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August 9, 2006
Topics zidane, image, madrid, images, marketing, stars, clothing, shoes, names, french, soccer, real, beer, club, china, world and man
A man in China has trademarked a silhouette of French captain Zinedine Zidane headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the FIFA World Cup final. Zhao Xiaokai wants to sell the image for use on clothing, shoes, hats and beer products, and hopes it will fetch as much as $125,000.
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July 27, 2006
Topics japanese, comic, zidane, frogs, piano, stage, asian, bizarre, match, books, football, dress, green, film, led, united and reuters
In what always amounted to the odd highlight of every Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, the gala dinner showcased performances from foreign ministers as they entertained their hosts. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso acted a Humphrey Bogart impersonation while New Zealand's Winston Peters sang like Johnny Cash. China's Li Zhaoxing led a choir and South Korea's Ban Ki-moon took the stage bedecked in green sequins.
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July 27, 2006
British jump jockey apparently imitated Zinedine Zidane by head-butting his horse, City Affair. Paul O'Neill apologized for the vicious attack on the horse. The incident occurred prior to a race in Stratford, England.
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July 14, 2006
Topics world, zidane, french, france, video, web, game, butt, jokes, holidays, italy, match, football, soccer, radio, couple, people and internet
The latest trend on the World Wide Web has emerged from the World Cup final and its called 'Head-butting. ' The cyber-term refers to Zinedine Zidane's head-butting of Marco Materazzi in the final match of the football World Cup, between France and Italy. The incident was apparently the result of a provocation by Materazzi - supposedly it was an insult to a couple members of Zidane's family.
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July 12, 2006
The head-butt fiasco of Zidane has provided inspiration for a possible summer song hit. Called "Coup de Boule," which means head-butt in English, was penned by the associates of Plage Records. The song takes its inspiration from the famous footballer's head-butting incident on Materazzi after a verbal scuttle with the Italian defender. Italy won the World Cup with a penalty shoot-out.
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