A group of businessmen said Friday they hoped to convince the French icon to play a few minutes in a friendly match with first-division side University of Chile, with takings aimed at settling the club's dues of 10 million dollars.

"Our idea is to invite him to Chile so that he can be honoured for all that he brought to football," spokesman Marcos Kaplun said on Friday.

"He could play a few minutes for the 'U' during a friendly match."

The date and details of the event had not been finalised, Kaplun added.

In Zidane's last game before retirement, the World Cup final against Italy, he went from World Cup hero to tournament villain with his notorious headbutt on the chest of Marco Materazzi in reaction to some choice insults by the Italian defender.

The French captain was sent off ten minutes before the end of extra time and with the scores locked 1-1 France went on to lose the ensuring penalty shootout 5-3.

FIFA fined the 34-year-old 7,500 Swiss francs (4,700 euros, 6,000 dollars) over the incident and handed him a three-match ban even though his club and international career ceased on the night of the dramatic final in Germany.