[Sport] Zidane's soccer Headbutt Immortalized in Paris Sculpture

[Gamburd]

"The historic headbutt that marked the end of France great Zinedine Zidane's international football career is now more than just a memory.

A five-metre-high bronze statue portraying Zidane aiming his shaven head at Italian opponent Marco Materazzi's torso has been erected in front of Paris's Centre Pompidou modern art museum.

Zidane lit up the field playing for Real Madrid and other professional teams and helped France to victory at the 1998 World Cup."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2012/09/26/zidane-head-butt-statue-paris.html


Probably the most famous headbutt in all of history.


(Image courtesy of USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mls/...t-zidane-head-butting-paris-museum/57845624/1 )

 

[r5cya]

LOL! i'm still trying to figure out why anyone would go to all the trouble to build a statue of a guy in the act of cheating?
whatever. i love it!

 

[fiftyone]

The head butt was as decisive and efficient as Zizou's playing.

He said : If you really want my shirt after the match, you can have it !

Materazzi replied : I would rather have your whore of a sister !

HeadButt !

Off the field Zidane is really a nice quiet and almost timid person.

Once a Hero, now a Legend.

 

[LightsabeR]

lol... not sure if I like this. Funny... but seems kinda inappropriate.

 

[PermenentMarker]

Not much of a football fan, or soccer as we call it down here...

But I saw that glorious head butt live, and it was gold.

Love the statue.

 

[Tomcat_ha]

up next:
Frank Rijkaards spit landing in rudi voller's throat.

 

[r5cya]

up next:
Frank Rijkaards spit landing in rudi voller's throat.

LOL! wish i spoke german. seems to be a lot of bodily fluids being transfered in "fussball"!
Fussball WM - Skandale [9] Rijkaard spuckt Völler an 1990 - YouTube

 

[husbert]

the picture at the end

 

[Shepkoval]

and this is what he will be remembered for. Dayum shame.

 

[husbert]

and germany won the cup