Former France midfielder Emmanuel Petit has revealed he and his teammates had to protect Zinedine Zidane so he would not get sent off. Zidane is well known for his fiery temperament during his playing days, which culminated in the Real Madrid manager head-butting Marco Materazzi during extra-time in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy. As quoted by RMC Sport, Petit said: "We knew we had to protect Zizou when playing with France. Not because he'd get injured, but because he could snap and...
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