Zidane is Only Human
The World Cup ended last Sunday, but people are still talking about soccer. Not Italys victory over France, but the duel between Zinedine Zidane, the captain of the French team, and Marco Materazzi, the Italian back.
July 18, 2006
THE whole world is asking, why did Zidane, who is usually so polite, suddenly go up to Materazzi and head-butt him in the chest when the ball was nowhere near either player? Zidane fully deserved his red card, but why retire from the World Cup in such a terrible standing?
And Materazziwhat an actor he iswas seen to go sprawling to the ground, grimacing and clutching his chest. He wanted to give the impression that Zidanes blow was serious. But a p
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