Zidane’s Soccer Headbutt Sculpture on Display in Paris
A statue depicting former French national soccer team player Zidane’s head-butt on Italian defender Materazzi during the 2006 final of the soccer World Cup is seen in front of the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris. (Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartm
It was a shocking moment in sports history when French soccer player Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian player Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final.
Now that moment has been immortalized by Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed.
He’s created a larger-than-life bronze sculpture of the two soccer players clashing on the field.
Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Abdessemed about the sculpture.
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