French coach Raymond Domenech defended Zinedine Zidane and accused Italy of provocation after his captain was sent off in the World Cup final on Sunday night.
Referee Horacio Elizondo shows the red card to France's Zinedine Zidane in extra time during
Sunday night's World Cup final against Italy in Berlin. Zidane's glorious career came to a premature end.
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