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Amidst ragging speculations the very subdued Italy's World Cup winning captain, Fabio Cannavaro has been named the European Footballer of the Year (Ballon dOr) - the Real Madrid defender finished ahead of the international teammate Gianluigi Buffon,...

The former French captain and retired Legend Zinedine Zidane will always be remembered as a true footballing icon, he may have disgraced himself a wee bit after the detested head-butt at the World Cup final earlier this year, in spite of which he bagged..

Ronaldinho is out of form and may be struggling to live up to his name but it's impossible to keep him out of the awards. He is named FIFPro World player of the year for the second successive season. FIFPro is the international player's organization...

The FIFA World Player of the Year award is given annually to the player thought to be the best in the world... The selection criterion is based on the votes by Coaches and Captains of the international teams... Each coach gets three votes worth five, thr

The head butt hasn't left him yet... He may have smashed his head into the Italian defender's chest but it seems he will take a long time to get over it. Zinedine Zidane may be trying hard to get over his infamous act at the word cup where he was sent.

Italian defender Marco Materazzi will appear before the disciplinary committee of FIFA to explain his role in the infamous head-butting incident in the final match. FIFA has summoned both Zidane and Materazzi to a disciplinary committee hearing on...

Finally, the great Zinedine Zidane spoke up his mind to the people. He apologized for the head-butting Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final at Berlin, Germany. However, he asserted that he did not regret what he did that fateful...

It appears that France and Italy are heading towards a political battle following the Zidane- Materazzi incident in the final match of FIFA World Cup 2006 at Berlin. A right-wing senator of Italy, Roberto Calderoli has allegedly made racist comments on.

What made Zinedine Zidane to head butt Italian defender Marco Materazzi? The France playmaker knew that it would bring a disgracing note to his glittering career. If media reports have to be believed, Materazzi intentionally provoked Zidane to take a.

France playmaker Zinedine Zidane won the prestigious Golden Ball Award of the FIFA World Cup 2006 despite his craziness of being headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the final match. The France captain got 2,012 points while Italy captain..