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I came across this comment when doing a search on the Zidane incident:

"[Zidane's] willingness to headbutt Materazzi makes him more of a hero, not less. Admittedly, since France went on to lose, he’s something of a tragic hero, but a hero none-the-less. If someone insulted my race, or my religion (if I had one), I wish I’d be as ready to attack them, no matter what the circumstances. Zidane’s action highlights for the world the fact that the racial unity of France is more important than winning the World Cup."

Now that is just the biggest load of bollocks I’ve read in a long time. Come on, by now people should be enlightened to the fact that our bald-headed hero is a total lunatic, just like many football geniuses before him & after (Cantona, Rooney). And it’s not the 1st time he’s reacted violently on the pitch.

I’m not saying that he is to be blamed for the France loss, that honour belongs to David Trezeguet. But stop making excuses for the man. Headbutting a guy in the chest, in the midst of a World Cup final, watched by 3/4 of the World (the remaining 1/4 being cricket fans), is not the appropriate way to react to whatever was said to him by Materazzi.

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