A filepic of a man taking pictures of the Zidane bronze sculpture titled 'Coup de Tete' by Algerian-born French artist Adel Abdessemed during its installation on the Corniche in Doha in 2013. Photo: AFP
Qatar is aiming to put a controversial statue of Zinedine Zidane's notorious 2006 World Cup final headbutt on display for this year's tournament, authorities said recently.
The 5m (16 feet) high bronze showing the French legend in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013 when protests that it breached Islamic rules on idolisation led to it being taken down.
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