Why Did He Do It?
Filed in archive World Cup 2006 on July 10, 2006
image: bbc.co.uk
After an action packed World Cup final, there is only one question. What did Marco Materazzi say to Zinedine Zidane that caused the great man to headbutt him in the chest?
This was meant to be "Zidane's Final", nocturnal visitation and all, so Materazzi must have said something pretty low to get such a reaction. Zidane still hasn't spoken publicly about the incident, and I wouldn't bet on him revealing all any time soon.
French coach Raymond Domenech was livid with Materazzi, saying "I don't know what Materazzi said to Zidane. All I know is that the man of the match was not Andrea Pirlo but Marco Materazzi because he scored the equaliser and had Zidane sent off. It is a pity. He really put on a great show when he went down and we know how these things work."
Former French coach (and World Cup winner) Aime Jacquet had a more pragmatic take. "I think the entire French side, and perhaps the Italians, were at the very edge of their mental and physical limits," he said. "Sadly, Zizou is prone to react and he could not control himself. It is terrible to see because he really lifted this World Cup with his performances."
In other news, Italy are world champions.
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Racism in Europe is alarmingly increasing whether be it in Football stadiums or in every day life. Swastikas are becoming a normal sight in Soccer stadiums today. Insulting and attacking coloured players is becoming a habit. Even making monkey sounds and throwing bananas every time a coloured player touches the ball(Italy and Spain).. This is not acceptable anymore. Its really gone too far.And the newly ammmended FIFA sanctions against racist behaviour are a joke!.. Somebody had to come up and show that Enough is enough and this is what zidane did. Thank you for standing up for your honour and the honour of other minority players like you.
And for those who keep on saying: " He should have kept his cool , because its the Worldcup and his last game".. Do you not realise that the message your sending is simply: Its ok to let racist behaviour slip by , just because its the Worldcup?..Soon people will start finding their own excuses to let racism slip by... No , racism has slipped by already too much. Enough is Enough . I think Zidane made the strongest statement any player can make on the last game of his carrier: NO TO RACISM.
note: we will know in a couple of days what exactly are the "very grave" comments that matterazzi said when Zidane speaks out as he promised.