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Photo) | BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhuanet) -- FIFA said
on Thursday that it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Marco Materazzi
for his conduct in World Cup final and had summoned Zinedine
Zidane and the Italy defender to attend a hearing of its disciplinary committee
July 20. A decision is expected later that day.
Zidane said in an interview with TF1 television
Wednesday that his actions in the World Cup final were in response to repeated
harsh insults from Materazzi about his mother and sister, but did not go into
specifics.
Materazzi's agent Claudio Vigorelli told BBC Sport that Fifa
should only proceed against the reaction of Zidane.
"We love football and players like Zidane but his
reaction was absolutely out of order especially in a big game like the final
because it was his last game as a football player," he said.
FIFA said in a statement that it was calling the
committee to hear the players' comments after claims made by Zidane, but
declined to comment on possible punishments for either individuals or teams.
"Zinedine Zidane will be given the right to be heard
by means of a written statement, which must be submitted by July 18," a Fifa
statement said. "Materazzi will subsequently be sent a copy of the statement so
he can respond to it. Both players have been summoned to attend a face-to-face
hearing."Enditem
(Agencies)
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| France's soccer team captain Zinedine
Zidane takes part in a television interview in Paris, July 12, 2006, in
which he explained his head-butt on Italy defender Marco Materazzi during
the July 9, 2006 final of the soccer World Cup. FIFA will open a
disciplinary investigation into the circumstances of the incident.（Xinhua
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