Who Did Zidane Headbutt?

Zinedine Zidane butts Italian defender Marco Materazzi

Marco Materazzi
Materazzi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: ... Giuseppe Materazzi, Italian football player and manager, Marco's father. Riccardo Materazzi, Italian middle-distance runner. Daniel Materazzi (born 1985), Portuguese footballer who is nicknamed after Marco.
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during the 2006 World Cup final.

What did Materazzi say to Zidane?

"After the third clash, I frowned and he retorted: 'I'll give you my shirt later'. I replied that I'd rather have his sister than his shirt." So they're the words from Materazzi that made Zidane see red when the entire world was watching his every move.

Did Materazzi apologize to Zidane?

He had scored France's goal in the first half and our coach (Marcello Lippi) told me to mark him. After that first brush between us, I apologised but he reacted badly," Materazzi recalled. The late tackles, altercations and exchanges continued until 110 minutes, when things reached a head.

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