In Paris haben sie eine riesige Bronzestatue von Zinédine Zidanes Kopfnuss während der WM2006 aufgestellt, nachdem Materazzi der Sage nach seine Mutter beleidigt hatte. Die Statue ist ein Monument des Anti-Sports, ein Denkmal die Niederlage im Fussball, genau das Gegenteil von den herkömmlichen Fussballtollfindern.
I’ve heard that the night that the French playmaker Zinedine Zidane ended his career was a very sad night in Paris. The French lost the World Cup Final. Everywhere, people were crying. So it might come as some surprise that the evening’s painful, defining moment has now been cast in bronze outside the Pompidou Center, the city’s modern art museum. But there it is, 15 feet high, towering over passersby: Zizou lowering his forehead into Marco Materazzi’s chest; the Italian defender leaping back like he has touched an electric fence. […]
The statue, entitled “Headbutt,” is by the Algerian sculptor Adel Abdessemed, and coincides with an exhibition of his work in the museum. “This statue goes against the tradition of making statues to honor victories,” said Phillipe Alain Michaud, who directed the exhibition. “It is an ode to defeat… Zidane’s downward glance recalls that of Adam, chased from paradise.”
(através The Atlantic Cities)