Zidane's Infamous Head Butt Immortalized in Italy

A sculpture of the famous head-butt by Zinedine Zidane against Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final has gone on show in the Italian city of Pietrasanta.

Published

12 months ago

Categories

Sports, Arts & Society

Topics

Pro Sports, Arts & Culture

People

Zinedine Zidane, Marco Materazzi

Places

France, Italy

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SHOTLIST: PIETRASANTA, ITALY, JULY 27, 2013 SOURCE: AFPTV - VAR of Abdessemed statue "Header" in the main square of Pietrasanta SOUNDBITE 1 Alessandro Romanini (man), co-director of the exhibition "Italy-France: the innocence of the real" (Italian, 32 secs) : "The choice to install this sculpture by Adbessemed, called "The Header" and is because by now it is a historic event in our collective memory, to see that Zidane headbutt in the final of the World Cup 2006, which had Italy win, it's a little symbol of this conflict, a conflict that eventually pacified, as in all fights between two people. It is this type of relationship between Italy and France, a very close relationship. " SOUNDBITE 2 Alessandro Romanini (man), co-director of the exhibition "Italy-France: the innocence of the real" (Italian, 25 secs) : "It's a bit of a symbol because as explained by Adbessemed it is a monument to 'defeat'. To avoid repeating this kind of event, even if it is inevitable because they are part of a dialectic of aggression and violence peculiar to mankind. " SOUNDBITE 3 Alessandro Romanini (man), co-director of the exhibition "Italy-France: the innocence of the real" (Italian, 22 secs): "One of the motivations of this exhibition is to encourage reflection on the cultural policies of the two countries. There are sharp differences of course, but there are more common elements. Namely it must focus on art and culture not only to improve the quality of life of citizens, but also as a means of promoting the development of countries and economic development as well. " ------------------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY