6 October 2012

Zidane’s Infamous Headbutt Immortalized in Bronze Statue

One of the stand out memories for many of the 2006 World Cup was the moment the French soccer ace Zinedine Zidane said goodbye to his dazzling sporting career.  A single headbutt to the chest of the hapless Italian Marco Materazzi and Zidane waved goodbye to his livelihood.  Now that instant has been immortalised by Algerian sculptor Adel Abdessemed. The sculpture, appropriately entitled Headbutt, currently has pride of place outside the Centre Pompidou in Paris.