A couple of points:
1) Zidane has a history of such outbursts. Red cards and headbutting incidents in the past. So clearly the Italians were baiting him.
2) The Italian defender Materazzi denies calling Zidane a "dirty terrorist". If he did, then he clearly went too far and deserves to be condemned. Trash talk is one thing, but civilized men are always expected to respect certain boundaries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5165296.stm
-raghu.
On 7/10/06, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yoshie wrote:
> > The World Cup is important, but refusing to let a racist get away with
> > racism is even more important.
>
> that's true, in the abstract at least.
>
> > I love Zidane for choosing his anger against racism and respect for
> > himself and his people (and all of us who suffer from racism) over
> > victory and glory!
