The recipient of the headbutt heard round the world in the 2006 World Cup soccer final is suing some British newspapers. Italian soccer player Marco Materazzi says the papers libelled him in their speculation over what he told French superstar Zenedine Zidane to prompt the incident.
Materazzi also revealed what he said to Zidane.
Zidane, playing his last game before retiring from football, later claimed he was provoked after Materazzi had insulted his mother.
But Materazzi, who plays for Inter Milan, revealed that Zidane's sister was the subject.
"I was tugging his shirt, he said to me 'if you want my shirt so much I'll give it to you afterwards,' and I answered that I'd prefer his sister," he said.
Italy went on to win the World Cup.