Zinedine Zidane

Insult to His Sister Caused Zinedine Zidane’s Cranial Combat Move
It’s been more than two months since France’s captain Zinedine Zidane was red-carded in the 110th minute of Sunday's World Cup final, and now the reason for the famous head-butt has finally been revealed.

Materazzi Acknowledges Insulting Zidane in World Cup Match
Marco Materazzi admitted Tuesday that he did insult Zinedine Zidane in the final match of the World Cup on Sunday, but he denied calling the French captain a "terrorist."

Zidane Named World Cup Best Player Despite Worst Behavior
Italy is the 2006 Soccer World Cup champion, having beat France 5-3 in a shootout after playing to a 1-1 draw, but France’s captain was named the Best Player in the tournament despite his outrageously violent behavior on the field.

Mail Pays Libel Damages Over Racism Claims
Associated latest to pay out to Marco Materazzi after false reporting of Zidane head-butt

Zidane Headbutt Victim Wins Star Apology
The Daily Star has apologized to the Italian footballer head butted by Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final for claiming he used racist abuse to provoke the attack. By Chris Tryhorn

Zidane Ducks Out of Old Trafford Reunion With Materazzi
Soccer: Zinedine Zidane snubbed the chance to play for a European XI against Man Utd tonight after being asked to line up with Marco Materazzi.

Chinese Entrepreneur Trademarks Zidane Headbutt
A Chinese entrepreneur has registered the image of Zinedine Zidane's notorious headbutt as a trademark for beer and hats under the name Tietougong (Iron Head Kung Fu).

Fifa Hits Materazzi Hard
Soccer: Marco Materazzi has been banned for two games for insulting the ZIdane family, while Zizou will be suspended for three games should he come out of retirement.

Is Zinedine Zidane a Complete Prat?
Soccer: The great World Cup debate

Pauline Did It Better in Way-out Double Whammy
The disappearance from our screens of Zinédine Zidane and Pauline Fowler in the same week is all a bit too much for Simon Burnton.

Millions Tune in As Zz Addresses the Nation
· He insulted my mother and sister, footballer says · World Cup headbutt was unforgiveable, he admits

Zizou's Legacy Snuffed Out
Soccer: World Cup: Simon Hattenstone can still make no sense of Zinédine Zidane's moment of madness in Berlin.

Materazzi Rebuts 'terrorist' Allegation
Soccer: World Cup: Italian admits insulting Zinedine Zidane, but insists 'I did not call him a terrorist'.

Zidane Returns to Adulation, Intrigue and Calls to Tell All
· Chirac greets flawed hero with unconditional praise · Lip-readers say terrorist insult led to violent attack

Zidane Was Provoked, Says Agent
Soccer: World Cup: Frenchman believed to have been on receiving end of "very grave" insult from Marco Materazzi.

Zidane Wins Golden Ball
Soccer: World Cup: Who says crime doesn't pay? Zinedine Zidane has been voted the player of the tournament, despite his shocking chestbutt in last night's final.

Triumph and Ignominy in Berlin As Azzurri Win and Zidane Walks
Soccer: World Cup: Italy won the World Cup for the fourth time in their history last night, beating France in a penalty shootout, but the contest was soured when Zinedine Zidane was sent off for driving his head into the chest of Italian defender Marco Materazzi.

Italy Strike Gold As Zidane Sees Red
After Zinedine Zidane was sent off, Italy held their nerve to win on penalties.

Zidane Conjures More Magic
Soccer: World Cup: Zinedine Zidane rolled back the clock eight years to destroy Brazil once more with a performance that was simply magic.

France 3 - 1 Spain
Soccer: World Cup: Second Round: A reprise of the France '98 final is next for Les Bleus after late goals from ageing superstars Zinedine Zidane and Patrick Vieira saw off Spain.

Zidane Overshadowed By a Resurgent France
Soccer: World Cup: France's performance against Togo has given Raymond Domenech a selection headache ahead of their clash with Spain.

Zidane Says Au Revoir to France
France coach Raymond Domenech today confirmed the retirement of Zinedine Zidane from international football.

Zidane sorely missed as faltering France face fight for survival
World Cup: Reaction to the opener, plus minute-by-minute coverage of all today's matches.

The Real Zidane stands up
Real Madrid won the European Cup for the ninth time here last night and, if their performance in beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 did little to blur the unforgettable images of their 1960 triumph at Hampden, the supreme moment of this success will rank with the best in European Cup history.