Zidane should have been forgiven and allowed to proceed the game, what do u say???.Fault is on both sides..?

Question

After the fault is on both sides...

Answer 1

Let me help you find out the guilty. What Zidane did was instinctive. And, what Materazzi did was pre-planned. Now decide!

Answer 2

Agree with all the other comments but "Sonie"
"...How any referee could see a player react that way and not conceive the possibility that it was provoked is beyond me. If the fourth official saw so much then why didn't he see or hear Materazzi's trash talk or see him grabbing on to Zidane's shirt. I just don't buy it all..."
~Sonie~ if referees have to eject players for what you think is offensive, soccer will not exist.

Reply to Sonie: I am very well aware that a rule is a rule! The problem is that you say Materazzi should have been ejected too: what is the rule for that? The ones you have indicated? Sure, but did the referee heard what he was saying? NO. Did the other officials hear that? NO. So, on which bases should have Materazzi been red carded?
You have seen the scene in TV, but on the field no one could have heard what they were saying, unless the referee was next to them, which it was not the case, otherwise he would not have needed the 4th official help for Zidane's red card. And (again) I can ensure you that on the pitch ALL the players talk to each other and most of the times opponents insult each other. If the referee is next to them, he will warn them first, and if they continue with insults they will be cautioned (yellow card).
That is the reality. And that is how the game is played. And that is what happened in most of the sports (included those played in the US).
The problem is that the soccer WC final have been watched by millions of people that usually do not watch or play the game. Because of that, people is so "horrified" by the "offensive" words from Materazzi (btw: which ones? do you know? NO) and sympathize for the "poor" Zidane, that was provoked. And I do not want to go, once again, into the career of Zidane's behavior... it's too boring... or why no one have ever questioned Poulsen after that Totti spat on him during Euro 2004 (oh well... he spit... he is Italian... he is an animal)

Answer 3

It was right for him to be ejected from the game; however, what was not right was that Materazzi wasn't also ejected. How any referee could see a player react that way and not conceive the possibility that it was provoked is beyond me. If the fourth official saw so much then why didn't he see or hear Materazzi's trash talk or see him grabbing on to Zidane's shirt. I just don't buy it all.

To Soccer Mind - A rule is a rule and once incorporated the officials have a responsibility to uphold it just as rules regarding any other rule of play -diving, agreesive acts, etc. Obviously there was a consensus agreement that the trash talk was getting to the point that something had to be done or a rule would not have been made. You want to keep it as "just part of the game" then petition to have it taken out of the rules but players are obligated to play by the rules as they exist and when they don't they should be held accountable.

Amendment to article 55 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code
Par. 1: Anyone who publicly disparages, discriminates against or denigrates someone in a defamatory manner on account of race, colour, language, religion or ethnic origin, or perpetrates any other
discriminatory and/or contemptuous act, will be subject to match suspension for at least five matches at every level. Furthermore, a stadium ban and a fine of at least CHF 20,000 will be imposed on the perpetrator. If the perpetrator is an official, the fine will be at least CHF 30,000.
Par. 2: If spectators display banners bearing discriminatory slogans, or are guilty of any other discriminatory and/or contemptuous behaviour at a match, the appropriate body will impose a sanction of at least CHF 30,000 on the association or club that the spectators concerned support and force it to play its next official match without spectators. If the spectators cannot be identified as supporters of one or the other association or club, the host association or club will be sanctioned accordingly.
Par. 3: Any spectator who is guilty of any of the offences specified under par. 1 and/or 2 of this article will be banned from entering any stadium for at least two years.
Par. 4: If any player, association or club official or spectator perpetrates any kind of discriminatory or contemptuous act as described by par. 1 and/or 2 of this article, three points will automatically be deducted from the team concerned, if identifiable, after the first offence. In the case of a second offence, six points will automatically be deducted, and for a
further offence, the team will be relegated. In the case of matches without points, the team concerned, if identifiable, will be disqualified.

Answer 4

No he should not have, he is one of the elite players in the world, how can he let nothing more then words get to him that much. He took himself out of the game and the shootout he could be blamed for Frances loss...Verbal abuse is part of the game it allows u to get in opponets head. Physcal on the other hand is not, and throughout all of the world cup has been enforced very strictly. In my opinion what the guy did was wrong but it was a good 'play' making Zidane headbutt him and taking him out of the game, turing the tide...









Sticks and stones...

Answer 5

i like zadine very much and he is the best but i think the red card was right as it is non-sports at all from zadine to do thin on the field and it should stop at that nothing more only just to investegate and if the italian guy has insulted zadine as he says then FIFA should punish the player!

Answer 6

All love his style of play but fighting should be avoided in the game if somebody tease him and if he reacts to that then it means he is not matured enough

Answer 7

no,What he did was objectionable conduct,under no circumstances can you hit an opponent in such a manner,period!! He's a selfish player who didn't act like a team player,he should've just walked away. the best way to retaliate is to score against your opponent not hit him.

Answer 8

No, in any sport but boxing,wrestling and hockey*well sometimes hockey* if you deck someone your going out. No matter if they started it or not, if they didn't hit you and hit them your out. Besides it wasn't a love tap either that headbutt was brutal.

Answer 9

I'VE HAD ENOUGH ABOUT ZIDANE AND METARAZZI!! DO PEOPLE NOT KNOW WHEN TO STOP???

Answer 10

All arabs should die