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20 years ago today Zinedine Zidane was sent off after headbutting someone in the World Cup

Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:10 am
Posted by FlyingTigerBo
Member since Dec 2025
131 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:10 am


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This was the 1st time on the Internet where I remember a ton of memes right after it happened
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Baw Land
Member since Sep 2017
15454 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:13 am to
Objectively hilarious.

I'd watch soccer more if this stuff happened more often.
Posted by GeauxPanthers2
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Dec 2024
3550 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:14 am to
In the World Cup Final too. Just insane.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
34167 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:15 am to
Getting headbutt in the sternum has to hurt like frick
This post was edited on 7/9/26 at 8:27 am
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
152246 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:16 am to
If the famous headbutt wasn’t nicknamed ‘the ZZ Top’ then someone missed the boat twenty years ago
Posted by Everyday Is Saturday
Member since Dec 2025
2847 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:24 am to
Until more headbutts and they light ball on fire while in play, I just do not care about soccer.

At all.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
26060 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:26 am to
France v Morocco is at 4pm (original time) today!
Posted by JerryTheKingBawler
South of Memphis
Member since Jan 2023
9835 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:40 am to
Posted by whitetiger1234
They/Them
Member since Oct 2016
6753 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:43 am to
Remember being a kid and watching this live. Was absolutely nuts. The Italian guy was talking shite about his sister. Deserved tbh.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
23880 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:47 am to
quote:

The Italian guy was talking shite about his sister. Deserved tbh.


Zidane: "If you want my jersey, I'll give it to you at the end."

Marco: "I'd rather have your sister"

paraphrased
Posted by Obi Wan Ryobi
Member since Feb 2026
504 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:49 am to
quote:

Deserved tbh.


Yeah well the Italian guy won the World cup for the team by provoking France’s best player to self-destruct before penalty kicks
Posted by whitetiger1234
They/Them
Member since Oct 2016
6753 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 8:50 am to
quote:

Yeah well the Italian guy won the World cup for the team by provoking France’s best player to self-destruct before penalty kicks


True
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
20726 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:36 am to
quote:

Until more headbutts and they light ball on fire while in play


Stick with me here. Soccer but with unlimited substitutions, designated Enforcers and Fist Fights like in minor league hockey. I am all in for that.

Especially when some guy spikes your star player and the coach subs in some 225# enforcer and everyone knows what’s about to happen.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Member since Jan 2005
84036 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:43 am to
quote:

Yeah well the Italian guy won the World cup for the team by provoking France’s best player to self-destruct before penalty kicks


Zidane was a notorious hothead. Wasn't the first time he did that to an opponent.

Can you imagine CJGJ playing against him?
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
41665 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:43 am to
quote:

Yeah well the Italian guy won the World cup for the team by provoking France’s best player to self-destruct before penalty kicks


That Italian team were a bunch of bitches regardless of what they won.
Posted by BDPops85
Member since Mar 2020
597 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:59 am to
Karma.

Italy has fallen off a cliff since that WC.

Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
91769 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 11:03 am to
quote:

Karma.

Italy has fallen off a cliff since that WC.



karma for what? Trash talking during competition? lol
Posted by VOLhalla
Knoxville
Member since Feb 2011
5338 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 11:21 am to
Posted by WhoDatNC
NC
Member since Dec 2013
14817 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 11:30 am to
Should have head butted him straight in the nose imo.
Posted by wm72
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2010
9995 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 11:30 am to
quote:

Italy has fallen off a cliff since that WC


That squad was kind of regarded as a slight underdog but looking at the roster in retrospect it was absolutely loaded:

Pirlo
Totti
Buffon
Nesta
Cannavaro
Del Piero
De Rossi
Luca Toni
Gattuso


yeah, Italy has only produced a couple of players in the last 15 years that could have even played a role on that squad.

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