Zidane wins Golden Ball Monday 10 July, 2006
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France’s Zinedine Zidane has been named as the winner of the FIFA Golden Ball – even after his dismissal in the World Cup Final.
The Frenchman, sent-off last night for assaulting Marco Materazzi in the penalty shoot-out loss to the Azzurri, pipped Fabio Cannavaro and Andrea Pirlo to the prize as the Player of the Tournament.
Zidane netted 2,012 votes from jurors, Azzurri captain Cannavaro grabbed 1,977 and the Milan midfielder got 715.