I know that I am going to draw the hate of many people for this post, but I refuse to think less of Zidane for the headbutt against Materazzi. As strange as it sounds, for some reason I am quite convinced that he must have had a good reason for this.
Nobody is mad enough to just headbutt an opponent in the worldcup finals in the last game of a legendary career unless he has a very good reason.
But well.
Even if Materazzi called him "moslim terrorist, your sister Lila is a b**ch, etc, etc" a player like Zidane must not react the way he did. The headbutt was predemeditated, because Zidane hitted Materazzi on the chest, so the italian player doesn't present blood or marks.
ReplyDeleteA pitty for a player like Zidane. :(
If Materazzi did use a racial or ethnical slur, then the headbutt was one of the better possible answers -- in fact in that case I have to applaud Zidane for putting principle over his reputation. :)
ReplyDeleteBtw, inprise: Any sources for that ? I have had a hard time to find _any_ information about what happened.
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