The Side of Sports You Never See: Hilarious Images of Your Favorite Athletes

ZIDANE SHOWCASES HIS LEGS ARE GREAT AT MUCH MORE THAN FOOTBALL

It looks like the final for the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Berlin included some martial arts. Gennaro Gattuso, who was playing for Italy, got knocked down by a mistimed kick by Zinedine Zidane of the opposite team. The 1998 World Cup-winning captain was aiming for the ball, but instead got his foot between Gattuso’s legs.

The photograph was captured by Andreas Rentz on July 6. Gattuso probably wasn’t too bothered by the kick, because Italy ended up winning the final after defeating France in a 5-3 penalty shootout. This became Italy’s first title in 24 years. Zidane had quite an eventful tournament too, winning the Golden Boot award.

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