Schweinsteiger understands why Zidane headbutted Materazzi now

When Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final, many wondered what Materazzi could have said to make one of the world's best react with such a self-defeating act in his final match before retirement. Well, during the second leg of Inter and Bayern Munich's Champions League tie, Bastian Schweinsteiger found out just how headbutt-inducingly annoying Materazzi can be.

From Soccernet:

"I understand how Zidane felt," Schweinsteiger said. "The Inter defender did nothing but try and provoke even from the dressing room. It wasn't the right behaviour."

Schweini didn't say exactly what Materazzi did to provoke him, but it got so bad that the Bayern midfielder had to be restrained after the final whistle. And since it took him that long to react, he now holds the record for resisting the urge to unleash physical pain on Materazzi for the longest period of time. Congrats, Bastian.

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