Lawyer aims to force final replay

From The Age

A FRENCH lawyer plans to seek court intervention that he believes could force a replay of the World Cup soccer final.

Lawyer Mehana Mouhou is challenging the sending off of France skipper Zinedine Zidane after he headbutted Italy's Marco Materazzi in the final.

Doubts over whether a match official relied on video evidence of Zidane's headbutt meant the final should be replayed, Mouhou said.

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