The repercussions of the 2006 FIFA World Cup final between France and Italy were felt long after the July match after ...

The 2006 World Cup final produced the most incredible end to a football career there has ever been.Already planning ...

In his final professional match, Zinedine Zidane stunned the world with an infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi during the ...

Few moments in World Cup history are as unforgettable as Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi back in 2006. The ...

A version of this piece was published in 2020. It has been updated to run as part of our special World Cup: Reconsidered series… This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in ...

Berlin’s Olympiastadion was hot and humid on July 9, 2006. There had been storms all week. Zinedine Zidane had converted a penalty early in the World Cup final. Marco Materazzi had headed an equalizer ...

You’d never guess by the looks of its stadium, but French sixth-tier champion AS Cannes was once a breeding ground for world football’s greatest minds. This once-proud team nestled in the luxurious ...

Perhaps the contradiction is what confounds most. How could a player known for exceptional class, elegance and an almost regal nature in possession, end his career in such an embarrassing, ...