Can you imagine if he were to play in another game ? EVERY opponent would talk about his mother, sister and grandmother. He basically said that he didn't regret it and that he would do it again, being a man (and I guess son and brother) first.
His mother's comments (who wants Mattarazzi's ball on a platter) didn't really help.
What do YOU think would happen if he were to play again ?
(Before I get all the Zizou fans upset, I think he ranks right up there with Pele, Beckenbauer, Garincha, Maradona - with Zidane being the GREATEST !)
2006-07-12 18:46:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
More than a sense of humor... I think you got it right!
~Sonie~
The article you have indicated is referring to Materazzi complaining about Italian soccer supporters that constantly insulted him after that incident described with the Juventus game. And the insults (I can ensure you) were referred to mother, father, wife, sister, brothers, etc...
The point here is that Materazzi have denied insulting any Zidane's family member.
Who do we trust?
Zidane just because he is a great player?
Sometimes we should think with our own brain, and leave the media alone with their misleading opinions (not facts, but opinions, like yours and mine)
2006-07-12 18:58:35 · answer #1 · answered by soccer_mind 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This type of behaviour is not acceptable under any circunstances.
Nobody should ignore that Zadine is know for his violent temper. He has done the head-butt before. He is an spoiled, unprofessional and violent character. He might be talented but the sportmanship must be required to receive the golden ball.
The comment from his mother "...she wanted Materazzi's balls on a platter" just reaffirms that violence is part of his family. That is the way he was raised.
The following quote comes from:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2088-2261766,00.html
"There were reminders that Zidane has a dark side. In the Portugal game he was warned for diving and was lucky to escape a yellow card. He once had a reputation for sudden and shocking violence, most notably when he head-butted Jochen Kientz of Hamburg during a Champions League match in 2000, earning him a five-match suspension.
“Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or a demon,” observed the rock singer Jean-Louis Murat. “He smiles like St Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.”
2006-07-15 11:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You think he's the first to react to what he felt was inappropriate comments by players, teams, fans. Well hate to burst your little bubble but:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=345336&cc=5901
Updated: Oct. 10, 2005
Italy's Materazzi tired of 'bad boy' image
PALERMO, Italy, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Italy and Inter Milan defender Marco Materazzi has had enough of being the hate figure of Serie A, following two weeks in which he's been publicly called an 'animal' and a 'delinquent'.
Last week, the 32-year-old central defender came in for strong criticism from journalists, television pundits and even politicians after his appalling foul on Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic during Inter's 2-0 defeat to Juventus.
While he says he can handle criticism, Materazzi believes the insults have gone too far. 'When a player like me goes on to the field he is transformed and maybe some people don't like the way I behave on the pitch. But when you are insulted in all of the stadiums in Italy, even in those in which you have never set foot before, then that means that something is wrong,' said Materazzi, who regularly faces chants of abuse in stadiums across the peninsular. 'In Italy we talk all the time about `fair play' and English style stadiums and then you get these kind of chants. Why do we punish racial chants but not this kind of abuse?’
WONDER WHAT THIS KIND OF ABUSE WAS....Think someone said something that he found really offensive like he is a dirty player, violent, delinquent.....and you think that (when true) is worse than his attacking someone's mother or sister. Go Figure!
2006-07-13 02:04:52 · answer #3 · answered by Sonie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally is not a fan of Zidane. Well, to err is human. Within that split second, Zidane was furious and had that stupid head-butt. I am sure he regretted on his way to the locker room. Since he apologized to the whole world, give him a chance to show to the world that he is still the greatest.
2006-07-13 02:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by Blackie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he were to play again, several times in fact, he also will be the greatest player again. Yeah, believe it or not, I think FIFA made one of the biggest mistakes for not having appropriate control tools on detecting craps and dirty talks. Solution: provide every player speaking device so the committee can detect the presence of provocation and nasty, dirty craps like Materazzi did. Huh... I wish I can meet materazzi so I can head-butt him several times.
2006-07-13 02:03:05 · answer #5 · answered by dolphin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, he just made a right decision.... frget all the damn things about that head-butt...
2006-07-13 01:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by safinho 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i wish he could play on forever. he was magical out there on the pitch headbutt and all so anyone who disagrees ----chew on that, pal!!!!....jost kidding *wink* (ala c. ronaldo)
2006-07-13 05:33:49 · answer #7 · answered by xoxo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, credit to you for your sense of humor on this one ;-)
2006-07-13 01:50:38 · answer #8 · answered by thecatphotographer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he will be remembered as one the greatest in the world and he will not be remembered for his head(butt) his feet.........haha ....
2006-07-13 02:07:45 · answer #9 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋