The five metre (16 feet) high bronze showing Zinedine Zidane in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013
Arsene Wenger along with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte have called for footballers to resist the temptation of Chinese money. And Wenger now feels the Indian Super League could also be a competitor
Italy's Marco Materazzi was head-butted by France's Zinedine Zidane during the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin.
Marco Materazzi had led Chennaiyin FC to the Indian Super League title in 2015, while the club had finished at the top of the league table in the inaugural edition in 2014, before losing in the semi-finals
In a befitting finale of the Indian Super League second season which saw 186 goals scored in 60 matches as compared to 121 last year, the Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium saw as many as five goals, all of them coming in the second half in the edge-of-the-seat match.
FC Chennaiyin beat FC Goa 3-2 to be crowned Indian Super League (ISL) season 2 champions after a dramatic final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Fatorda.
Marco Materazzi said he was proud of his team Chennaiyin FC's performance in the Indian Super League so far, particularly the way they recovered from a string to losses to enter the title clash
Forward Steven Mendoza scored a brilliant brace in the 60th minute, followed by his second in the 66th minute to help his side beat Mumbai 2-0 and thus register their second win of the season, which has taken Chennaiyin to the third spot with two wins and two losses.
Chennaiyin FC coach Marco Materrazi says coaching is a difficult job but he is confident of his team's success in the second edition of the Indian Super League.
Chennaiyin FC's Harmanjot Singh Khabra says Marco Materazzi has changed the mentality of the team.