Great, now he’s writing a book on the incident. Making more money to sell, eh? Italians are shrewd.
MILAN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Italy defender Marco Materazzi’s World Cup final confrontation with France’s Zinedine Zidane prompted a series of songs, games and jokes on the internet and has now resulted in the Inter Milan centre-half writing a book of jokes about the incident.
“What I really told Zidane” is published this month by Italian publishing house Mondadori with all profits going to the United Nations Children’s Fund.
Materazzi’s words to the French midfielder in extra-time of July’s final in Berlin led to Zidane head-butting him in the chest and being sent off in his last game.
Down to 10 men, France lost the game on penalties.
After weeks of speculation Materazzi said in September that it was a reference to Zidane’s sister that prompted the violent reaction from the former European Player of the Year.
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