On July 9, 2006, Zinedine Zidane played his last game for France in the FIFA World Cup final vs Italy.
But it ended on a note he would not want to remember. The legend was sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi, which prevented him for being in the penalty shootout which Italy won to clinch the title. Earlier Zidane had scored to to give France an early lead which was later cancelled out.
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While Materazzi admitted that he had provoked Zidane, the incident even now is fresh in the memory of fans.
Now 11 years later let’s take a look at the memes that have been generated since the incident:
1. Pretty explosive that one
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2. Now that packs a punch
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3. Welcome to the dark side
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4. Talk about getting creative
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5. Yes it’s a good way to knock down your adversary
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6. It’s a good hit
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