Comments on: the zidane-materazzi saga http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/ exercise your mind! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:02:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: wits0 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-665 wits0 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:17:59 +0000 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/#comment-665 Zidane - excerpt from Chronwatch, http://tinyurl.com/qgyxq "His impulsive act – which disbarred him from the closing minutes of a tied game – probably cost his team the World Cup, his country a degree of pride absent for years, and the chance to heal the racial divide that recently saw various communities in France rioting in the streets. In short, Zidane could have healed that divide by uniting France under the banner of a world championship, but he blew it. It was no isolated incident: Zidane had been kicked out of a Champion’s League match for head-butting another player in 2001, as well as stamping an opponent in the 1998 World Cup in response to an “insult”. Altogether, he’s been kicked out of 14 games in his career." Zidane – excerpt from Chronwatch, http://tinyurl.com/qgyxq

“His impulsive act – which disbarred him from the closing minutes of a tied game – probably cost his team the World Cup, his country a degree of pride absent for years, and the chance to heal the racial divide that recently saw various communities in France rioting in the streets. In short, Zidane could have healed that divide by uniting France under the banner of a world championship, but he blew it. It was no isolated incident: Zidane had been kicked out of a Champion’s League match for head-butting another player in 2001, as well as stamping an opponent in the 1998 World Cup in response to an “insult”. Altogether, he’s been kicked out of 14 games in his career.”

]]> By: wits0 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-663 wits0 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:34:33 +0000 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/#comment-663 "PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) -- A French lawyer plans to ask a court to intervene in the controversy over Zinedine Zidane's sending-off in the World Cup final....." http://tinyurl.com/euenk Pathetic bad losers. What else? “PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) — A French lawyer plans to ask a court to intervene in the controversy over Zinedine Zidane’s sending-off in the World Cup final…..” http://tinyurl.com/euenk

Pathetic bad losers. What else?

]]> By: wits0 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-660 wits0 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:18:09 +0000 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/#comment-660 IMO to be known as something like, "the best player" means just more than just skill but involve full observance of the rule of the game as well. The French Team manager was a sore loser to put the blame on others. <strong>lucia: true. 'best player' should not be only good in play but also in character! </strong> <strong> </strong> IMO to be known as something like, “the best player” means just more than just skill but involve full observance of the rule of the game as well. The French Team manager was a sore loser to put the blame on others.

lucia: true. ‘best player’ should not be only good in play but also in character! 

 

]]> By: Maverick http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Maverick Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:43:52 +0000 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/#comment-659 An insult is an insult and you can't leave it to God! <strong>lucia: if you said that, this means you are not a religious person. :) ahem. i'm not either but i understand what simple american was trying to say. sometimes we need to control our emotions and er... be tolerant of ourselves not to retaliate but hoping that the person will get his dues from god instead. do i make sense?</strong> An insult is an insult and you can’t leave it to God!

lucia: if you said that, this means you are not a religious person. ahem. i’m not either but i understand what simple american was trying to say. sometimes we need to control our emotions and er… be tolerant of ourselves not to retaliate but hoping that the person will get his dues from god instead. do i make sense?

]]> By: wits0 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-655 wits0 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:10:16 +0000 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/#comment-655 In response to Materazzi's alleged insult*, Zidane's mother sez: "I have nothing but contempt for Materazzi and, if what he said is true, then I wants his balls on a platter." http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,19771921%255E11088,00.html *"son of a terrorist whore", of which materazzi denies. He admits insulting however: http://tinyurl.com/nwwke Did Zidane Respond to Racism, pt II http://kabobfest.blogspot.com/2006/07/did-zidane-respond-to-racism-pt-ii.html Didn't Zidane also stomped on the gut of a fallen Saudi player before? <strong>really? i don't know. haven't heard of that.</strong> In response to Materazzi’s alleged insult*, Zidane’s mother sez: “I have nothing but contempt for Materazzi and, if what he said is true, then I wants his balls on a platter.”
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,19771921%255E11088,00.html

*”son of a terrorist whore”, of which materazzi denies. He admits insulting however: http://tinyurl.com/nwwke

Did Zidane Respond to Racism, pt II
http://kabobfest.blogspot.com/2006/07/did-zidane-respond-to-racism-pt-ii.html

Didn’t Zidane also stomped on the gut of a fallen Saudi player before?

really? i don’t know. haven’t heard of that.

]]> By: Simple American http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Simple American Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:39:20 +0000 http://lucialai.org/2006/07/14/the-zidane-materazzi-saga/#comment-654 When you strike back you lose. Leave vengeance to God and you will do much better in life. Now other players know what to do when get him red card. What good is he to any team now? <strong>lucia: yes, so it is said that once you 'strike back' or in other words 'revenge', you lose but then people being so human, sometimes we should understand why they react such. not necessarily we support or condone thier act but just try to understand why they do it.</strong> When you strike back you lose. Leave vengeance to God and you will do much better in life. Now other players know what to do when get him red card. What good is he to any team now?

lucia: yes, so it is said that once you ’strike back’ or in other words ‘revenge’, you lose but then people being so human, sometimes we should understand why they react such. not necessarily we support or condone thier act but just try to understand why they do it.

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