Zidane’s “Coup de Boule” Redux

By | November 30, 2009

As we look forward to 2010, it’s impossible not to dwell a bit on the unforgettable ending of the 2006 World Cup final. Here’s a recent essay that goes back to Zidane’s head-butt and to the many interpretations of it that emerged.

Category: World Cup Zidane

About Laurent Dubois

I am Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University. A specialist on the history and culture of France and the Caribbean, notably Haiti, I am the author of Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France. I founded the Soccer Politics blog in the Fall of 2009 as part of a Duke University course called "World Cup and World Politics," whose students helped me develop the site.

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