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Why was ZinŽdine Zidane ejected from the 2006 World Cup?

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In the 2006 World Cup final (which France lost), Zidane was ejected for head-butting Italy's Marco Materazzi, who had made a personally insulting remark, but he was again awarded the Golden Ball.

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