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EnlargeBy Christophe Ena, APFrench captain Zinedine Zidane celebrates after the final whistle in his side's 3-1 win.

USATODAY.com - France survives Spain thanks to late tallies from Vieira, Zidane 2006

BERLIN (AP) France captain Zinedine Zidane, sent off for head-butting Marco Materazzi late in Sunday's World Cup final loss to Italy, won the Golden Ball award for the tournament's best player.

USATODAY.com - Zidane wins World Cup's best player award, despite red card 2006

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USATODAY.com - Zidane ends World Cup career with head butt, red card 2006

Three central figures — captain Zinedine Zidane, defender Lilian Thuram. and midfielder Claude Makelele. — came out of retirement when the team struggled in qualifying.

USATODAY.com - France survives to play for Cup title 2006

FRANKFURT, Germany French captain Zinedine Zidane postponed his retirement for yet another game Saturday by leading France past defending champion Brazil 1-0 and into the World Cup semifinals.

USATODAY.com - France upsets World Cup favorite Brazil 2006

EnlargeBy Jasper Juinen, APFrench captain Zinedine Zidane is shown a red card by referee Horacio Elizondo after head-butting Italy's Marco Materazzi during overtime.

USATODAY.com - Fourth time is charmed: Italy wins World Cup final on penalty kicks 2006

Veteran players such as Zinedine Zidane, Patrick Vieira and Fabien Barthez hinted at dissension toward coach Raymond Domenech.

USATODAY.com - Italy set to take on France for World Cup title 2006

Her father Zinedine Soualem is a sensitive and talented Algerian artist whose family was massacred by the French.

George Heymont: Painfully Awkward Situations (On Stage and Screen) George Heymont 2011

'Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait' 2006 During a match between Real Madrid and Villareal on April 23, 2005, directors Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno focused almost exclusively on the celebrated midfielder Zinedine Zidane, making him a kind of cinematic art installation.

'Undefeated': Real School Football (Almost) John Anderson 2012

So just over £2m a year is not enough for a perfectly decent 26-year-old who may, thanks to mundane defensive lapses, have scored with a pair of free-kicks against England at Wembley in June but who never will be mistaken for Zinedine Zidane.

Football's box-office electricity in danger of being switched off | Richard Williams 2011