The World Cup Thread

[RingwaySam]

headbutt, i would of kicked him in the face, zidane did the right thing, but im sure matt.. didnt just randomly say it.

Im not saying this because Italy won the world cup because I wasn't to botherd but Matterazzi has always been liked that and he should be banned from playing football.

[YYZPICS]

Im not saying this because Italy won the world cup because I wasn't to botherd but Matterazzi has always been liked that and he should be banned from playing football.

Banned is a far, racism is every where in soccer, i even say a program with henry and his story..

ps , its world cup, i really get worked up ,so no hard feelings to anyone

[MaDbOy]

from what i've seen/heard from BBC and other reports it goes something like this...

"your mother is an Algerian whore, i wish your family a terrible death, go fuck yourself" if any of that is true then Marco should never be allowed to set foot on a field again.

If that is true, they should disqualify Italy and Re-play the Finals Ger V Fra .

[DAL767-400ER]

If that is true, they should disqualify Italy and Re-play the Finals Ger V Fra .

Heck, replay the whole final round, the Ozzies would love it . AUS-UKR, then AUS-GER (with Germany winning of course), and then AUS-POR for 3rd place, and GER-FRA for the final, with the end result being GER #1, FRA #2, POR #3, AUS #4, and Italy 32nd .

[Mungous]

What cracks me up is that the reports of what Materazzi said is according to lip readers - reliable sources of course

[ATLcenter]

Apparently FIFA is looking into it and depending on what they find they will penalise Italy or even disqualify their win.

[YYZPICS]

Apparently FIFA is looking into it and depending on what they find they will penalise Italy or even disqualify their win.

theres no way....

[ATLcenter]

theres no way....

That depends on what Materazzi said actually. If he just said your mother is a whore, then it's a fair win. If he mention Algerian, Muslim, Arab, Terrorist, or any other racial term, eh! Something must be done.

[Mungous]

Worst situation: Materazzi gets suspended

[Longreach747]

Worst situation: Materazzi gets suspended

best situation...Materazzi takes up rugby union or AFL and tries it again...se how long he has his head strapped to his neck then.

[uy707]

And what did zidane do to provoke him??, I say, well done Materazzi......

just found out, zidane wants to say sorry

Materazzi is not famous for a fair behavior during the Calcio ... Incidents involving him occur on a regular basis during the Italian Championship.
Alain

[MaxPower]

Here's a different angle shot of the headbutt.

Look at Materazzi how fast he got knocked down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2slJ9CBnk0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTpXFn1LiTk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tk6Apiwr_Y

[screaming_emu]

eh, I dont give a damn what was said to Zidane. You're in the World Cup Final game, its tied, you're the best person at scoring penalty kicks on your team, and its your last soccer game before retirement. Any one of those alone would be enough for me to know that I would have to keep my emotions in check. If the Italian guy said what many are saying he did, than shame on him, but trash talking is part of sports. The idea is to get under your opponents skin and apparently it worked. The best way to get revenge would have been to win the world cup for your team. Actions speak louder than...uhh....headbutts. Its called the moral high road, and not nearly enough people take it nowadays.

[JJR]

Yeah, I've been unaware of the whole soccer world. Us fat yanks, have got to get with the program. After watching some of ZZ's plays, he is much too talented a player to let the opponent under his skin like that.... Like Joe said...The best revenge is to say "whatever" as you point to the scoreboard. Well he did'nt exactly say that....but you get the idea....

[TAP-A343]

eh, I dont give a damn what was said to Zidane. You're in the World Cup Final game, its tied, you're the best person at scoring penalty kicks on your team, and its your last soccer game before retirement. Any one of those alone would be enough for me to know that I would have to keep my emotions in check. If the Italian guy said what many are saying he did, than shame on him, but trash talking is part of sports. The idea is to get under your opponents skin and apparently it worked. The best way to get revenge would have been to win the world cup for your team. Actions speak louder than...uhh....headbutts. Its called the moral high road, and not nearly enough people take it nowadays.

Finally, someone wrote something wise about this issue.

Cheers.