What did Materazzi say to Zidane that made Zidane headed Materazzi in WC-2006 final?

Answer 1

he said something that implied that Zidane's parents had colaberated with the colonial powers in algeria. its like harkis or some thing. no joke.

"Naturally there are those who see Zizou as an Uncle Tom. France's friendly against Algeria in Paris two years ago turned into a nightmare for Zidane, as elements of the Algerian support taunted him and held up banners reading "Zidane-Harki". The harkis were Muslim Algerians who fought on the French side during the 1954-62 war and are seen by Algerian nationalists as the lowest of all traitors. The implication was that Zidane's father had been a harki, who had betrayed his religion, fought against his own people, then fled from justice to live among his imperial masters. "

almost none of the english sources note the harki name calling, but that is what really pissed of Zidane

Answer 2

Since Sunday evening the whole World has been debating what Italian defender Marco Materazzi said to Zinedine Zidane to make the retiring Frenchman react in the way he did. The French captain, in his last ever professional game, thrust his head into Materazzi's chest in Sunday's World Cup Final resulting in a red card and shame for Zidane. Today, with the help of Italian lip-reader Arturo Belladini, we can reveal what drove Zidane to self destruct;

Materazzi was seen to hold Zidane's shirt on the edge of the penalty box in extra-time at which point Zidane said

"if you want my shirt so bad you can have it"

Materazzi responded

"I dont want your shirt you mother f*@#*@*. you're a f*@#*@* old man"

As they jog away Zidane is seen to laugh at this and it is unclear how he responded due to him having his back to the TV camera

Materazzi then hit a volley of abuse

"you should've quit 2 years ago, you're a f*@#*@* has-been"

"mother f*@#*@*! your mum is a f*@#*@* muslim terrorist and you are to, f#@# you old man f#@# you"

"old man, this arena is not for you anymore mother f*@#*@*"

Zidane carries on jogging away

"you are only good enough for Tottenham now"

It's at this very point Zidane turned and head-butted him.

Answer 3

I don't believe Zizou was right. The problem here is that its one guy's word against another. And we have a lot of guessing around. A lot of people are guessing the kind of insult coming from someone's mouth and not to mention that the cameras can not get too close to absolutely prove what kind of insult. There are absolutes too. Materazzi will not insult someone's mother since he himself lost his mother at the age of 15. Plus it is not the Italian way to insult someone's mother, it may be American, French but not Italian since mothers are ten to twenty times more important in a family than the father at times. Plus look at Zizou's record of lashing out: It started in 1993, when he got into a fist fight with Marcel Desailly, it continued through a career which saw him stomp on a Saudi defender, punch Parma's Enrico Chiesa, head-butt a Hamburg player, lash out at Villarreal's Quique Alvarez and, finally, nail Materazzi.
And other players in the French team agree that there were no racial slurs. So if Zizou is making stuff up, I hope that Allah find a way to punish him after all, lying is still against principles in Islam.

Answer 4

What ever Materazzi said, it's normal in the match. Name any player who didnt say anything bad / dirty on the field please...Zidanne himself did the same before.

Zidanne as a professional and matured player should be able to think wisely before he react. He is not a small kid anymore...

Answer 5

cheap italian insulted his sister in a vulgar way in Italian. Zidane speaks italian since he played club soccer there for years.

Timing of Zidane's incident was unfortunate being his last game and all..

I don't think less of him and this doesn't take away from his incredible talent.... he was provoked with this nipple twisting and vulgar insults.

Answer 6

In response to THE ONE this translation is fake.

I speak italian, and you would not use the swearing in a setence the way you have said it has been translated.. The word F*&$N as you have described is not used as an adjective in the Italian language.

Answer 7

because Materazzi insulted his mother and his sister

Answer 8

He insulted his mother and sister in some vulgar way but was not repeating what was said at the press conference he had.

Answer 9

Where can I watch the press conference held?

Answer 10

Probably called his mom a swine and him a terrorist