Zinedine Zidane says he has no regrets about his headbutt of Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final as France prepare to play Italy again. The remarks come as Zidane takes charge of the France team for the first time at home.
The outlets agree on Zidane’s stance and the incident’s context: the confrontation with Materazzi in 2006 is described as “infamous,” and Zidane frames his comments around his current preparation for a France–Italy rematch. Football Italia adds that Zidane says he is “not proud” of what he did, while still insisting he has no regrets.
Across the sources, the focus is on Zidane’s personal response to that past moment and the significance of the forthcoming match against Italy. The stories treat the news primarily as a pre-match statement rather than a dispute over the historical event.
