Zidane Headbutt as Seen in Different Countries
Jul. 17, 2006 by JJ
During the World Cup (hosted in Germany), Frenchman Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi in the chest. Here’s how various countries saw the now infamous assault:
On German TV
On French TV
On Italian TV
On American TV
On Hong Kong TV
(Hat tip: Franky)
July 17th, 2006
Those are so good!
My fav is the Hong Kong one, and the American is in second place.
July 17th, 2006
Those are freakin’ hilarious!
July 17th, 2006
This is so funny!! I love the American and French versions. Lol!!
July 17th, 2006
I was sure you would find some great usage for ‘em
And they still make me giggle. And I do prefer the French one most since it is a great reference to the Italians who have been famous for their diving skills in the past.
Although I must admit that the American one is great too.
July 18th, 2006
LOL. Seen that before though. I’ve got a post about it on my blog.
August 5th, 2006
i think the french one is excellent
August 9th, 2006
Top 10 Reasons Why Soccer is Doomed in the US - Part 1
In honor of the latest World Cup coming to an end, I'd like to take a few moments and wax philosophical about some of soccer/futbol/football's more endearing qualities.
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August 9th, 2006
[...] Only a handful of people in the United States even new the name Zinedine Zidane before the World Cup final. But now that he headbutted some Italian shmuck for making coarse references to his mother and Algerian ancestory, the world is aghast at his behavior. Yeah, I know, a head to the sternum can potentially be deadly, but come on. People shoot each other in the street over shoes everyday. Lets pepper this with a little reality, shall we? [...]