Zidane's sister insulted at World Cup

ROME -- Italy's Marco Materazzi said he insulted Zinedine Zidane's sister, revealing nearly two months after the World Cup final what provoked the French star to head-butt him in the chest.\nIn Tuesday's interview with the Gazzetta dello Sport, Materazzi disclosed that after he held his opponent's shirt, Zidane said: "If you want, I'll give you the jersey later."\n"I responded that I preferred his sister, it's true," Materazzi said. "It wasn't something nice, true. But luckily there have been dozens of players who have confirmed that a lot worse things are said on the field."\nZidane was sent off after receiving a red card for the head-butt. Italy went on to win with penalty kicks.\nMaterazzi received a two-game ban for the July 9 incident and will miss Wednesday's rematch of the final, a 2008 European Championship qualifier. Zidane received a three-match suspension, but he retired after the World Cup.\nMaterazzi said that the Italian federation, in the middle of a match-fixing scandal, told him not to complain about the incident during a FIFA hearing.\n"If accepting without raising my voice was the price to pay for having brought home the World Cup, I'm pretty happy to have paid it," Materazzi said.\nAsked if the two could make peace, Materazzi said, "You sign a peace (agreement) after terrible wars, so why can't Zidane and I make peace?\n"A peace among men without a lot of publicity. The door to my house will always be open for that. And if Zidane wants, he knows where to find my address."\nFrance captain Patrick Vieira said he thinks the apologies should go both ways.\n"I think Zidane is waiting for Materazzi to apologize also for the insults he used," Vieira said.\nVieira, who is Materazzi's teammate at Inter Milan, said he chatted with him before leaving to join the France squad.\n"He told me he is disappointed not to be here," Vieira said. "He's a very cheerful guy, but he loves to wind people up. Sometimes you need to know when to stop"