Zinedine Zidane scored a penalty early on in the final but was dismissed from the game in extra time as France went on to lose on penalties.
Zinedine Zidane, who is already former international player of the year and 1998 World Cup winner, announced last month that he was leaving football after the tournament.
On Sunday, after he put France ahead in the opening minutes Zinedine Zidane ruined his performance after butting his head into Marco Materazzi's chest during the tense second period of extra time, which ended 1-1.
This was to be Zinedine Zidane's final act as a professional player and, with the French side missing his ability in the ensuing penalty shootout, Italy went on to win the World Cup title.
