Saturday, October 7, 2006

In the 2006 World Cup final, Fabien Barthez’s mistake allowed Materazzi to score a decisive goal.The bald keeper, who’ll be remembered for being top-head kissed at the start of each international match by teammate Laurent Blanc, was desperately hoping for revenge against Italy last September in the Stade de France but GrĂ©gory Coupet became the #1 rated French football goalkeeper therefore pushing Fabien in retirement announced officially yesterday.

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