A Rouen-based attorney, Mehana Mouhou, plans to challenge Zinedine Zidane's red card from the July 9 World Cup final in French civil court. His argument rests on a procedural point: the fourth official allegedly reviewed video footage of the head-butt on Italy's Marco Materazzi before alerting referee Luis Medina Cantalejo.
A hearing is scheduled for 7 December. Sports law specialist Christian Chevalier cautioned that the case faces long odds, as civil courts are generally reluctant to rule on sporting decisions.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in October 2006, in its own words.