I know the World Cup is over but this was on the news today, so I'm posting it

Zinedine Zidane apologies but says he has no regrets.

link:

http://today.reuters.co.u...ZIDANE.xml





meanwhile the Italian player says;

http://breakingnews.iol.i...6&t=soccer

personally, I believe he was provoked, perhaps he shouldnt have responded the way he did though...

whaddya think?


heres the video of the apology.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport

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[Edited 7/12/06 16:51pm]

~~9s headbutts Llee~~

:redcard:

2the9s said:

jerseykrs said:

What a dick. That Zidane guy sucks, too.
[Edited 7/12/06 13:05pm]

2the9s said:

OFF!!!!

France might've won too if he had still been in the game. That World Cup thread is just too long for me to even attempt reading through and posting on.

There was a report in the papaers here that they got Italian lipreaders to see what the player said.
Said something to the effect that Zidane was a terrorist and told him to fuck off.

althom said:

a little exaggerated you think Considering the gambling mess they're in, I don't think they should be issuing wrist slaps to anybody.

AnckSuNamun said:

is that lady sovereign in ur av? For ages i thought that pic in ur av looked familier, i swear its her? Iam sure it ain't though, shes very much a UK based rapper

althom said:

Yep, thats what they reported and said thats why Zidane head butted the other player.

but he denies saying it.

LleeLlee said:

I think I'd believe the lipreaders.

LleeLlee said:

He must have said something bad to get that reaction. However, Zidane is a professional and shouldn't have reacted that way.

Apparently they were calling him baldy all through the game too!

zidane is a fool period. Anyway, Italy still woulda won with zidane i reckon.

althom said:

lip readers have never been so busy! loll!

fathermcmeekle said:

thats what I think too McMeekle.
<---look, I'm nodding in agreement.

thesexofit said:

Yeah, it's her. I'm a tad bit obsessed with her. I hate feeling obsessed....it's kinda childish. Me calling something childish sounds weird

LleeLlee said:

Looks more like you are trying to head butt me!

LleeLlee said:

actually the lipreader said he called him a dirty terrorist and insulted his mother. i read that this kind of thing is something the italian defenders do regularly (not as bad as that of course) to try to provoke the players and get them sent off. this was an article i read on BBC Sports by an english player who played in italy for a while. i can't remember his name.

whatever materazzi said, zidane lost his temper. he should have known he was trying to provoke him and ignored it. of course if materazzi did call him a dirty terrorist then fifa is going to take some action against him, due to their anti-racism policies.

it sure was a shock to see though. sad that such an amazing world player would end his international career like that.

fathermcmeekle said:

omg, look!




I'm head butting you.

fantasyislander said:

I hope fifa do take action and Materazzi deserves everything he gets if they do.

It is sad for a player of Zidanes calibre I agree.

AnckSuNamun said:

Damn, for ages i thought i knew who that was, but i thought "nah it cant be". Iam surprised, shocked even, u have heard of her. I know kids on my estate, and infact this girl i know still does listen to her stuff (thats estate as in "block" in US terms, not mansion LOL) "random" is a good song to dance too


I guess to u it sounds eccentric, but people around my area talk just like her Shes a chav LOL. Anyway, i like her stuff. Prefer it to dizzy rascal, who is similar

LleeLlee said:

Where I come from that's not called head butting...

fathermcmeekle said:

abierman said:

fathermcmeekle said:

whats it called? ..

LleeLlee said:

Genital butting.

fathermcmeekle said:

oh


where you from Meekle?