Football: WORLD CUP 06 and close season/transfer discussion.

PFVA · Post by **PFVA** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:24 pm 0

Maybe also not to stir up more problems. France had several days of rioting recently as an answer to racism. I would expect him exactly saying the violence is not OK let's go the legal route, the FIFA investigation.

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:41 pm 0

Dio wrote:And embarassingly right now I'd almost have him back we're that desperate.

Yeah, so would I.

There was a horrible rumour going round that Blackburn were going to sign Emile "No Goals" Heskey, but we opted for Francis "Remember Me?" Jeffers instead.

It's going to be a quiet season at Ewood Park, I fear.

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:26 pm 0

A last tribute, before we all get dragged back into the dull world of club football for two more years:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ashen1/ash ... hapes.html

ElfQrin · Post by **ElfQrin** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:52 pm 0

PFVA wrote:
Zinedine Zidane has apologised for the headbutt on Italy's Marco Materazzi which earned him a red card in Sunday's World Cup final penalty shoot-out loss.
But the France legend did not reveal what Materazzi said, only confirming that it was "very personal and concerned his mother and his sister".
From BBC News

Now shame on the ones who invented the racist words to sell their printed toilet paper, and to promote their own anti racism associations.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:31 pm 0

ElfQrin wrote:Now shame on the ones who invented the racist words to sell their printed toilet paper, and to promote their own anti racism associations.

As if that'd ever happen. Anti racism campaigns "always hold the higher moral ground".

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:43 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:A last tribute, before we all get dragged back into the dull world of club football for two more years:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ashen1/ash ... hapes.html

Class

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goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:48 pm 0

ElfQrin wrote:Now shame on the ones who invented the racist words to sell their printed toilet paper, and to promote their own anti racism associations.

Oh get a grip. Zidane didn't stab him or shoot him or drag him by his neck from a moving car. He did some bizarre bull head butt thing, quite goat like in a way.

He did it in the last 10 minutes of a World Cup final in which he was captain of a team quite capable of winning the game, in normal time or in penalties. It was also the last game he ever planned to play.

Now ask yourself, if you were in his shoes, how bad would something someone said have to be before you reacted the way he did? Obviously, you can take some points off because Zidane has been a bit of a bad boy in the past - maybe not Alan Shearer bad, but pretty naughty - but also bear in mind this is a bloke who's probably had a fair bit of abuse from plans and players alike over the years, because he's a bit different.

I'd wager that whatever Materazzi did say, it was pretty unpleasant, wouldn't you...?

Simon

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:54 pm 0

goldfish wrote:maybe not Alan Shearer bad, but pretty naughty

What's Shearer done that Zidane hasn't exceeded?

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:01 am 0

Guru-Meditation wrote:
goldfish wrote:maybe not Alan Shearer bad, but pretty naughty
What's Shearer done that Zidane hasn't exceeded?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/91721.stm

Simon

PFVA · Post by **PFVA** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:01 am 0

We don't know yet if it was racist or not. We just know that he confirms it involved his mother and his sister, that he apologized to the public specially the children but that he has no regrets over what he did, and that he also wants a FIFA investigation.

It's not over.

That's from the transcrips i read on the French Media which have been a lot more detailed in transcribing his statement.

ElfQrin · Post by **ElfQrin** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:16 am 0

goldfish wrote:
ElfQrin wrote:Now shame on the ones who invented the racist words to sell their printed toilet paper, and to promote their own anti racism associations.
Oh get a grip. Zidane didn't stab him or shoot him or drag him by his neck from a moving car. He did some bizarre bull head butt thing, quite goat like in a way.

[...]

Simon

I might agree with you or not, but since you were replying to my post as quoted above, what your whole post has to do with putting racist words in someone's mouth to sell newspapers and self promotion?
If I was Materazzi I'd sue them all.

However, for the records, Materazzi denied he talked about Zidane's mother, implying the correct "version" was the one about Zidane's sister made by the Brazilian TV.

Crystal_sword · Post by **Crystal_sword** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:04 am 0

its a real shame about mattaratzi.

ALot of people are now thinking if Italy deserved to win it.

IMO, Mat did not, every one else did

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:51 am 0

In the midst of all the Zidane stuff, you might've missed this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 174118.stm

Greece are now officially unbanned again.

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:06 pm 0

What does an Englishman do when his team wins the World Cup ?

Turns off the Playstation 2 and ges to bed........

skip · Post by **skip** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:49 pm 0