IN several prominent articles in July 2006, we wrongly stated that during the World Cup final the Italian defender, Marco Materazzi, used vile racist abuse by calling Zinedine Zidane the son of a terrorist whore thus goading Zidane into angrily headbutting him. We also said that Mr Materazzi was a hypocritical liar when he denied it and was rightly condemned for what he said. We withdraw these allegations and accept that Mr Materazzi did not say anything of a racist nature. We apologise to Mr Materazzi for any distress caused and have agreed to pay him damages. Link
The Daily Star previously apologized for similar reasons.
