It has been a long time since i had such passion for a popular figure, Zinedine Zidane. I stayed up on Sunday night just to watch THE match. France put up a very good fight from second half onwards and i was disgusted by the way the italians tackled, they won the balls by sliding and parking themselves there. DUH, how do u expect a player not to step on u when u do tt?? Not graceful enough like the french i would say. Italian drama actors * shakes head*

It was a really heartwrenching moment Zidane was sent out. The referees are not being fair nor just! Elizondo, rubbish. Sent him out after reviewing the recorded moments, which OFFICIALLY one is not suppose to do. The italians pulled Zidane arm , tripped him etc and Elizondo did not gave him any free kick at all. What is his bloody problem.. Frustrating match i would say, prob that was thats partly the reason why Zizou cant take it anymore when Meta provoked him...And Meta claimed that he dont know the meaning of TERRORIST. DUH?!? thats Dumb to the power of a million!! Dont he read or hear news at his age?

Irrational people would base on the incident and say that Zizou dont deserve the best player of e tournament, but they aint looking at the whole picture his past history.. oh well.. my heart stays with Zizou!! I think they should just stop speculating the facts till the truth is out, its so irritating to see the headlines on Zidane every day. ( though i still read it)

It is through this whole "headbutt" ( A very good one) saga that i got to know more of him. Didnt know he has an Arab background.

An interesting article:

It is the question on every football fan's lips. What did the Italian footballer say to prompt Zinedine Zidane's shocking headbutt in the closing moments of Sunday's World Cup final?

The answer, it has emerged, was a vile stream of racial and personal abuse.

First Marco Matterazzi called the French star the Italian equivalent of 'n*****', and then insulted both his mother and his Muslim background by saying he is the 'son of a terrorist whore.
The revelation will prove even more of an embarrassment to football's governing body than the ironic award of player of the tournament to French captain Zidane.
To millions of television viewers around the world it appeared as if the two sportsman were enjoying a jocular exchange, until the moment Zidane lowered his head and sent his opponent plummeting to the ground.
With the help of an expert lip reader the Daily Mail was able to decipher what led to the violent outburst.
First defender Marco Materazzi spoke in Italian - a language understood by Zidane who once played for Italian side Juventus - grabbed his opponent and told him 'hold on, wait, that one's not for a n***** like you.'
It is not clear whether the Italian was referring to the ball heading their way or his own groping of Zidane.
The expert, who can lip read foreign languages phonetically and translate with the aid of an Italian interpreter, was unable to see what Zidane said in reply.
But she saw that as the players walked forward Materazzi said: 'We all know you are the son of a terrorist whore.'
Then, just before the headbutt, Materazzi was seen saying,: 'So just f*** off.'

More at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=395046&in_page_id=1770