earned condemnation following a brutal tackle on Sweden and Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in October 2005.

Materazzi was also sent off three times while playing for Everton in the 1998-99 season.

One Italian senator even suggested that Materazzi - also sent off three times while playing for Everton in the 1998-99 season - didn't merit selection for the Italian team because of his physical style.

Zidane also is known for having a temper. He was sent off for stomping on a Saudi Arabian opponent at the 1998 World Cup, while at Germany 2006 he was banned for France's group match against Togo.

Five years ago with Juventus, Zidane head-butted an opponent in a Champions League match against Hamburger SV after being tackled from behind.

Meanwhile, Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni accused FIFA of double standards, noting that soccer's governing body named Zidane as the tournament's best player after his head-butt, while Italy forward Francesco Totti was kicked out of the 2004 European Championship for spitting in an opponent's face.

"I notice a difference in the way in which Totti was treated after the spit and the way in which Zinedine Zidane has been lauded as a champion of soccer, even though he is held responsible for such a violent blow that it could even have had devastating effects," Veltroni said.

FIFA announced Tuesday it will open a disciplinary investigation into Zidane's conduct.

FIFA also said that the ballot box for the tournament's top player - voted by journalists - was open until after the final had ended, making it impossible to know how many ballots were cast before the match and during it.

Answer 9

according to news the italian said something 'seriouisly offensive' to Zidane but Zidane declined to comment further and Materazzi isn't available to comment.

Answer 10

funny you ask that....I was watching sportscenter this morning and they were reporting that FIFA hired a lip-reader to decipher what Materazzi said....he mentioned that he wished a horrible death for Zidane and all of Zidane's family and then told him to go f*ck himself....Zidane retalliated with a headbutt