Italy finally wins the world cup. I have been a fan of Italy ever since the 1994 World Cup. Too bad back then they weren’t able to pull through and Baggio missed his penalty kick. This time around things were different. Buffon played excellent in net, and the defense in front of him was great. The video above is Zinedine Zidane headbutting Materazzi in the extra time. This resulted in a red card and France really missing out on one of their better penalty kickers. Italy then proceeded to capitalize on this by winning the game in penalty kicks. This is never the way I would want to win a game. I would much rather have seen it won in regulation time. I am of the opinion that the penalty kicks make it an individuals game and not a team game. It doesn’t matter now though. Italy wins!!
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I want to know what the italian guy was saying… I don’t think the two red cards against the US and this one are a coincidence, and given the way the italians play I wouldn’t be surprised if they were trying to get this to happen. With France playing in Berlin, I’m guessing he made a comment related to world war 2.
I have a feeling the Zidane wouldn’t care too much about World War 2. I read someplace it was a very serious comment, and then someplace else I read he insulted his mother. I’m sure eventually someone will a high definition capture will slow it down and read the lips of Materazzi.
Don’t miss this awesome commentary on the headbutting: http://messageboard.tuckermax.com/showthread.php?t=10088