The Zidane mystery: what set him off?

Associated Press ^ | 07/10/2006 | Associated Press

[stainlessbanner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o2UDltZ4vk

You can see Materazzi's grab in this clip.

Real classy if the guy was talking smack about Zidane's mamma in the hospital.

[jw777]

a frenchman attacking something?

[Tallguy]

The Italian (Materazzi) has a woefull reputation for dirty play. He called Zidanes mother a nigger prostitute and wished her an early death. Zidanes mother has been taken into hospital that morning.

Whilst what he did was stupid I ask anyone here how they would have reacted under the same provocation?

You finish the game, play hard, and drop the guy like a bad habit after the final whistle.

[blueminnesota]

That's awesome! I'm going to play that all day in the office.

[ncountylee]

what set him off?

He's a punk.

[JRios1968]

What set him off?

Maybe the realization hit him...he's a thirty-odd year old "man," who wasted his youth playing a game normally reserved for pre-teenage kids.

[MotleyGirl70]

Another "Break" fan.

You bet.

There's a tennis game I was addicted to during the fortnight of Wimbledon.

"Break" cleaned up the sight so I can now post links here if I want or send them to family and friends without all the smutty advertisements/personals on the sidebars.

[weegie]

And became one of the planets wealthiest and most famous atheletes in the process.

nope that aint it

[JRios1968]

And became one of the planets wealthiest and most famous atheletes in the process.

How did he manage to become

one of these guys? And these are just a small sample of guys richer and more famous... Either way, it's amazing!

[weegie]

With the exception of Jordan I have no idea who any of them are and I only know him because it says so on the vack of his shirt.


Richer? possibly but not by much.
More globally famous? not even close

[Colonel Kangaroo]

With the exception of Jordan I have no idea who any of them are and I only know him because it says so on the vack of his shirt.

Richer? possibly but not by much. More globally famous? not even close

Salary-wise Alex Rodriguez (the baseball player pictured in sunglasses) is one rich fellow. Last I heard, he was the highest paid team sport player in the world, including soccer. And while American football doesn't have much worldwide following, I wouldn't underestimate the fame of baseball players internationally. Baseball is not a worldwide game to the extent soccer is, but it's not the single country sport many of its baseball-igorant detractors think it is.

[weegie]

No offence intended Colonel. I actually like baseball. Fell in love with it over many trips over the pond.
I am also prepared to accept that Alex Rodriguez is the highest paid. once you get to a couple of hundred grand a week I don't guess that a few tens of percentage points make that much difference.

As for fame. Sorry mate, but Zidane would be instantly recognisable amongst 60% of males between 16 and 60 throughout Europe, Sth America, S. E. Asia, The Middle East and The urban parts of Africa. the only places the man could get peace would be Australia and New Zealand (Rugby), India and Pakistan (Cricket) and Nth America.

[Tspud1]

Wasted? It cost 73 million Euros for Real Madrid to get him.

[Tspud1]

Cetainly NOT more famous, maybe in your corner of the world

[JRios1968]

With the exception of Jordan I have no idea who any of them are and I only know him because it says so on the vack of his shirt.

Then I feel sorry for you and your totally isolated life. How do you manage with the Internet?

[JRios1968]

And that was a waste of money...funny money, true, but a waste nonetheless.

Of course, I was talking about the IslamoFrog wasting his life playing a kids' game, but why should we let that tiny difference bother you?

[weegie]

Isolated?

Not at all.

With the exception of a few visits to Yankee Stadium when in NY, I have no interest whatsoever in American sport.
Football however (as opposed to "gridiron"), now thats a different thing.

[weegie]

Isolated?

Not at all.

With the exception of a few visits to Yankee Stadium when in NY, I have no interest whatsoever in American sport.
Football however (as opposed to "gridiron"), now thats a different thing.

[Tspud1]

I guess you are right because you say it's a waste. Why don't you run for office since your ideas must be right because you thought them.

[JRios1968]

Why don't you run for office since your ideas must be right because you thought them.

I would never get elected. I would bring no-nonsense solutions, and that's something a lot of voters don't want.

First solution would be to eliminate succer.