Despite pundits righteously claiming that "nobody likes to see that" after any fisticuffs, viewers at home know that, as long as no-one gets hurt, it's all part of the fun. So do the people at Subbuteo...
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The wonderful official Twitter account for the classic table-top game has been lining up the teams in Subbuteo form for every match at this year's tournament.
On the first day off since the Euros began, they were probably bored, and so recreated this iconic scene from the 2006 World Cup Final.
"Famous football moment translated to#Subbuteo figure," they explained. "Zidane responding to Materazzi's insults."
After one jibe too many from Italy's Marco Materazzi, France's Zinedine Zidane put a blunt full stop to his professional career, and arguably France's hopes of winning the trophy, as they lost 5-3 on penalties.
Relive the incident with the actual footballers below. We're off to bend the little arms on our Paul Merson figure for his infamous 1993 FA Cup Celebration...
