Zinedine Zidane's first home game as France manager against Italy brought back the most infamous moment of his playing career.France were held by Italy in an electric clash at the Stade de France on Saturday, but the result was almost secondary to the history between the two sides.Italy proves tough on Zidane's debut in front of the home crowdIt was against Italy, in the 2006 World Cup final, that Zidane's playing career ended in bizarre fashion. After an exchange with Marco Materazzi, he famously headbutted the Italian defender and was sent off. France eventually lost the final on penalties.¡A 13 años del histórico cabezazo de Zidane a Materazzi en la final del Mundial de Alemania 2006! pic.twitter.com/mER1ISMvPq— TyC Sports (@TyCSports) July 9, 2019 Twenty years on, Zidane was asked about the incident after taking charge of Les Bleus, having already started his managerial reign with 1-0 victories over Turkey and Belgium."I'm not proud of what I did. That is part of a journey. We all do things that aren't great," Zidane said. "The most important thing is what happens after and what will happen with the France national team," he concluded.UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE – DIVISION AThursdayDenmark – Portugal 2-4 (1-2)/Damsgaard 23, Hojlund 53 – Cancelo 13, Ramos 25, Vitinha 67, Felix 87/Germany – Serbia 2-0 (1-0)/Bischof 39, Wirtz 61/Greece – Netherlands 2-2 (2-0)/Ioannidis 23, Masouras 45+2 – Van Dijk 59, Reijnders 89/Wales – Norway 2-1 (1-1)/James 38, Williams 48 – Bobb 11/FridayBelgium – Turkey 3-0 (1-0)/De Bruyne 10, 59, Lukaku 76/France – Italy 1-1 (0-0)/Olise 55 – Bastoni 68/Saturday19.00: (4.10) Croatia (3.50) England (1.90)21.45: (1.07) Spain (13.0) Czech R. (25.0)***odds are subject to change***
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