Materazzi shares why Zidane Head butted him after 10 years

By Nuel Nonny | 9th July 2016

After ten years, Marco Materazzi — the Italian defender that was on the receiving end of the infamous head butt by Zinedine Zidane, former France playmaker and current coach of Real Madrid which created arguably the biggest controversy in World Cup final history.at the 2006 World Cup final in Germany.

Marco Materazzi has clarified the comments he made leading up to the physical altercation; kind of.

While various reports over the years have attempted to decipher what was said, Materazzi admitted to speaking about Zidane’s sister, despite not providing the context.

According to NBC Sports the Italian defender said, “What I said was stupid,”

“But it didn’t deserve that reaction. You would hear stronger words said on the streets of Naples, or Milan, or Paris, much more serious things.

“My mother died when I was 15, so I would never have insulted his. I spoke about his sister.”

Ultimately, France went on to lose in the penalty shootout following Zidane’s straight red card in the 110th minute.