Zidane

[crackers]

I actually am glad that Zidane won the Golden Ball. I think he actually deserves more for the best TKO I've ever seen in a football match.

 

I couldn't stop laughing. If Materazzi actual said what the Brazilian TV's lip readers said, then I wish ZZ had stomped on him after the TKO.

 

Best part of the final.

[catbirdseat]

Words are just words. The Team Captain has to keep that in perspective and stay in the game to lead.

[Figger_Eight]

Jeezus - what did he say to deserve that?

[olyclimber]

I want some of the "Magic Spray" they put on injured players so they could keep playing. I'd like to stick my head in a bucket of it this morning.

[cj001f]

Jeezus - what did he say to deserve that?

Thank god someone finally floored Materazzi

[JoshK]

http://francefighter.ytmnd.com/

 

I liked the headbutt - it added excitement to a game that I otherwise just can't find entertainment in. Too many 1-0 and 1-1 games. Any sport where you can play the entire world finals match to a tie then have the game decided by stupid penalty kicks doesn't sit well with me. It's as bad as the regular season NFL overtime rules where winning a coinflip essentially gives you a 2-1 advantage in winning the game.

[catbirdseat]

To anyone paying attention, the game actually had some exciting moments. Those guys are amazing athletes.

[JoshK]

I have no fundamental problems with soccer, i just don't find it very exciting. It's like blue balls - plenty of excitment but then the constant dissapointment of not actually scoring. Maybe that makes winning on penalty kicks the sporting equivilent of getting a handjob?

[slothrop]

Pay closer attention. Each team gets five penalty kicks and then it goes to sudden death PKs. That's not at all like winning a cointoss for first possession.

[olyclimber]

[archenemy]

Short people can be dangerous.

[slothrop]

Tall people make easy targets (Materazzi's 6' 4"). If he were shorter, he'd have a broken nose.

[JoshK]

Pay closer attention. Each team gets five penalty kicks and then it goes to sudden death PKs. That's not at all like winning a cointoss for first possession.

 

No, but it's still an unsatisfactory end to a complete game - a game that involves way more than taking set up kicks at a goal. I think of it this way - if the entire game was a penalty kick contest would it be interesting? No. A championship game should be played until completion, be it an extra 30 minutes or 3 hours.

[archenemy]

Tall people make easy targets (Materazzi's 6' 4"). If he were shorter, he'd have a broken nose.

hee hee hee

[slothrop]

It would be interesting in a twisted sort of way to watch the players drop like flies from exhaustion after 3 hours

[rsimmons]

Zidane looks like a very strong man. I'm sure we'd get along wonderfully.

[Gary_Yngve]

Tall people make easy targets (Materazzi's 6' 4"). If he were shorter, he'd have a broken nose.

hee hee hee

 

Anyone else imagining Zidane headbutting RuMR?

[Figger_Eight]

Jeezus - what did he say to deserve that?

Thank god someone finally floored Materazzi

 

No dude...what did Materazzi say to deserve the head butt? Something about his sister...?

[catbirdseat]

Tall people make easy targets (Materazzi's 6' 4"). If he were shorter, he'd have a broken nose.

hee hee hee

 

Anyone else imagining Zidane headbutting RuMR?

He'd fall on his face before he could bend low enough to reach the guy's chest.

[Cobra_Commander]

whatever zidane does is awesome. he could drop a turd on the trophy and I would applaud it. case closed.

[olyclimber]

I always knew you were French, you cheese eating surrender monkey.

[Alpinfox]

Fancy Footwork

 

More (no Cindi Lauper on this one)

[Lars]

zidane would be a great athlete except for the fact that he is just another eurofag soccer player.

[hakioawa]

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[olyclimber]

good to see MC Hammer could get in on this action