[Rossoneri7]

Marco Materazzi has finally broken his silence to reveal the exact phrase that prompted Zinedine Zidane to head butt him in the World Cup Final.

The two men have always been cagey about what was said that day in Berlin on July 9 2006, although Zizou had hinted it was an insult to the women in his family.

Over a year later, Materazzi has confessed the precise words that ended the Frenchman’s career in disgrace.

The players were tugging each other’s shirts during a set-piece in the Italian penalty area when Zidane turned to Materazzi and said “If you really want my shirt, you can have it after the match.”

At this point Matrix admits he responded by saying: “I’d prefer your slut of a sister.”

Zidane took a few more paces, turned and head butted the defender in the chest, prompting his dismissal.

The revelation came in an interview with Italian magazine ‘TV Sorrisi e Canzoni’ and ends months of speculation.

At first there had been suggestions there were racist elements to his comment, but it seems to have been more basic trash-talk on the field of play.

It still earned Materazzi a two-match ban from FIFA for “provocation”, just one less than his aggressor Zidane’s three-match suspension.

“I tried to learn from my mistakes,” added the Inter star. “I have stepped over the line in the past and I apologised for that. I have matured.”

The question marks over what exactly was said even prompted a joke book written along with Materazzi and all the proceeds are going to charity.

Football Italia


SO there u have it, if I was Zidane would have kept kicking him while he was on the ground until I break his ribs !

[Zed.D]

What a fvcking animal Matrix is! but yet, he's a good player!!

[Milan Are Brilli...]

Far worse things have been said on a football pitch, Zidane shouldn't have reacted bit of a shame to end a brilliant career like that.

[kurtsimonw]

Far worse things have been said on a football pitch, Zidane shouldn't have reacted bit of a shame to end a brilliant career like that.

I'm not sure if R7s ever heard of Ian Wright, he's probably been blinded by the magical light of other things. But he admitted he'd insult players families on a regular basis, it happens in EVERY game, some people obviously can't take it sometimes.

If he actually knows anything about football, being kicked and insulted is part of the game nowadays.

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Aug 18 2007, 08:11 PM

[misha]

being kicked and insulted is part of the game nowadays.

Yep. It's the last 20 min of the WC final for god sake! Insult him back or wait until the end of the game to kick his ***. It's not like Zidane don't know what's football can be sometimes.