Zidane's classic head butt?

Question

Personally i thought it was great drama and the best thing i have ever seen outside of the fact that it may have shifted the tide of the game.

Can u tell me something great about Zidane's head butting that italian player? What do you see about human beings that was so viviidly displayed in that moment?

Answer 1

zidane is an artist, and with creative talent comes hotheadedness and foolish pride, do not underestimate a persons pride( especially zidanes, did you see matta hit the deck). the only thing that disgusts me about the incident is the medias reaction, calling him a disgrace and saying how he has undone all the good he has done for the game, not at all, zidane is only human and we are all weak no matter how professional we can all be susceptible to moments of madness.

i think you may be looking for something a bit "deeper" than that but its the best i could do

Answer 2

Firstly, there is no basis for accusing Materazzi of being the villain or racist. Why people are suggesting he provoked Zidane is a mystery. There is no evidence to suggest Materazzi did anything wrong. The supposed professional lip readers employed to decipher Materazzi's language are not coming up with a definitive answer as there are many different interpretations of what could have been said floating around. For example, some sources say it was a racist slur by Materazzi while other say it was something about Zidane's mother, sister, and/or wife All we do know is that Materazzi and Zidane were talking back and forth. It could have been Zidane who provoked a verbal response from Materazzi which Zidane hated or it could simply have been a mutual exchange of obscenities. Nobody knows right and anything said is pure speculation based primarily on bias for 1 side over the other. These are things people who say Materazzi "must" have said something are overlooking in their rush to defend Zidane. There is no proof and it is simply a case of finding Materazzi guilty without evidence. Guilty until prven innocence. Simply because you hate someone doesn't mean they are guilty.
Secondly, people who portray Zidane as a normally calm person either do not know his tendencies or overlook the evidence. Zidane has a history of spontaneous violent outbursts on the field including other headbutting instances and stomping on players with intent to injure. .
Thirdly, there is nothing great about this moment and it says nothing about human nature. This was simply 1 man acting out; a better man would have walked away, played the game, and not let down his team.

Answer 3

I am going to proudly be the "ugly american" here.

What was great about that headbutt was that on a soccer field full of flopping, diving, faking, cheapshot pansies, someone actually stood up and acted like a man.

Can you imagine if a white guy in the NBA called another player a N*****? Or any other racial slur? The white guy would be the most hated guy in the league with a lifetime bullseye on his back and the other player would be excused for any actions taken by journalists across the U.S.. What's different here?

Also, I was taught not to say anything on the field that I wouldn't say in the parking lot. I have a pretty good idea that Materazzi wouldn't have the kajones to repeat what he said to Zidane if he didn't have a field full of teamates and officials nearby. The fact that Zidane called his bluff was GREAT, GREAT, GREAT! I just wish he would have given him a real beating and made it worth his while!

What did we learn about human beings? We learned that there are still people out there who have their priorities straight. Soccer is important to a lot of people, but for Zidane it wasn't more important than defending the honor of his family and his race.

I also learned that a good head butt is more exciting than 120 minutes of soccer and a penalty kicking (i.e. freethrow shooting) contest to decide a winner.

Viva, Zidane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

No there is nothing classique about any player assaulting anyone else on the pitch especially since most of the players like Zidane are role models for young future soccer players. Being a captain for a national team, representing your country means a lot to them, and its also a matter of honor and dignity with lots of "political" implications, so there is nothing funny about what happened.

On a lighter note, high drama in sport is always fun and exciting for fans especially the fans who love the rivalries in sports but things can go too far sometimes and that's why the referees at this world cup tried to really stamp out all the dirty play that we are used to seeing at the World Cup. Players who invoke or insult other players are all cheaters in the game that's why we see so many high dramas, like penalties, red cards etc., its all part of the game but sometimes instead of turning the tide in a positive way, it can also backfire really badly after all, honestly what's really so great about a match that gets lots of red cards, penalty fouls or penalty shootouts & fist fights!! What's really so great about that?

Personally I prefer to see a team win by scoring great goals, which is more spectacular and playing great passing shots and winning the world cup for great performance not for underhanded achieving, but that's my view. The Italy vs Germany game is a classique example imo. That was a beautiful match to watch!!

Answer 5

I think that Zidane is a great player,he is one of the best players,so I don't think that he would butt his powerful head in the italian chest without a reason,i am arabic and i heard that the the italian player insulted zidane by saying that zizou is a dirty arabic
player,if you were him what would you do?how would u deal with it?maybe zizou was a little hard and lost his cool fastly,but the italian player is the one who started and he is the dirty one...
italy didn't deserve winning...zidane you are the BEST!

Answer 6

I like Zidane. I like his style of playing. He plays with great class and sportsmanship. I just wonder what the Italian mafia paid him or threatened him with, to make him leave the field in disgrace. I would say that this act has not tainted my respect for such a great and legendary player.

Answer 7

CHECK THIS VIDEO AND YOU WILL KNOW WHY

http://antithesis98.blogspot.com/2006/07/why-did-zidane-to-it-because-materazzi.html

i think the italian deserved to get the headbutt

Answer 8

We don't know what Materazzi told him,some say he called him a "terrorist" ar that he insulted his sister Lili,speculations...They should talk to the media.
Anyway that's no excuse for what he did,and is sure is a bad example for children.Violence has no thing to do with football,it's just the game!!Italians lost with France too,and they dealed with it,Euro Cup 2000(if I m not mistaking).

Answer 9

If only Ziz had long hair.....wow free flowing head butting...I like ppl who guard their honour

Answer 10

i see that sometimes, really, in a moment of folly, we might just do what is really unexpected.zidade should have really get a grip on himself then