Everyone saw how Zizou headbutted Marco Materazzi in the chest. i was just curious about other people's opinion. Who's fault was it? On a funny note, i think it is hilarious that he went straught to the ground, that was pretty funny, but he did get a headbut to the chest, so i can understand why. i think that Marco called his sister a terrorist or something ridiculous like that.
Whatever said by Marco that was against the rules... it happens often in football and I would say it's mostly Zidane's fault. Players are sometimes even allowed to cuss at referees, and they don't even get carded (regardless of what the rule says). It's just crazy to react like that from verbal abuse in a World Cup Final. ... though personally I cannot help but like Zidane MORE rather than less after that incident.
Wrong. You can expect to be cursed at, usually the ref isn't around to hear it. Zidane lost his cool and reacted which was costly. That being said I still love him as a player.
Zidane was giving him verbal and stated that if he wanted his shirt he would give it to him after the match (in response to Materazzi holding it previously). Materazzi retorted by saying he would rather have Zidane's sister. Zidane then lost the plot, again, on the biggest stage of all and retired in disgrace. That's when the Zidane PR machine kicked into gear making ridiculous accusations towards Materazzi. It's also when the French decided to hail him as a hero for some unknown reason. The fault clearly lies with Zidane. If he cannot handle comments of that nature then he shouldn't have been playing sport at any level.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYCzzpPczi8 same thing happened in the galatossaray v bordeaux game . suprised it didnt get much coverage..
It's clear you cannot read, since both sides have publically explained the event. It's not difficult son.
Of course not. Lashing out after verbal abuse/a bad tackle is quite common. Headbutting is a bit less common than the more traditional kick at the aggressor though. It's just the incident we are talking about happens to involve one of the greatest footballers of our generation, and is taken place in what also happens to be his last match, that last match being the World Cup Final.
Zidane should have been thankful that he wasn't facing Uruguay. You don't want to put up with a team of 11 Marco Materazzis without the goalscoring ability.
I am going to side with Materazzi and Zidane. There really was no point in saying whatever it was to Zidane, I mean the play before was a goal kick, and the missed goal was, well a miss, so there really was no point in his action's. On the other side, Zizzou just over reacted, if my sister was called a terrorist, i would just go on, because i get that kind of garbage thrown in my face all of the time when i am playing soccer, and i dont flip out like he did. Zizzou is still a good player in my mind, and this doesn't change my image of him. i also didn't know that they could cuss the refs out and not get a card for it, that is kind of cool.
No-one was called a terrorist. Don't blindly believe Zidane's PR machine. Comments are made all the time in sport, work and everyday life. Zidane simply couldn't hack it.
Common symptons of testosterone injections: unbelievable stamina and uncontrollable rage. As someone said, this incident will be mentioned in Zidane's obituary. What a legacy.
Whose fault it was? Fault?? You are making it sound like it was a bad thing. Materazzi was bending the rules of the game (holding of the shirt) and of common courtesy (issuing vulgarities) thus ignoring the spirit of sportmanship in order to have a greater chance of winning the game. Zidane on the other hand defended his honor by meeting a verbal assault the only way he saw fit which in this case meant knocking out the perpetrator. And both of them defended the legitimacy of their respective actions so I don`t see why would it have to be a regretable event or something somebody should be at fault for. Who deserves more credit for it might have been a better question. In the end Materazzi got his trophy he deemed important enough to sacrifice the last bit of honor he might have stil had. And Zidane on the other hand avenged the insult by inflicting physical pain on the Italian restoring his inner calm and in the process produced one of the most memorable exits in history of the game. And demonstrated that with some at least the ages old moral code "Don`t give crap & don`t take crap." stil has some relevance even in today`s corrupt game of football where it is accepted as normal to employ any means no matter how lowly for the sake of winning. So in the end; Zidane I salute you. And Materazzi; enjoy your trophy. If you can.
Shirt pulling... trash talking are all parts of the game. It happened all the time and in every game. Does anyone here actually think headbutt happens in every single game? Besides, the whole point of trash talking is to piss the other guy off to throw him off his game. Materrazi achieved his biggest result getting Zidane the straight red card. His play acting was unsportman-like, but was it his fault? I do not think so. I am speaking as a Real Madrid fan who supported Zidane and an AC Milan fan who hated Materrazi.