France immortalizes Zidane headbutt with huge statue
By Agence France-Presse in Paris | China Daily | Updated: 2012-09-28 07:52
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A statue depicting former French star Zinedine Zidane's (left) headbutt of Italian defender Marco Materazzi during the 2006 final of the World Cup, by Algerian-born artist Adel Abdessemed, is seen in front of the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris on Wednesday. Mehdi Fedouach / Agence France Presse |
The infamous headbutt that French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane landed on an Italian during a World Cup final has been transformed into a giant statue and displayed in front of the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
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