When ZZ blew his top

ON A CRAZY, shocking, unforgettable night in Berlin, World Cup 2006 ended with all ifs and one butt.

The biggest unanswerable question: had Zinedine Zidane not lost his head — or at least managed to curtail its forward momentum — would France have turned their dominance in the final into the most romantic of World Cup triumphs?

Certainly, they were the only team trying to win the game from half-time onwards as Italy reverted to defensive type in an ultimately successful attempt to take the match to penalties.