A noticeable baldness ended Zinedine Zidane, 49,’s playing career.
In an interview with French Telefoot, he tells the legend about the event with which he is still closely associated.
– It’s part of my past, says Zidane.
In the 2006 World Cup Final Show Zinedine Zidane The beautiful Panenkastraff.
But for another event in the match, the Frenchman stole headlines around the world.
Zidane beheaded Italian Marco Materazzi in the chest and received a red card.
This was the last act of the French legend in professional football as a player. An unworthy end to a player’s career that included major titles such as the Champions League, World Cup and European Championships.
Zidane says that people don’t make everything perfect.
He could have stopped Zidane
According to Zidane, Bixente Lizarazu was the only person who could have prevented him from putting his skull in Materazzi’s chest. But Lizarazu ended his career with the national team two years before the World Cup final.
– He would have mattered that night, had he been by my side. Even if you can’t change the past, Zidane continues:
I’m not proud of what I did, but it’s part of my past. I had complicated moments, and this was one.
After Zidane was sent off in the 2006 World Cup final, Italy managed to defeat France on penalties.
