Materazzi: A True Underdog Story

Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football Show - A podcast by The Athletic

Some know him as the Matrix, some (in France) know him as the most hated man in football. Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti review the life and times of Marco Materazzi. Derided by many as a red card or a penalty waiting to happen, Materazzi ended his career as a World Cup and treble winner. We all know what happened with Zidane, but in this Golazzo, with the help of former Everton team-mate Don Hutchison, we examine the man behind the Materazzi myth. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Materazzi – an unlikely hero? (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Materazzi’s beginnings at Lazio and Perugia (03m 30s) • PART 2b: Materazzi moves to Everton, Don Hutchison joins us to explain more (07m 45s) • PART 3a: Materazzi enjoys a record-breaking return to Perugia (13m 30s) • PART 3b: Materazzi misses out on the title with Inter in 2002 (16m 30s) • PART 4: Materazzi’s hard-man reputation (20m 30s) • PART 5a: Materazzi at the 2006 World Cup (29m 00s) • PART 5b: Materazzi versus Zidane (33m 00s) • PART 6: Materazzi’s part in Inter’s Serie A triumphs (41m 00s) GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/) • find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices