Inter defender Marco Materazzi is due in court after being accused
of mishandling a German tourist's son.
The events allegedly took place at an Inter training camp in
Cagliari after the World Cup winners own son, Gianmarco, got into
an altercation with a German youngster.
Materazzi is due to appear before a tribunal to offer his version
of events. The ex-Perugia centre-back claims that he merely gave
the German youngster a ticking off after the boy hit his son.
Materazzi is believed to have witnesses to support his
theory.
Materazzi is not new to controversy. In the 2006 World Cup Final in
Berlin he was infamously head-butted by Zinedine Zidane after
verbally abusing the Frenchmans mother. The 34-year-old has also
received numerous red cards during his career.
