On this day: Italy win the World Cup!
On this day in 2006, Italy beat France on penalties to win their fourth World Cup. The Azzurri had come into the tournament under the shadow of the Calciopoli scandal,…
Materazzi: ‘Headbutt didn’t hurt…’
Marco Materazzi reveals Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final “didn’t hurt me” but “I’d have stayed on that turf all night…” The French captain was sent off…