Argentine President Presented with Zidane’s Red Card
Forget flowers or candy. When referee Horatio Elizondo visited Nestor Kirchner, he gave Argentina’s president a one of a kind gift: the red card that he showed Zinedine Zidane in the waning moments of the World Cup final.
Kirchner apparently took great pleasure in this gift and brandished it towards the reporters covering the event. We don’t know this for sure, but we suspect he was pleased to get a gift that will undoubtedly bring him great fortune on Ebay someday.
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By Gian Luca | August 3rd, 2006 at 10:11 am 
Zidane is a great player. What he did was very stupid.
As I said before in these blogs: A MALE reacts like he did, a MAN would have said, “I represent my country, my fellow-players who are here with me, so, Materazzi, get ready, because when this game is over, I am going to make you sorry for what you said.”
By the way, what Elizondo did was also kind of stupid: Cashing in on an unfortunate event, glamorizing it, when in fact, it’s a sorry fact of the history of soccer. I wouldn’t want him to referee a final, just like I didn’t like the idea before the game Italy-France.
Archundia or the Swiss referee of Argentina-Mexico would have done a better job in keeping everybody cool.
France is a great team, and deserve credit for hitching out Brasil (which Italy always had trouble doing) but they have trouble scoring more than one goal per game. Ribery is one of my favorite players of this World Cup, together with the English-cool radiant Cannavaro, a real class act.
By Miha | August 3rd, 2006 at 10:26 am It looks like the Zidane head-butt story will never end…
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Slovenia
By 4 | August 3rd, 2006 at 12:19 pm Materazzi should sign the ball he buried the second PK with and give it ZZ sister.
That would be the gentlemanly thing to do and would put an end to this story.
Posted from 
Canada
By 4 | August 3rd, 2006 at 12:34 pm good video check it out…..puts everything in perspevtive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw3j08aEPSs
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By Zidane | August 3rd, 2006 at 4:25 pm 4,
I would appreciate that gesture.
Posted from Canada
By Materazzi | August 3rd, 2006 at 4:48 pm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReBHRssha30&mode=related&search=
4… just shut up mate, you spit venom.
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France
By 4 | August 3rd, 2006 at 5:21 pm Thanks ZZ….what’s your problem Mat?
ZZ asked Mat if he wanted his shirt during the game, how about if Mat gives ZZ his championship shirt…. autographed to his sister?
Then that would be that.
Posted from Canada
By Pierre la Croix | August 3rd, 2006 at 5:56 pm That would be a beautuful gesture 4.
The shirt could be hung from the ceiling so every nite there will always be stars regardless of the weather.
I think im going to cry.
Posted from Canada
By go football | August 3rd, 2006 at 8:59 pm ha ha france lost
Posted from Canada
By go football | August 3rd, 2006 at 9:01 pm hey the french are pullin up old matarazzi videos oooooh. don’t you people have jobs to go to. give it up.
Posted from Canada
By mj | August 3rd, 2006 at 11:29 pm horacio elizondo can go to hell as far as im concerned
zidane mighta deserved this red card, but rooney’s was bullshit
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United States
By azzurro | August 4th, 2006 at 1:11 am Colman:
Just a comment to your answer.
ZZ reaction captured a so huge attention because:
1. A lot of people are trying to justify him and as reaction a lot of people are blaming him
2. On the contrary of what has been happened in the recent past he got only 3 games out (pls compare to the 4 games out given to De Rossi do you think that this is fair?) I also rememeber Tassotti commiting a violent fault (while playing and proven by video) during the WC’94 against Spain was punished with 8 games out
3. for the first time FIFA punished also the player getting the reaction more or less with the same dimension (2 games out). Maybe it is right to do but this create a dangerous rule for the future
4. In a world of globalization while distance are nothing due to Media tools for sure such type of events catch easily attention of everybody (agree with you). Have a nice day.
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By impartial | August 4th, 2006 at 8:40 am I beleive that what made this story so big are just 2 reasons.
1. Zidane was involved who was one of the best players in his generation, and no soccer fan wanted to see him leave the game the way he did.
2. The Zidane apologists who are so blinded by their love for him that they scrambled to find excuses for his behaviour.
azzurro …i agree with you 100% that the punishments handed out by Fifa added flames to the already burning fire. I can take the other side of almost any arguement but could not defend Fifa’s decision in this matter.
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By Gian Luca | August 4th, 2006 at 12:42 pm Is this a blog about pissing Zidane and Materazzi all over?
I thought the introduction was about Helizondo’s gesture…
4: You got it all wrong. I really don’t see all this blaming Zidane around. Very much the other way around. There was an idiot on ZNet who started spitting all this crap about Italian soccer players and fans being racists, and Materazzi being one of them, etc., etc., and he is a published sports author.
Zidane came out as the “poor Algerian who had to avenge the insults made to him.”
You know what I feel angry about? That instead of talking about a well-deserved victory (with its ups and downs, by golly) we are talking about two morons who make millions of dollars who couldn’t act like gentlemen and call each other publicly to apologize to each other…
…while I have to bust my rear every day in an office.
By Alex | August 4th, 2006 at 7:37 pm Hey mj,
Didn’t Wayne “Imaoveratedsonofabitch” Rooney get kicked out playing for ManU against Porto yesterday?
He might be getting into a bad habbit, the lad needs to go to rehab or do some anger management.
From Foxsports: “In the tournament’s opening match, Manchester United was dominant in the first half before Rooney received his marching orders after smashing his arm into Pepe Ferreira’s face”
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Argentina
By Adam Rupolo | August 4th, 2006 at 10:31 pm Omg has this become another “should he have done it?” post? Please say it hasnt. Ive ben in too many of them (at least 2 on this very website)and they’re fun at first but they REALLY suck you in.
Okay back to the actual article. I think its funny that the red card can be used as a gift. And yes it would probably go well on ebay. maybe it should be used in that auction-ma-bobber. get it signed by Zidane perhaps 
lol
By guns | August 5th, 2006 at 1:41 am Does anyone know if ZZ returned the Golden Ball yet?
Thanks
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By mancol | August 5th, 2006 at 5:56 pm I read ZZ wants things to die down a bit and then return the golden ball. It’s already been arranged and just the timing of it to be finalized. Apparently it will prior to to the end of this year.
Posted from Canada
By guns | August 6th, 2006 at 8:03 am mancol …Thanks for the info. I always thought that the sooner ZZ returns the Golden Ball the better, but as long as he gives it up thats ok. It should really have gone to someone deserving I think but to late now.
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By diego | August 6th, 2006 at 12:14 pm Well he had no chance of being presented with the world cup so I guess this will have to do.
guns…I agree that zidane should return the Golden Ball….shameful choice
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By french fan | August 6th, 2006 at 10:02 pm I am an French soccer fan and am ashamed of Zidane. He turned himself into a punchline.
Congrats Italy and look forward to playing you in the Euro.
Posted from Canada
By zizou is a punk | August 7th, 2006 at 6:22 pm ZZ reputation just keeps taking hits…..and deservedly so.
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By paul | August 19th, 2006 at 1:19 pm No argentine Prez has to worry about being presented a world cup trophy any time soon so i guess ZZ red card will have to do.
PS return the golden ball zidane, you dishonour it as well as all the previous winners.
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By Alex | August 26th, 2006 at 12:50 am LikeZidane.com displays the act of the World Cup of Soccer Headbutt heard around the world by French player Zinedine Zidane on Italian player Macro Materazzi.
The site contains comical and real media, videos, files, games, and more on the event.
By rick | August 27th, 2006 at 5:27 pm Actually Mat did date ZZ sister a few years ago. So when he said to ZZ ” I dont want your shirt i still have your sisters” he was telling the truth.
ZZ was still mad that Mat dumped her after he sobered up and got a good look at her. Hence that is why he snapped.
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