Italy's former defender Marco Materazzi has revealed the reasons behind the growth of the French national team player and Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane 14 years ago.
Materazzi confirmed, in statements reported by the Italian newspaper "Semoreiner", that he had to provoke Zidane, in order to avoid reprimand from one of his teammates, and said: "I did not want to get another reprimand by my colleague in the national team Gattuso, under the pretext that Zidane was not well monitored. , So I grabbed the Zidane shirt, which quickly asked me if I wanted the shirt, before I answered it in vain phrases, "admitting that it offended the sister of the French star, ending the story with the famous Zidane's chest for Materazzi's chest.
It is noteworthy that the match occurred during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany match, and it was a reason for France to lose the title, to go to the Italian team after winning the final with a penalty kick (5-3), in a match whose original time ended with a result of a positive tie with a goal of each.