Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Is Zinedine Zidane a complete prat?


My answer is Yes.

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

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Of course he is - he fell for the oldest trick in the book. Can you imagine the fury that would have descended on David Beckham, in the unlikely event of him captaining England in a World Cup final, if he had got himself sent off and cost his team the game just because someone had said something nasty about his dear old mum?

The facts of Zidane's ethnic origins and relationship with his mother are basically an irrelevance, as is the precise nature of the insult Marco Materazzi delivered. He was being wound up and should have known better than to respond - end of story. Zidane is a vastly experienced player who spent much of his club career playing in Italy, so he knows exactly what goes on.

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