Decade After Materazzi Head Butt, Zidane the Focus in Italy
Zinedine Zidane head-butts Italian defender Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin.
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Rome (AP) -- Nearly 10 years after ending his playing career by head butting Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final, Zinedine Zidane will return to the international spotlight in Italy on Wednesday when he manages Real Madrid against Roma.
Having replaced Rafa Benitez as Madrid's coach last month, the game at the Stadio Olimpico will mark Zidane's managing debut in the Champions League.