Honour and the "Beautiful Game"

Zinedine Zidane will speak publicly for the first time after his controversial red card in the World Cup final, which France lost to Italy on penalties.

The 34-year-old will appear on French television at 1900 BST on Wednesday.

Fifa is to investigate Zidane's sending off for a headbutt on Marco Materazzi, which happened seconds after the Italian apparently insulted him.

Materazzi has denied reports that he called France skipper Zidane a "terrorist" or insulted his mother.
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This World Cup was a disgrace. The amount of cheating was unbelievable. Portugal may have been the worst but they were in no way alone, even Thierry did it, a payback to Puyol for the Champions league final maybe, but still cheating.

The whole thing has become a grubby little circus. FIFA make fortunes and as for the sponsors behaviour, that was even worse than the players.

But who grabbed all the headlines? Zinedine Zidane, the French captain, for butting Masseratti Ferrari or whatever his name is.

I don't agree with violence at all, but if what has been reported is true and he was defending the name of his mother, it was the only honourable moment of a fairly disgraceful tournament. I wonder how muh spine FIFA have? we shall see tomorrow, maybe. Or not.