Knowing Zizou, he doesnt blow up that easily but once he snaps.. he snaps big. i read in other forums that Materrazi called him 'monkey' and 'son of an algerian nigger'. any of u guys can confirm this. its a very big deal to me/others to know why. it is very sad to say my hero ended his career this way. he deserves a lot, lot better. i do not mind france losing out like they did but it hurts what bad things ppl are saying about zizou without the whole story.

but in defense of zizou, what a way to get a red card huh?? i can not remember any other red cards this worth while. even headbutting he shows finness and class. but still its no excuse, he could have really hurt materrazi

for the video.. one argument is that.. no officials saw the foul. but the 4th official saw it on video... so when did video evidence became a decider. FIFA said only call on what u see .. video evidence is still in discussion. so why??? ironicly italy is notorius for corruption. (i am not suggestioning anything, it is just something to be pointed out). i believe the italians worked very hard for the worldcup and nobody should discredit them. congratulations.

but if anybody was doing anything inapporiate. it should be highlightened. everybody wants to know the whole story.

I just don't get it how anyone can be so stupid. It worked so well for him. He scored and he could have led his team to the second World Championship. No matter what Materazzi said, you just can't react like this. I guess this was the most stupid thing i have ever seen!

Well I'm no psychologist but I do know that even the wisest men can see red at a few words too close to the bone.

Appaprantly, According to ITV London news, the words to Zidane were "I slept with your Mother last night. Your mother is an Algerian whore". Zidane's mother had recently been taken ill and this played heavily on Zidanes mind throughout the tournemant and this was widely known so although it was a seemingly stupid reaction, it was definately a human one and certainly not the stupidest thing I've seen a man do.