Materazzi backs Zidane for award
Materazzi backs Zidane for award
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5176426.stm
Zinedine Zidane should be allowed to keep the Golden Ball Award for the
World Cup's best player, according to Marco Materazzi, the man he headbutted.
France skipper Zidane was sent off in extra-time of the final after
launching himself at the Italian defender.
Fifa is investigating the incident and Fifa president Sepp Blatter has
hinted Zidane, 34, could lose the award.
But Materazzi said: "Zidane has won that award because of what he has done
on the pitch - he was the best."
The World Cup final was Zidane's last match before retirement.
He gave France the lead from the penalty spot but was not around to repeat
the trick in the shoot-out having been sent off late in extra time.
Materazzi cancelled out France's opening goal with a header, and having
been floored by Zidane, stepped up to convert one of Italy's five spot-kicks
that secured their title.
"I have always admired Zidane," Materazzi added.
"In fact I have one of his shirts in my closet - we exchanged our shirts
after a Juventus v Perugia game."
"My only real provocation was to stop him.
"Earlier, he had come close to scoring (with a header) and our goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon had made a superb save.
"After holding his shirt, I wasn't the first to speak."
The Inter Milan player also hit back at accusations he over-reacted after
the incident.
"I could have expected a verbal reaction but not to be headbutted," he said.
"It's not true what (French coach Raymond) Domenech said, that I made a big
drama out of it."
Zidane has apologised for his headbutt but does not regret his actions,
alleging on television that Materazzi provoked him by insulting both his
mother and sister.
"It was inexcusable," he said. "I apologise, but I can't regret what I did
because it would mean that he was right to say all that."
馬特拉齊其實已經有席丹的球衣了 還存放在衣櫃裡:p
--
Soulmates never die
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 61.229.43.202
推
07/13 20:09, , 1F
07/13 20:09, 1F
推
07/13 21:02, , 2F
07/13 21:02, 2F
推
07/14 16:13, , 3F
07/14 16:13, 3F
FFF 近期熱門文章
PTT體育區 即時熱門文章