14 years later, Marco Materazzi has decided to lift the lid on THAT infamous 'headbutt' by Zinedine Zidane during the 2006 World Cup final.
"I wasn't expecting it in that moment," he was quoted as saying by Diario AS. "I was lucky enough that the whole episode took me by surprise because if I had expected something like that to happen and had been ready for it, I'm sure both of us would have ended up being sent off.
"There had been a bit of contact between us in the area. He had scored France's goal in the first half and our coach [Marcello Lippi] told me to mark him. After that first brush between us, I apologised but he reacted badly."
"After the third clash, I frowned and he retorted: 'I'll give you my shirt later'. I replied that I'd rather have his sister than his shirt".
In 2006, Zizou made it clear he'd be ending his player's career despite being 'just' 34 and a first-team regular at Real Madrid.
It was there, deep into the injury time that a discussion between the midfielder and Materazzi led to Zidane headbutting his opponent and getting shown a red card.
Zidane won the Golden Ball award and received a three-match disqualification he'd never serve as he hung up his boots shortly after the World Cup 2006.
