The red card was for head-butting a guy in the chest. Not during play. Totally flattened him. Italy didn't score while France was a man down, so I lean toward saying it didn't affect the outcome, though You could argue that Zidane would have made his penalty kick, I suppose.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jul 09, 2006 12:04:35 pm PDT #6016 of 10002
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megan walker - Jul 09, 2006 12:06:17 pm PDT #6017 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
World Cup x-post!
flea - Jul 09, 2006 12:06:41 pm PDT #6018 of 10002
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It was a totally assholish thing to do. It made me start rooting for Italy, when I'd been sort of even.
Narrator - Jul 09, 2006 12:07:31 pm PDT #6019 of 10002
The evil is this way?
Thanks. Is all head-butting a red card offense? I mean, head-butting someone in the head seems to me to be more egregious than head-butting in the chest.
megan walker - Jul 09, 2006 12:08:24 pm PDT #6020 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It was a totally assholish thing to do.
Definitely. No reason or excuse for it at all.
megan walker - Jul 09, 2006 12:10:38 pm PDT #6021 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Is all head-butting a red card offense? I mean, head-butting someone in the head seems to me to be more egregious than head-butting in the chest.
Not sure, but I assume attacking any player off the ball is red-cardable. If you see the replay, you'll see just how utterly stupid it was. I can only assume that he was supremely frustrated by just having a beautiful header stopped by Buffon (the Italian goalie).
-t - Jul 09, 2006 12:11:19 pm PDT #6022 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Any kind of violence towards another player (that isn't going for the ball, and even that if done dangerously can get a card) is red card worthy.
megan walker - Jul 09, 2006 12:13:14 pm PDT #6023 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
-t,
We've gotta stop meeting like this!
-t - Jul 09, 2006 12:15:52 pm PDT #6024 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, the World Cup is over. That should help.
Narrator - Jul 09, 2006 12:17:00 pm PDT #6025 of 10002
The evil is this way?
Got it -- can't attack another player without the ball. Makes sense. Wow, that really was stupid of Zidane.