Comments on: Zidane and Materazzi Banned and Fined http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: enzo http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html#comment-22 enzo Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:19:15 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html#comment-22 Agree with you, Bootsnall, with your comment re Materazzi: "a two match ban seems excessive for his part in the headbutt (receiving it?)". As FIFA accepted Zidane's offer to do 3 days community service because he has retired from international football, it would have fair if FIFA also offered Materazzi the opportunity to exchange his two-match suspension with two days of community service. Agree with you, Bootsnall, with your comment re Materazzi: “a two match ban seems excessive for his part in the headbutt (receiving it?)”. As FIFA accepted Zidane’s offer to do 3 days community service because he has retired from international football, it would have fair if FIFA also offered Materazzi the opportunity to exchange his two-match suspension with two days of community service.

]]> By: colman http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html#comment-18 colman Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:38:06 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html#comment-18 That pic is of Zidane the day his team landed in Paris after the World Cup and was welcomed by fans, the media and Chirac. I have no sympathy for Materazzi, given his serial thuggish record (which I do not equate with Zidane's several red cards). FIFA said he used "defamatory" language on the pitch. It must've been something particularly strong for Zizou to do what he did. He's been playing for over 18 years, including 5 years in Italy's Juventus where strong taunting by players is common. I'm sure he's heard everything and has done a lot of taunting himself. For him to react that way during the final of a World Cup, his last game, must've struck him as something especially abusive, beyond the norm. I just wish he hadn't fallen for the Italian's dirty trap. Zidane was properly red carded and wasn't there to make a penalty kick when his team needed it. He was punished for his action. As for Materazzi, it was his choice to hurl obscene personal abuse at the captain of the opposing team during the final of a World Cup. Precedents be damned, the man shouldn't even be in football. That pic is of Zidane the day his team landed in Paris after the World Cup and was welcomed by fans, the media and Chirac.

I have no sympathy for Materazzi, given his serial thuggish record (which I do not equate with Zidane’s several red cards). FIFA said he used “defamatory” language on the pitch. It must’ve been something particularly strong for Zizou to do what he did. He’s been playing for over 18 years, including 5 years in Italy’s Juventus where strong taunting by players is common. I’m sure he’s heard everything and has done a lot of taunting himself. For him to react that way during the final of a World Cup, his last game, must’ve struck him as something especially abusive, beyond the norm. I just wish he hadn’t fallen for the Italian’s dirty trap. Zidane was properly red carded and wasn’t there to make a penalty kick when his team needed it. He was punished for his action.

As for Materazzi, it was his choice to hurl obscene personal abuse at the captain of the opposing team during the final of a World Cup. Precedents be damned, the man shouldn’t even be in football.

]]> By: oxala75 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html#comment-13 oxala75 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:09:58 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html#comment-13 So, Materazzi is being fined for basically getting hit? Or, possibly, getting caught trash talking? Weird. So, Materazzi is being fined for basically getting hit? Or, possibly, getting caught trash talking? Weird.

]]> By: Trancefixed http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html#comment-11 Trancefixed Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:38:32 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/zidane-and-materazzi-banned-and-fined.html#comment-11 Zidane looks more concerned about the sunlight than the verdict in that pic. Zidane looks more concerned about the sunlight than the verdict in that pic.

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