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    Materazzi insulted Zidane's sister during World Cup match
    September 5, 2006

    ROME (AP) -- Italy's Marco Materazzi said he insulted Zinedine Zidane's sister, revealing nearly two months after the World Cup final what provoked the French star to head-butt him in the chest.

    In Tuesday's interview with the Gazzetta dello Sport, Materazzi disclosed that after he held his opponent's shirt, Zidane said: "If you want, I'll give you the jersey later."

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    "I responded that I preferred his sister, it's true," Materazzi said. "It wasn't something nice, true. But luckily there have been dozens of players who have confirmed that a lot worse things are said on the field."

    Zidane was sent off after receiving a red card for the head-butt. Italy went on to win on penalty kicks.

    Materazzi received a two-game ban for the July 9 incident and will miss Wednesday's rematch of the final, a 2008 European Championship qualifier. Zidane received a three-match suspension, but he retired after the World Cup.

    Materazzi said that the Italian federation, in the middle of a match-fixing scandal, told him not to complain about the incident during a FIFA hearing.

    "If accepting without raising my voice was the price to pay for having brought home the World Cup, I'm pretty happy to have paid it," Materazzi said.

    Asked if the two could make peace, Materazzi said: "You sign a peace (agreement) after terrible wars, so why can't Zidane and I make peace?

    "A peace among men, without a lot of publicity. The door to my house will always be open for that. And if Zidane wants, he knows where to find my address."

    France captain Patrick Vieira thinks the apologies should go both ways.

    "I think Zidane is waiting for Materazzi to apologize also for the insults he used," Vieira said.

    Vieira, who is Materazzi's teammate at Inter Milan, said he chatted with him before leaving to join the France squad.

    "He told me he is disappointed not to be here," Vieira said. "He's a very cheerful guy, but he loves to wind people up. Sometimes you need to know when to stop."
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    I saw that. It's too damned funny!! Getting thrown out of a world championship match because someone said "I prefer your sister!" Damn that's frigging pitiful!! I have to say that's some of the weakest trash talk I've ever heard! But it was effective!! Damned French, won't defend their Country but will fight you over a comment about their sister!! LOL!!!
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    • #3
      i still find that episode incomprehensible, but my distaste for Italian catenaccio soccer makes me lean to backing Zizou. Zizou is one of the all-time greats and I seriously doubt Materazzi said only that to him.
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      • #4
        well, this is only what he's owning up to knowing that zidane won't talk.

        i agree that it's unbelievable and kind of pathetic that zidane could get so thrown off his game by insults and retaliate like that. but i don't buy that this was all he said to provoke zidane.

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        • #5
          Forza Azzurri! Forza Italia!

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