yes... Materazzi said something to him (no one knows what yet. Zidane is going to go public with what was said at the end of the week) and he turned and headbutted him in the chest causing Materazzi to go down quicker than Sinead. It was with about 10 minutes left in extra-time, and really didn't have any affect on the final outcome as the player who missed for France in the penalty kicks was going to kick whether Zidane was available or not.
Zidane has had a history of this type of stuff, and it's just unfortunate his temper went on him in the last minutes of his career. Something really bad must have been said to him, but still, he's a professional - he should be used to guy's trashtalking.
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I've heard a number of rumours ranging from insulting his mother to insulting his kids/family by insinuating that his kids aren't actually his, and that his wife had an affair. I've also heard that the remarks were racist, which to me seems like the only type of comment that could be made that would result in that type of outburst. If soccer is anything like any other sport, Zidane will have heard every name in the book before he was 18 years old, so I can't see something minute leading to that type of reaction.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
He wasn't born in Algeria... His parents are Algerian. He was born in Marseille
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
go down faster than sinead? 
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
i just noticed that, too.
in the papers, the subheading for the zidane headbutt is "lipreaders says materazzi insulted his sister'.
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in the papers, the subheading for the zidane headbutt is "lipreaders says materazzi insulted his sister'.
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"if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
oh, thats what i heard too. about materazzi insulting his sister. i think he called her a whore.
/kinda unreliable
/kinda unreliable
turn your head
come back again
to here knows when
last.fm
come back again
to here knows when
last.fm
...although the "professionals" say it was something else.
"if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
my niece was in italy when they won the world cup and she said it was madness. maybe she has pics, and can post them up here. 
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
maybe its just me because im a visible minority and have been the vicitm of racism in the past but... i dont particularily like or feel that "just because he's a professional and has heard it all before" he should have either a) endure it or b) react any differently.
frankly i'd be tempted to do much worse if that was me on the other end of that.
just because ive been called something many times doesnt mean i have to actually like/accept it and neither should he
frankly i'd be tempted to do much worse if that was me on the other end of that.
just because ive been called something many times doesnt mean i have to actually like/accept it and neither should he
go fuck yourself.
agreed completely.
Dr. Hobo wrote:maybe its just me because im a visible minority and have been the vicitm of racism in the past but... i dont particularily like or feel that "just because he's a professional and has heard it all before" he should have either a) endure it or b) react any differently.
frankly i'd be tempted to do much worse if that was me on the other end of that.
just because ive been called something many times doesnt mean i have to actually like/accept it and neither should he
as an athlete though you need to be disciplined to the point where just because someone says something doesn't mean you react to it. Racism is obviously not a good thing, and I've never heard anyone get called something racist while I was on the ice, but I've been called just about everything you can think of and then some, and you just let it go.
If something racist was said, especially on a global stage, you can go public with it after the game and especially in football where they're trying to stamp out racism, that player will be punished for it. If you react though, the racists win.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
