During the World Cup (hosted in Germany), Frenchman Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi in the chest.  Here’s how various countries saw the now infamous assault:

Zidane World Cup Headbutt
On German TV

Zidane World Cup Headbutt
On French TV

Zidane World Cup Headbutt
On Italian TV

Zidane World Cup Headbutt
On American TV

Zidane World Cup Headbutt
On Hong Kong TV

(Hat tip: Franky)

8 Responses to “Zidane Headbutt as Seen in Different Countries”

  1. on 17 Jul 2006 MacBros

    Those are so good!
    My fav is the Hong Kong one, and the American is in second place.

  2. on 17 Jul 2006 mojotek

    Those are freakin’ hilarious!

  3. on 17 Jul 2006 good girl

    This is so funny!! I love the American and French versions. Lol!!

  4. on 17 Jul 2006 franky

    I was sure you would find some great usage for ‘em :D
    And they still make me giggle. And I do prefer the French one most since it is a great reference to the Italians who have been famous for their diving skills in the past.

    Although I must admit that the American one is great too. :D

  5. on 18 Jul 2006 Leon

    LOL. Seen that before though. I’ve got a post about it on my blog.

  6. on 05 Aug 2006 C-Dub

    i think the french one is excellent

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  8. […] Only a handful of people in the United States even new the name Zinedine Zidane before the World Cup final. But now that he headbutted some Italian shmuck for making coarse references to his mother and Algerian ancestory, the world is aghast at his behavior. Yeah, I know, a head to the sternum can potentially be deadly, but come on. People shoot each other in the street over shoes everyday. Lets pepper this with a little reality, shall we? […]

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