Zidane's inglorious exit

Link to BBC report

It wasn't meant to end like this.

His final game : the possibility of a coronation with a second world cup triumph for the game's best player, and 10 seconds of madness ends it all.Zidane's explosive loss of temper , his headbutt of Matzerati, resulted in his dismissal, leaving France to contest a penalty shootout without their star player.Italy were cooler converting all 5 penalties to claim the trophy.

The speculation is that the Italian said something provocative, and Zidane , who was walking away, turned around and headbutted him in the chest.The 4th official reported it to the referee and the frenchman was shown the red card, shocking millions of viewers.Matzerati was silent when asked about the incident , leading to speculation that he did say something.But there is no excusing Zidane's actions.He had to go.

A terrible way to end your international career.