What was said to Zidane... This is a disgrace - FIFA need to actually do something for a change. You can't have players making slurs like that against a fellow pro.
From Soccernet; Since Sunday evening the whole World has been debating what Italian defender Marco Materazzi said to Zinedine Zidane to make the retiring Frenchman react in the way he did.
The French captain, in his last ever professional game, thrust his head into Materezzi's chest in Sunday's World Cup Final resulting in a red card and shame for Zidane. Today, with the help of Italian lip-reader Arturo Belladini, we can reveal what drove Zidane to self destruct; Materazzi was seen to hold Zidane's shirt on the edge of the penalty box in extra-time at which point Zidane said "if you want my shirt so bad you can have it" Materazzi responded "I dont want your shirt you m***** f*****. you're a f****** old man"
As they jog away Zidane is seen to laugh at this and it is unclear how he responded due to him having his back to the TV camera Materazzi then hit a volley of abuse "you should've quit 2 years ago, you're a f****** has-been" "m***** f*****! your mum is a f****** muslim terrorist and you are too, f*** you old man, f*** you old man, this arena is not for you anymore m***** f*****" Zidane carries on jogging away when... Materazzi finally says.... "you are only good enough for Man City now" It's at this very point Zidane turned and head-butted him.
Yeah, I like this idea. Let's blame Materazzi for getting head butted in the chest.
It is not in the slightest bit relevant what was said between the two of them. It was not out in the street, it was not in the privacy of their own homes it was on the world stage with two billion people watching. Professionals behave as such, not like brawling children.
Originally posted by WheelyI'll be the first one to say that I wouldn't have headbutted him in the chest; security would've had to sedate me to get me off of his punk ass.
Yeah, I like this idea. Let's blame Materazzi for getting head butted in the chest.
It is not in the slightest bit relevant what was said between the two of them. It was not out in the street, it was not in the privacy of their own homes it was on the world stage with two billion people watching. Professionals behave as such, not like brawling children.
Originally posted by c99uxItalian. Zidane speak the language as he played for Juve for some years.
What language was Marco Materazzi talking in?
All I'd say is that Zidane grew up in Marseilles and must have heard much worse. There may be no excuse for what Materazzi said, but there is no excuse for Zidane's behaviour either.
Originally posted by expressiveoutburstAye. Chinese whispers methinks. the original reportin the press had a lot less than that in it. Still not nice things to say. However, I think this kind of bating goes on in football all the time, and it's up to the players to remain cool and professional. If they lose their cool and react, then they have no one to blame butt hemselves.
There was no way that amount of talk as you could see their mouths only open a couple of times, plus the man city joke was a bit far fetched. 😛
Originally posted by WheelyBecause racism is an evil archiac notion of hate that STILL persists in modern day football. FIFA have been absolutely pathetic in their efforts to erase it from the game (incidents in Spain, always incidents in the Balkans), and to let it pass between PROFESSIONALS at the HIGHEST possible level would be a disgrace.
I totally disagree. Why should a racist insult be any different than any other insult between two people?
Originally posted by WheelyI'm not sure. I think perhaps this racism thing has got out of hand. But that's another argument. The fact is that he insulted him. These are people who supposed to be operating on a professional level, and should not resort to such things. If I was working in an office and I started calling, let's say someone who had shown interest in the same promotional role as myself, a T*** or whatever, should I not be disciplined for calling them?
I totally disagree. Why should a racist insult be any different than any other insult between two people?
I think I should.