15 bonkers moments from the 2006 World Cup: Zidane, Rooney, Poll
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The 2006 FIFA World Cup perhaps wasn't the best edition in the competition's history - but it provided enough bonkers moments to keep the world entertained. We've picked 15 of them, from the famous to the more obscure.
Germany hosted an unhinged festival of football.
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15 bonkers moments from the 2006 World Cup: Zidane, Rooney, Poll
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A celebration of Zinedine Zidane and an amazing era for French football
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Joe Cole's World Cup wondergoal was a glimpse of our 'English Messi
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Michael Lee - Page 9
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An ode to 'merking' told through Rio Ferdinand's World Cup Wind-Ups
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8 players from World Cup 2006 we can't believe are still playing in 2023
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Momentos inolvidables del Mundial: Zidane se retira con un cabezazo en 2006 - Balón Latino
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A celebration of Zinedine Zidane and an amazing era for French football
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Zinedine Zidane News - Planet Football
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Zinedine Zidane News - Planet Football
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Zinedine Zidane News - Planet Football
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Joe Cole's World Cup wondergoal was a glimpse of our 'English Messi
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A celebration of Zinedine Zidane and an amazing era for French football