Hello, since when is saying something - anything, when the stakes are this high -- excuse enough to act like a total a-hole, let down your team and your nation, not to mention destroy your own highly buffed-up "legacy" -- an excuse for something as clearly unsportsmanlike as a head butt? So WWF, isn't it? Interestingly there's a strong element of damage control already going down, suggesting that the Italian said something nasty about Muslims, and that this was a racist issue. No dounbt if the French can' make THAT stick, they'll blame it on Bush...Cos it's all about how mean we all are to Muslims, right? And that excuses ANYthing, from head butts to subway bombs.
"And that excuses ANYthing, from head butts to subway bombs." Hear hear! I am so with you. No excuse for what he did. Those Muslim hotheads blame THEIR bad character on others, and that is one consistent trait.