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...instinctive reaction" and defended his previously irreproachable reputation by saying, "I am not a cheat and never have been." "I naturally feel embarrassed at the way that we won and feel extremely sorry for the Irish who definitely deserve to be in South Africa," he said. (Read "Behind Zizou's Moment of Madness...
Elegant Aggression by Zizou Harvard Yard Stage...
...count me among those who are wagging their finger at French soccer star Zinédine Zidane for his ferocious head butt to the chest of Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the waning minutes of overtime of the World Cup final. Zidane, known as Zizou to the fans who worship him, later explained that he erupted after having to endure one insult too many--not to mention a game's worth of off-the-ball rough stuff--from a fullback who has been called l'animale in Italy...
...fans watched only the final, they got just a glimpse of a mesmerizing athlete who has hands for feet, as one scout described him. Like all great athletes, his field vision is uncanny, and he's always a beat ahead of everyone else. More Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan, Zizou controlled games, feeding impossibly angled passes to appreciative teammates and scoring timely, if not spectacular, goals. Just remember that cheeky, chipped penalty kick that put France up 1-0 in Berlin last week...
...Zizou has also been playing football during a time when dirty play has become acceptable. Defenders such as Materazzi are skillful in their own right, but they have also mastered the black arts that disfigure the game. The Italians are particularly good at it, as the Americans discovered during their 1-1 draw in Kaiserslautern, a game in which Brian McBride's face was slashed open by an Italian elbow...