Headbutt

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[Rugles]

One of the worst moments in big time sports. Zindane will never live that down.

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Too bad, I was pulling for France.

[JudgeJeffries]

you're the son of a terrorist whore

Hands up all those who would resort to violence if that was said to them? I would laugh, walk away and tell everyone that I had just met a nutter. Why was he so touchy?

[rj87uk]

Hands up all those who would resort to violence if that was said to them? I would laugh, walk away and tell everyone that I had just met a nutter. Why was he so touchy?

I think he was bugged with that title for most of his football career and like you know everyone has a breaking point and im sure theres no bigger and better time to explode than a world cup final...

I think its understandable, great entertainment and whats a final without any drama anyway? Great way to go out - A Glasgow kiss :)

[JudgeJeffries]

Well....perhaps but a real terrorists son would have given him a Glasgow smile so I suppose that settles the matter (should we give a translation for our transatlantic readers who will be totally confused by now?)

[Visit Thailand]

Surely the Italian could have been more inventive than that? I doubt that is what he said.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

<Glasgow smile>

It's actually a Glasgow kiss and it's not aimed at the chest ... more aimed at the kisser ;)

[RonPK]

should we give a translation for our transatlantic readers

A quick search with Google tells me that would be bad for tourism ;)

[JudgeJeffries]

Glasgow Smile - Typically, two one inch incisions are made at the corners of the victim's mouth. Then, further pain is inflicted upon the victim until they scream. Since the mouth has been cut, the incisions rip further alond the side of the face towards the ears.

Glasgow Kiss - A Headbutt that knocks someone out. The headbutt is much used as a method of attack in Glasgow pubs on a friday night.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

The headbutt is much used as a method of attack in Glasgow pubs on a friday night.

Actually this is a story propagated by English people who watch television and believe what they see. I am 57 years of age. I live 19 miles from Glasgow and I spend most of my Friday nights in pubs and no one has ever given me a Glasgow kiss. ;)

[moTi]

1. indifferent of what has been said, violence is the most stupid of all answers and a really bad role model for millions of watching kids.

2. how dumb to weaken the team in this decisive game and to venture the cup for such crap so that the worse team won.

3. red cards for comparable actions have been a steady companion in zidane's whole career.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

It is unforgiveable but so is the use of tactics like nipping people and badmouthing their families. Unfortunately this has been been going on for many years. I know an old guy who played pro football in Scotland fifty years ago and he said that his manager used to give them tips on what would offend the opposition's danger men.

The problem is that there is no effective way of stopping it and most football people have no ethics when it comes to cheating.

[lorax]

>> So what's the difference between this particular headbutt and all those vicious kicks

Although rare, it can kill you.

[Visit Thailand]

Zidane's excuses are pathetic. I feel sorry for such a talented player to be saying things like he does not regret it.

He was in the middle of the world cup. Millions if not billions were watching and he was representing his country.

He has enough experience to know that the opposition will try and get their opponents angry so they do something stupid.

So what if he said something about his Mother and Sister, stay on the field, beat them and then smash the living daylights out of them or worse if you deem it necessary.

Pathetic.

[rj87uk]

I just think it was entertainment.

[le_gber]

as with anyhting else, all depends on your point of view:
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[edited by: lawman at 7:33 am (utc) on July 19, 2006]

[rj87uk]

haha, I seen the first few clips but never seen the rest of them pretty funny stuff - I much enjoy :)

[Liane]

I just think it was incredibly poor sportsmanship. What a way to end your career.

Regardless of what was said ... "French wine tastes like sewer water", "Brigitte Bardot was a transvestite", "Charles DeGaul was Hitler's half brother" ... I don't care what he said ... grin and bear it! He should be ashamed of himself. What a "little" man.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

I just think it was incredibly poor sportsmanship.

No, I really don't think you can call this poor sportsmanship. This was the use of unforgiveable violence on the field but it is not really related to sportsmanship, is it?

Doesn't incredibly poor sportsmanship (or cheating if you like) include the use of sly, devious methods to antagonise an opponent in the hope that he will react and get penalised for this?