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 Originally Posted by mb2447
 Originally Posted by samsonite2100
And btw, if that's what Materazzi really said I don't blame Zidane, either.
I'm half-French. I was in Paris during the '98 WC and and followed this one religiously. Zidane was hands down my favorite player during both Cups, and I ordered his official away jersey during the France-Spain game a few weeks ago. I say this so my perspective is clear - I don't care what Materazzi said, the blame rests all on Zidane. He could have, should have, shrugged it off and continued to play in the game that was the culmination of his brilliant career, a game that was so obviously important to his teammates and all of France as well. I'm not exaggerating when I say that thousands of French kids are crushed right now in the aftermath of his outburst. It takes more balls to walk away from an asshole than to be one.
I can see Zidane's position and where he was coming from, but that just doesn't clear him. Had he provoked and then attacked a teammate, well then I would be sending my jersey back and exchanging it for another one. But considering the circumstances of what happened and his brilliant career as a footballer, I'll still wear it proudly. Unfortunately I'll just have to deal with people who ask me about the incident when I have it on.
take a step back from soccer and maybe take into consideration whats important to minorities world wide. This WC has had so much overt racism. Nazi flags in the stands, banners calling black players monkeys, bananas being thrown on the field. Sometimes you need to make a stand, sometimes you cant just shrug it off. I wouldnt fault him for shurging it off, however, but I also dont think he can be faulted for making that piece of shit racist chest-catch his head...
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