viva la zizou...

its been a while since ive written. honestly, have been bored and haven't quite had the energy to write anything about my increasingly boring life.

i am feeling really bad today. like every time, the world cup started with me supporting brazil. they left pretty soon. i supported argentina as well....but they disappeared from the scene as well. germany played well..but lost when i supported them for just one match. france lost the world cup.And Zizou...well...i've always always always revered him, thought he was a very classy man et al..but the headbutt yesterday....what was that? yes, im pretty sure the damn italian Materazzi instigated him. But Zizou, dear Zizou..that was the point... why did u lose ur cool? why retire like this? u've always been in the hall of fame now ur only the 4th other person to be in the hall of shame of footballers getting a redcard in a Cup final!Obviously, Zidane was provoked but I doubt anything will ever happen because even if Zidane ever reveals what was said, (and there obviously was a lot!), it will be his word against Materazzi. Yes, its a shameful end to Zidane's awesome, glorious, illustrious (keep the synonyms coming) career...but more than that it's sad. Maybe I'm biased because I really like Zidane but I can't bring myself to run him down. I just feel terrible instead. They deserved to win the Cup and they would have if Zidane hadn't gone. :(:(:(:(

Zidane is one of the football icons of his generation and is known to be modest, quiet and admittedly shy. However, Zidane has occasionally shown a quick temper on the pitch. One such display occurred in a 2000/2001 Champions League match between Juventus Turin and Hamburger SV, in which Zidane headbutted Jochen Kientz; he received a red card for this action. He also received a red card in the 1998 World Cup for stamping on a Saudi player, allegedly in response to a racial slur. In extra time of the 2006 World Cup final, he was sent off for head-butting Italy's Marco Materazzi.But it doesn't change the fact that he won the Golden Ball this year and he was part of the winning team in 1998 also, scoring 2 headed goals in the 3-0 match against Brazil. He is undoubtedly one of the best footballers in the world and the greatest of this generation. He has been elected FIFA World Player of the Year three times (1998, 2000, 2003) and once as European Footballer of the Year (1998). In 2004, Zidane was added to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. In 2004, he was also voted the best European player for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll.


Yes, this is something the world, especially France and its supporters, are not going to forget in a hurry and it will be mentioned in the same breath as his name for a long time to come, but one cannot just FORGET all the brilliant games he's played and his contribution not just to French, but World football.I just want to say to everyone who has Zidane on the top of their hate list now... GIVE THE MAN A BREAK!!!!! u talked about how wonderful he was, you talked about his technique, you talked about how Zizou played like any footballer's dream..... so why berate him now? Yes, he shouldn't have done that. and yes, it contributed greatly to france losing..but please.. remember all the great games the man has played....and get over it! Zizou will ALWAYS be Zizou!

Au revoir Zizou... you will be missed....

Viva la Zizou!