Case Name :      Zidane’s Last Red Card

Authors :           Cheryl Kirschner

Source:              Babson College

Case ID:             BAB132

Discipline :        General Management

Case Length :    05 pages

Solution sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

With more country participants than the United Nations, World Cup football (soccer) is one of the most multinational businesses in the world. Zinedane Zidane’s headbutt of Marco Materazzi near the conclusion of the last match of the 2006 championship between France and Italy triggered a diverse range of questions and problems for FIFA and others. A host of ethical, business, legal (especially disciplinary regulations) and political implications of World Cup football find their genesis in Zidane’s headbutt. This case was awarded the Indiana University CIBER Award for the “Best International Case” by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business in 2008.