Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt on
Italian Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final has been
immortalised in a statue now on display in Paris.
The five-metre (16 feet) bronze statue,
by artist Adel Abdessemed, captures the moment when the French captain
lunged at Materazzi’s chest during extra time.
Zidane was sent off and never played
international football again. France, who won the World Cup in 1998,
lost the final to Italy on penalties.
