Dismissed Zidane wins Golden Ball

Zinedine Zidane won the Golden Ball award for the World Cup's best player, despite being sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the final.

France captain Zidane polled 2012 points in the vote by journalists covering the tournament.

He beat Italians Fabio Cannavaro (1977 points) and Andrea Pirlo (715 points) in the ballot.

Zidane played his last game on Sunday, scoring a penalty and being red-carded as France were defeated on penalties.

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Possibly the greatest player of all time.