When Materazzi kept tugging at Zidane's shirt, he said, "If you want my shirt, I will give to you afterwards."
Marco replied, "Preferisco quella puttana di tua sorella," which means "I prefer the whore that is your sister."
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Zidane did not specify exactly what Italian defender Marco Materazzi said that enraged him, but that it was insulting to his sister and mother.
"I would rather have taken a punch in the jaw than have heard that,'' Zidane said, stressing that Materazzi's language was "very harsh.''
Meanwhile, excerpts from an interview that Materazzi gave to Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport were posted on its website.
"I didn't say anything to him about racism, religion or politics,'' Materazzi told the Gazzetta. "I didn't talk about his mother either ... I didn't know his [mother] was in the hospital, I give her my best wishes ... He's always been my hero, I admire him a lot.'' Materazzi has acknowledged he insulted Zidane, without giving specifics.