i knew it!
Monday, July 10th, 2006i knew it! i knew that zidane was provoked!!!
i would have done more than a head butt had that italian jerk called me a terrorist!
‘Zidane was goaded by racist slur’
12:19pm 10th July 2006
Zinedine Zidane, who was sent off for headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the chest during the World Cup final, was responding to being called ‘a terrorist’, according to reports today.
Zidane’s headbutt was “provoked” by a comment from the Italy defender, according to the player’s agent.
But Zidane’s agent, Migliaccio, claims Materazzi insulted the French-born son of Algerian immigrants.
“He was very sad for everything that happened but this is life,” Migliaccio told Radio Five Live.
“He is a human being not a god. I know Zizou (Zidane) well and even though he hasn’t told me exactly what Materazzi said, I know that he was provoked.
“Materazzi said something very grave to him, I don’t know what it was. I know Zizou well and he will not reveal what Materazzi said to him but he will in one or two days’ time explain why he had such a reaction.
Others had earlier claimed he was riled by goading by Materazzi, who was clearly seen twisting the Frenchman’s nipple in the run-up to the incident.
While Materazzi refused to comment after the match there has been speculation in French newspaper L’Equipe that he called the French-Algerian Zidane “a terrorist.”
i’m glad that he still won the world cup’s best player award. and yeah, i would totally still marry him - if he wasn’t already married AND i’d still have his child - if he didn’t already have some. i mean, c’mon who can’t fall in love with his deep set eyes …
*** LOSER: U.S. Soccer Federation – And they thought the last-place finish in France ‘98 was rock bottom. After investing so much time and money the last eight years to put American soccer on track to win the World Cup by 2010, U.S. Soccer suffered a setback bigger than the France debacle, especially after the progress made four years ago in Korea/Japan. With the “greatest America side ever assembled” (at least, that’s how ESPN/ABC billed it) crashing before the knockout stages and ending up last in its group, there are more questions than ever about the U.S. national team. Arena is right about one thing, though: For America to become the world’s best, it needs its top players to go overseas and play against the best. That, and widen the talent pool by mining the inner cities for better athletes.
