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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Andrew Mills

Zinedine Zidane statue that sparked backlash in Qatar to be re-installed

AL-WATAN DOHA/AFP via Getty Images

Qatar plans to re-install a sculpture immortalising Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had been removed in 2013 after a domestic backlash.

The five-metre bronze work was removed days after its unveiling after people in the conservative Muslim country criticised it for promoting idolatry and others said it encouraged violence.

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