Zinedine Zidane received an award.
The Ballon d'Or ( [ balɔ̃ dɔʁ ] ; `` Golden Ball '' ) , is an annual association football award presented by France Football . At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament , several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest , in different aspects of the game . The Serie A Footballer of the Year ( Migliore calciatore assoluto ) is a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers ' Association ( AIC ) given to the footballer who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season . Zinedine Zidane . Zidane received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament at the 2006 World Cup , despite his infamous sending off in the final against Italy for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest .