Materazzi recalls Zidane’s headbutt: Jesús de Miguel’s death made me thank God
Marco Materazzi has brought back to mind one of the most famous episodes in football history: the headbutt he received from Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final.
The former Italian defender has admitted that the tragic death of Tenerife footballer Jesús de Miguel made him reflect on the consequences that headbutt could have had.
“Jesús de Miguel’s death made me thank God that nothing happened. In the case of that goalkeeper, they are talking about manslaughter over an incident during a match. What if it had happened to me?”, Materazzi said in an interview with “La Gazzetta dello Sport”.
The Italian was referring to the tragedy involving the 30-year-old Tenerife forward, who died on November 3 after colliding with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during the match between the two teams.
