LONDON (AFP) - Italy's Marco Materazzi called Zinedine Zidane a "son of a terrorist whore" just before the France captain gave him a brutal head-butt in the World Cup final, Britain's top forensic lip reader says.
The Times newspaper hired Jessica Rees, whose skill has seen her summoned as an expert witness at criminal trials, to study a tape of Sunday's match that saw Zidane get a red card for his seemingly spontaneous assault.
"After an exhaustive study of the match video, and with the help of an Italian translator, Rees claimed that Materazzi called Zidane 'the son of a terrorist whore' before adding 'so just f*** off' for good measure," it said.
Materazzi on Monday denied calling Zidane a terrorist, adding that "I don't even know what the word means".
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2006-07-10 23:20:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
I am sure that Materrazi will never recognise what happend. Also, Zidane is a very good player, maybe violent sometimes, but if he hadn't been provoked, he wouldn't have acted like that. I am sure that this translation is right...So not only Zizou is guilty after all...
2006-07-10 23:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by me-sama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A English woman that doesn't know Italian said to an English News Letter that Materazzi said that to Zidane , and you believed ?
2006-07-11 06:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by Portugal!!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice to know that Materazzi is guilty too…., as I thought he is not a great player even he could score for Italy… and I still think that he is the dark side in Italy Team.
2006-07-11 06:34:17 · answer #3 · answered by Calcio Allenatore 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breaking News: The British Media is the biggest joke in the world. I am hearing another British newspaper hired a lip reader and it's not what you stated. Anything to sell garbage.
Regardless of what he said to him:
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
I learned this in pre-school.
2006-07-11 07:23:44 · answer #4 · answered by highroller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zidane showed that noone can touch or step on his pride. Go to hell Marco Materizzi
2006-07-11 06:27:07 · answer #5 · answered by lord 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmmm
2006-07-11 06:22:18 · answer #6 · answered by Miss LaStrange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow i think materazzi is a liar for saying he doesnt know what it means.Everyone knows what it means.
2006-07-11 06:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another British TV station investigating the incident came up with
'death to your whole family' (I think referring to Zidane's ill mum) then 'go f..k yourself!'
2006-07-11 06:59:22 · answer #8 · answered by rinolup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Materazzi should be punished by FIFA for his racist remarks. give him a two game suspension.
2006-07-11 15:26:35 · answer #9 · answered by lynie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Materrazi deserves a slap!!!
2006-07-11 06:27:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋