October 16, 2012 1:31 AM

Football Art: Statue Of Zidane Headbutting Materazzi Installed Outside Pompidou Centre, Paris

A couple walks past a sculpture by French artist Adel Abdessemed in front of Paris’ Centre Pompidou modern art museum, Wednesday Sept. 26, 2012. The historic head-butt that marked the end of French icon Zinedine Zidane’s international soccer career is now more than just a memory.

France Head Butt

A couple walks past a sculpture by French artist Adel Abdessemed in front of Paris’ Centre Pompidou modern art museum, Wednesday Sept. 26, 2012. The historic head-butt that marked the end of French icon Zinedine Zidane’s international soccer career is now more than just a memory. A 5-meter-high bronze statue portraying Zidane aiming his shaven head at Italian opponent Marco Materazzi’s torso has been erected in front of the Pompidou center. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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