Daedalus7  +  244741 Tue, 11 Jul 06 11:03 PM Anyway, what a sad way to end a career. He should had restrained his violence, because all France was expecting the victory. He did so a marvelous tourney, and this only shows that a person must always maintain the head cool whatever the circumstances Daedalus7 Joined on Thu, Jun 29 2006 Barcelona Junior Member 82

	MrPedantic  +  244769 Wed, 12 Jul 06 12:55 AM It's very strange that Materazzi himself hasn't told us what he said: he's only said what he didn't say. Maybe he's a little worried about incriminating himself – the FIFA disciplinary code article 55 states that: Anyone who publicly disparages, discriminates against or denigrates someone in a defamatory manner on account of race, colour, language, religion or ethnic origin will be subject to match suspension for at least five matches at every level. The body will also pronounce a ban on his entering the confines of any stadiums and a fine of at least CHF 10,000. If the perpetrator is an official, the fine will be at least CHF 15,000. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris... Articles

	Likeguslee  +  244864 Wed, 12 Jul 06 09:07 AM It is easy to say that Zidane should have kept his cool and not hit Materazzi. I suspect the truth will come out soon, and what Materazzi said to Zidane must have been something really serious, not just about Zidane but also something very denigrating about his mother or his origin (from Algeria). I don’t know whether it was by design or just the emotion of the moment that Materazzi did what he did. Although Italy won the Cup, they did not dominate the game, and they were clearly outplayed by the French team in the second half and in overtime. Maybe the Italians knew that “controlling anger” is Zidane’s Achilles' heel, and they might have planned to have Materazzi provoke Zidane, and get the latter thrown out of the game.   If this were proven true someday, the Italian victory will be tainted, and all soccer fans will be the losers. Likeguslee Joined on Mon, Jun 5 2006 USA Full Member 330

	Nyla  +  244933 Wed, 12 Jul 06 01:43 PM I think I'm going to post a new thread,and the subject will be: "Why the world hates Italy and its population?!".. Nyla Joined on Thu, Mar 23 2006 Il Belpaese Regular Member 549 "Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." Sir Winston Churchill

	adomi  +  244935 Wed, 12 Jul 06 01:49 PM  Francesca wrote: ....maybe we'll know the truth soon, but I'm afraid we'll never know because even Zidane didn't say anything... Zizou might tell what Materazzi told him that made him hit the ceiling , as he has been invited by Canal+, a French channel. I'm sure that question won't be missing and this might be the occasion for him to explain his.....header. Now, would it be his word against Materazzi's??? adomi Joined on Thu, Nov 4 2004 Bangladesh/Cameroonian Regular Member 609 "Practice makes perfect"

	Steven Mc  +  244964 Wed, 12 Jul 06 03:49 PM  Matrix262 wrote:  Steven Mc wrote: I also don't know why Zidane hit Materazzi, but a specialist deciphered what Materazzi might have said "you're the son of a terrorist ***". I heard on the TV that it isn't true!(and Zidane told that he would soon tell us what did Matterazi said) I hope it wouldn't be true too. Anyway, we have to  wait for Zidane's answer. Steven Mc Joined on Wed, Apr 12 2006 Full Member 137 nothing is impossible!!!

	pieanne  +  244966 Wed, 12 Jul 06 03:56 PM  Daedalus7 wrote: Anyway, what a sad way to end a career. He should had restrained his violence, because all France was expecting the victory. He did so a marvelous tourney, and this only shows that a person must always maintain the head cool whatever the circumstances I don't know... Let me tell you first that I know nothing about football, and don't even care about the "Bleus" (I'm not French), but there are 2 ways to look at it: 1. Z. should have kept a low profile and kept his cool, since he must have known by then there would be the "tirs au but", and that his not playing would deprive the French team of a good chance to win. Had he thought of the French team and of himself as a part of the team and of the issue of the game, he should have swallowed whatever the words were, and maybe taken a revenge on scoring against Italy. 2. But then, why not finish his career with "panache"? He had nothing to lose, he just acted selfish... (he's a man, after all!) pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... Football

	Ville_maddengurl  +  245020 Wed, 12 Jul 06 07:50 PM i was supporting France and i really think France deserve the cup...poor Zidane he finished his career with a goal but i wanted him to carry the world cup at his last match... Ville_maddengurl Joined on Tue, Oct 18 2005 Adana Contributing Member 1,710 Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up...(Thomas A. Edison)