Infinite Jest
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I felt Cannavaro deserved the Golden Ball - Zizou was great in patches, but didn't look great in the early games, and didn't play against Togo.
I'll always remember him as a great player, but nothing that Materazzi said could excuse what Zidane did. Bear in mind that he's been sent off many times before (including once for head-butting), and you'll see that moments of rage aren't new to the guy. BUT: he's a genius, a beautiful player, so I forgive him, but accept that he deserved to go.
As for the dismissal costing France the game - unlikely - there were only a few minutes to go - France did not look like scoring, and so it would still have come to a penalty shootout. And you would have to back Italy in a shootout, if only because they possess the divine Buffon in goal, and France do not.
I'll always remember him as a great player, but nothing that Materazzi said could excuse what Zidane did. Bear in mind that he's been sent off many times before (including once for head-butting), and you'll see that moments of rage aren't new to the guy. BUT: he's a genius, a beautiful player, so I forgive him, but accept that he deserved to go.
As for the dismissal costing France the game - unlikely - there were only a few minutes to go - France did not look like scoring, and so it would still have come to a penalty shootout. And you would have to back Italy in a shootout, if only because they possess the divine Buffon in goal, and France do not.