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crimson thing 
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 Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:03 |
Actually, Zidane had already shown he'd "lost it" minutes before. At the changearound in extra time, his coach, Domenech, put his arm around Zidane's waist in a friendly & encouraging "gee up" gesture; Zidane reacted as if he'd been goosed by a serial rapist - clearly not happy. Maybe the substitutions had upset him; maybe an injury; maybe just the way the game was going. In any case, he was clearly easy meat for an Italian defender who obviously said something inflammatory (something involving mothers, fathers, hamsters & elderberries, perhaps......) & he flipped.
The stupid thing is, if you're gonna be sent off, at least hurt the other guy........  ......every Scouser & Glaswegian learns at birth that you don't nut people in the chest, but on the nose.......... |
"Every man over forty is a scoundrel." GBS 
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silvertree
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:06 |
Excellent refereeing.
Congratulations Italy. But without an exclamation mark.
I think France played much better in the second half as well as the other 30 minutes.
As for Zidane : He was excluded and the ref was right.
He must have been insulted and it very well might have concerned his family or something else for him to do such a thing.
The truth will come out sooner or later and I wouldn't want to be in the Italians' shoes when it does. 
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:07 |
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The sad thing about this whole red card controversy is that now Zidane will always be remembered for this moment...
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pepo
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:09 |
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c'est la vie mes amis, peut etre la fois suivante.
Edited by pepo - July 09 2006 at 18:36
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Barla
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Location: Argentina
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:10 |
First of all, I must say the refereeing was EXCELLENT, to let know to all that people who bashes him just because he's argentinian ...
It's a shame a World Cup finishes with penalty kicks ... AND that Italy is the World champion, because they didn't deserved it ...
France deserved to win because they put more balls ...
Anyway, congratulations, Italy !!
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Dream Theater
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:14 |
CONGRATULATIONS ITALY
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Fritha
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:16 |
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I was made to love magic
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imoeng
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:17 |
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Congrats Italy!!! Sorry about Zidane,, what a bad way to end a career... He still one of my heroes though...
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horza
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:20 |
I wanted Italy to win - well done !!!
Apparently Materazzi informed Zidane that Dream Theater were crap and that Liquid Tension Experiment were the better band 
Edited by horza - July 09 2006 at 17:21
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Originally posted by darkshade:
Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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Camel_APPeal
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:22 |
^  LOL! That's the most plausible explanation I've heard so far!!
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"After all, it's music what we're talking about here, so there's no best or worst; just what you like and what you don't"
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silvertree
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:22 |
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I think Materazzi told Zidane prog rock was dead.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:23 |
 Classic post Horza! Are you sure it wasn't a debate about Celtic and Rangers?
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imoeng
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:32 |
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What happened to Zinade btw? I mean, why did he do "that" ???
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King of Loss
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 17:52 |
Oh well, Zidane still remains one of my top 5 heroes even with that headbutt. Reminiscent of Figo!
Anyways, congrats to Italy, but I wished France would have won.
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Tuzvihar
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 18:23 |
 Barla wrote:
First of all, I must say the refereeing was EXCELLENT |
Well, not quite. There should be second penalty kick for France in the 52 minute IMO. And that second goal for Italians... I'm not sure if it was offside.
Anyway FORZA ITALIA!!!
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
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King of Loss
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 18:24 |
That should have been a second penalty, but that was surely offsides.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 18:35 |
Too bad about Zidane. It reminds me of Maradona, a long time ago, who also got a red card in an important match. It shouldn't have happened, but well...
Congratulations Italy!
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Tuzvihar
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 18:44 |
Moogtron III wrote:
Too bad about Zidane. It reminds me of Maradona, a long time ago, who also got a red card in an important match. It shouldn't have happened, but well...
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Yeah... What a shameful way to end such a great career... 
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
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Fede
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 19:11 |
This was a very average World Cup IMO, one of the worst ones and maybe the worst..........
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King of Loss
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Posted: July 09 2006 at 19:13 |
Fede wrote:
This was a very average World Cup IMO, one of the worst ones and maybe the worst.......... |
I think so too, very poor performance by the Azzuri and I'll always remember the moment where Zidane was sent off! 
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FIFA World Cup 2006!!
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