Zinedine Zidane's World Cup final headbutt recalled, 10 years later / Berlin’s Olympiastadion was hot and humid on July 9, 2006. There had been storms all week.

In both matches, Zidane was like a conductor, dazzling with his flicks and vision. He was back to his best at the age of 34 and it looked like he would end his career lifting the World Cup.

Zinedine Zidane of France reacts to a referee's call in the final of the soccer World Cup between Italy and France in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Sunday, July 9, 2006.

It's been a touch over a decade since Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Italian defender Marco Materazzi that brought an end to the football great's career on the biggest stage of them all.

Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt on Marco Materazzi stunned the world – and had far reaching consequences, particularly for the Italian… Marco Materazzi planned to take his children to Disneyland ...

Zidane Apologizes For Head-Butt. July 12, 2006 / 2:16 PM EDT / CBS/AP French soccer star Zinedine Zidane apologized for head-butting an Italian opponent during the World Cup final, saying ...

PARIS – A song parodying Zinedine Zidane's head butt in the World Cup final has rocketed to the top of the French music charts. "Coup de Boule," or the "Head Butt," pokes fun at Zidane for ...

Travis Kelce met French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane at the Miami Grand Prix - and joked afterwards that he was grateful not to be headbutted.. Zidane was infamously sent off from the 2006 World ...

A statue of Zinedine Zidane's headbutt during the 2006 World Cup final will be re-installed in Qatar after it was removed in 2013 amid a backlash.

There has always been something other-worldly about Zinedine Zidane. He was not an ordinary footballer. His game existed in a more creative sphere than most could ever imagine.