French footballing icon Zinedine Zidane has revealed he regrets what happened during the 2006 FIFA World Cup final against Italy, where he struck with his now infamous headbutt. Having had one of 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 ...

Gigi Buffon reveals the most back-handed compliments he received from Marcello Lippi and Max Allegri, why being in goal was ‘a superpower’ and that 2006 World Cup moment with Zinedine Zidane. ‘I was ...

Real Madrid star and France legend Zinedine Zidane on Wednesday explained his decision to retire after the World Cup finals in Germany and not play on with his club for another year. ”I didn’t make ...

The legendary France captain and current Real Madrid boss saw red in his final game on the biggest stage after he was provoked by an opposition player ...

Qatar will re-install a controversial statue of Zinedine Zidane's notorious 2006 World Cup final headbutt for this year's tournament. The five-metre high bronze display, named 'Coup de Tete' and ...

French playmaker Zinedine Zidane has suggested he could retire after next year's World Cup finals in Germany. The 33-year-old Real Madrid midfielder has previously said he would retire in 2007 when ...

Under a haze of French flags and firecracker smoke, the crowd of several thousand people filling Place de la Concorde on Monday afternoon chanted ”Zizou! Zizou!” in a hero’s welcome for Zinédine ...

By Mark Gleeson Luca Zidane, son of France’s World Cup-winning playmaker Zinedine, has switched international allegiance to ...

Henry isn't the only icon to have never won the Ballon d'Or as it also evaded Andres Iniesta during his legendary career. And Zidane insists Iniesta 'deserved' to win the Ballon d'Or - especially in ...