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Zidane headbutt
outrage: new video evidence
The Register
13th July 2006
www.theregister.co.uk
Pity if you will poor old Zinadine Zidane:
sent off during
the World Cup final for a serious infraction of FIFA's "no
headbutting Italians" rule and now reduced to the status
of French national hero with enough cash in the bank to enjoy
a lifetime of truffles, stuffed songbirds and fine vintage
champagne.
Indeed, while the rest of the world was struggling to contain
its outrage at Zidane's unsportsmanlike use of the Glasgow
handshake, Jacques Chirac counterattacked with: "I would
like to express all the respect that I have for a man who
represents at the same time all the most beautiful values
of sport, the greatest human qualities one can imagine, and
who has honoured French sport and, simply, France."
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Well, there in lies the rub, mon ami.
How people view the whole thing depends largely on peoples
national perspective, as demonstrated below, just click
on the buttons. |
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As seen by the Germans |
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As seen by the French |
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Terrific. For the record, people believe that
- contrary to current wisdom - the Materazzi-felling incident
was provoked not by references to Zidane's mother and his
Algerian ancestry, but rather the suggestion that Italian
wine may be of equal, or superior, quality to its French equivalent.
In the circumstances, Zidane's reaction as the embodiment
of France was understandable. Let's face it, the Bastille
was stormed for less. |
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