Zinedine Zidane headbutt statue to be re-installed for World Cup in Qatar
A statue immortalising Zinedine Zidane's headbutt in the World Cup final will return in Qatar after it was removed in 2013.
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Qatar To Put Zinedine Zidane Headbutt Statue Back On Show For 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar is aiming to put a controversial statue of Zinedine Zidane's notorious 2006 World Cup final headbutt on display for this year's tournament, authorities said Monday. The five metre (16 feet) high bronze showing the French legend in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013 when protests that it breached Islamic rules on idolisation led to it being taken down. The statue will now be at the centre of an exhibit at Doha's new international sports museum on the impact of high level sport on "mental health and dealing with stress", said Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the head of Qatar Museums.
Qatar to reinstall Zidane statue that sparked backlash
Qatar plans to reinstall a sculpture immortalising French-Algerian soccer player Zinedine Zidane's headbutt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had been removed in 2013 amid a domestic backlash, the head of Qatar Museums said on Monday.
Qatar to re-install Zidane statue that sparked backlash
DOHA : Qatar plans to re-install a sculpture immortalising French-Algerian soccer player Zinedine Zidane's head butt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had been removed in 2013 amid a domestic backlash, the head of Qatar Museums said on Monday.
Totti da la bienvenida a Dybala
Mientras una mitad de la ciudad celebra con locura el scudetto del Milan, las luces de San Siro se volvieron a encender esta noche gracias a Samuel Eto'o. El exdelantero organizó con 'Stars on Field' un partido benéfico, el 'Integration Heroes Match', cuyo mensaje es difundir el concepto de integración, en contra de cualquier tipo de discriminación. La recaudación de la taquilla irá a la Samuel Eto'o Foundation y a la asociación Slums Dunk, ambas comprometidas con mejorar las condiciones de vida de los niños en Camerún y distintas zonas del planeta.
