World Cup Finale 2006

What a way to end the World Cup. I'm happy for Italy...seriously I am, but part of me wishes that France would have been the one to take away the world cup. One thing for certain in this prestigous event held every 4 years is uncertainty. There were a lot of upsets: Argentina, Germany and Brazil to name a few..but they were surprises too. I mean the Zidane's headbutt for example that made Italy's win seem like a sideshow. I don't condone it but the press everywhere is suddenly making him look like the devil. I am sure provocation was the cause... maybe he had been provoked throughout the game by that Italian defender, who knows? But whatever it is, I think we need to find out the reason behind things before we come to a conclusion. In any case, Zidane (Zizou) did get the Golden Shoe award which was decided by the media. Though I did not watch the final match due to fatigue from a week's work, I found out later that both Zizou and my personal fav, Theirry Henry, was not around for the penalty shootout decider. That was a pity because it is my feeling that with these two around, the scores would be a little ....... different.

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Just got some 'enlightenment' from wikipedia regarding the events of the world cup final. You can read it here. If this is true (wikipedia cites various sources), then the Italians really have no honour in their win.