The French are claiming that Zidane was called a racial slur. Do you think this is true or just a ploy by the French team to get people to forgive them for their brutal player? Zidane looks pretty caucasian to me. Is he just trying to rally sympathy?
2006-07-10 16:32:55 · 7 answers · asked by sobekBOS 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
When did he or team make a statement for newspapers?
2006-07-10 16:35:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Zinedine Zidane is from Algeria and that would not classify him as a Caucasian to a lot of people's standards. Now, yes what he did was stupid and uncalled for, no matter what the Italian player might have said to him. Provocation is part of the game and you need to know how to take it. Besides, his action did not just affect him but the whole team him being the captain. Now, there is no excuse for what he did but I did feel very sorry for him, after having been very mad at him, when I saw him on the news today on the French international channel. He did feel very bad and he is not an actor. He is supposed to say in a few days what exactly happened.
Until then ...
2006-07-10 23:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by Mana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Materazzi obviously said something, because we could see that they were exchanging words.
Whatever it was, it was not "Hello, Zidane, nice game we're having today."
The French are not looking for sympathy, they are just trying to understand how Zidane could have thrown away his one chance at international glory.
2006-07-10 23:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry NO SYMPATHY. On top of being an animal he is just a dumb animal. I wonder if he is in a Mafia payroll. He Screwed up the whole thing
I was rooting for the French until this happened.
2006-07-10 23:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by dam_amasing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact is they are 2nd best and the don't have as many titles as Italy. The power house wins again.
2006-07-10 23:37:42 · answer #5 · answered by c b basic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh how i love this trying to find excuses for loosing the game.
can't they just accept that the best ones won?
2006-07-10 23:39:57 · answer #6 · answered by asso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, i think they are. im sorry but you cant be pointing the finger. no matter what someone says, you cant react like that! its not professional or...right. i cant think of another word to put it but you should never do that, no matter the circumstances.
2006-07-10 23:37:56 · answer #7 · answered by standstill 22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋