Artist:
Adel Abdessemed
Title:
Coup de Tete
Year:
2006
Adress:
Centre Pompidou
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Headbutt (French: Coup de tete) is a sculpture by the French artist Adel Abdessemed. It is 5 m (16.4 ft) tall and made from bronze. It was unveiled on 26 September 2012 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France.[
The sculpture depicts an incident that took place in the 110th minute of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Italy, when Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the chest, after he had verbally abused his sister. Zidane consequently received a red card and was sent off. France lost the match, which was Zidane's final match as a professional footballer.
Headbutt (French: Coup de tete) is a sculpture by the French artist Adel Abdessemed. It is 5 m (16.4 ft) tall and made from bronze. It was unveiled on 26 September 2012 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France.[
The sculpture depicts an incident that took place in the 110th minute of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Italy, when Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the chest, after he had verbally abused his sister. Zidane consequently received a red card and was sent off. France lost the match, which was Zidane's final match as a professional footballer.