The Quagmire

Tag: Materazzi

IFA to Investigate Zidane’s Head Butt

The AP is reporting (excerpted) FIFA will open a disciplinary investigation into Zinedine Zidane’s conduct in the World Cup final, when he was sent off for head-butting Italy’s Marco Materazzi. Zidane and Materazzi exchanged words after Italy broke up a French attack in extra-time of Sunday’s final in Berlin. Seconds later, Zidane lowered his head […]

Bravo Italy — Zidane Sucks

Well, the World Cup is over, and Italy has won. I am pleased and glad as I didn’t want the French to win. And quite frankly, after Zindane’s brutal head-butt on Materazzi, the French deserved to lose. What a piss-poor example of sportsmanship in front the whole world. True the officials have been handing out […]