FIFA May Take Back Zidane’s Ball
Like that grumpy neighbour you had growing up, Sepp Blatter is threatening to take away Zidane’s Golden Ball.
Zidane may feel he won the award for best player fair and square with his performances, but FIFA have done what they do best and launched an investigation.
“It’s not FIFA that decides who wins this award but an international committee of journalists,” Blatter told La Repubblica newspaper. “All the same, the FIFA executive committee has the responsibility of intervening when it is a matter of conduct which goes against the ethics of the sport. That is why I gave the orders to our disciplinary commission to investigate what happened.”
If there’s any common sense left in the world (or in Sepp) the investigation will have only one conclusion. The award for best player shouldn’t be decided until the World Cup is over.
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By Andrea | July 18th, 2006 at 10:24 am 
A little thing:
for me Zidane was a winner taking into account its wonderful career, also after the head butt, until he did that awful interview at Canal +.
Posted from 
Italy
By Kruman | July 19th, 2006 at 9:36 am Is this poetry or magic?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYUtKKbBTkw&search=zidane
Posted from 
United States
By bruce | July 19th, 2006 at 10:25 am Neither, Kruman.
Poetry is literature in metrical form and magic is the practice of illusory tricks. The video is just a demonstration of Zidane’s excellent football skills. That’s all. Don’t let it go to your head that it’s anything beyond that.
Posted from 
Australia
By ajo | July 20th, 2006 at 2:03 am MClaudio Vigorelli
Posted from 
Panama
By ajo | July 20th, 2006 at 2:15 am Materassi’s agent signore Claudio Vigorelli says “FIFA should only take care of Zidane’s behavior” Facile eh ! was Zidane playing alone ? or Italy playing alone in the pitch?. Zidane deserves the red card, no doubt he accepted, now we talk about the FIFA Referee actuation, and FIFA credibility He did not consider just asking why ? He acted one way on Zidane ignoring by far The cause, he did not even consider it,… affecting the result of the game, Materassi and Italy obtained what they worked for. But, what credibility shall have FIFA in the future ???
it’s basic, we always ask why, He DID NOT, rea$on ??
Posted from Panama
By Adam Rupolo | July 20th, 2006 at 6:04 am Haha okay this is my last post on this blog. Like Kruman has said: These blogs REALLY suck you in! lol. And it seems even he couldn’t stay true to his word. 
Well as a last response to a topic that is *vally girl voice* SO yesterday! I just think it’s interesting what Andrea has said about Totti in Euro 204. Nobody condoned that including Italians and as an Italian I can tell you I ddidnt even know he was “provoked” until now. The verdict? I still don’t care. He got what he deserved whether he was provoked or not. I can also say he is a very talented soccer player (although we didnt see this in World Cup 2006).
Anywhoz, I’m hearing a whole lot of repetitive stuff over and over here; many of which I’ve already responded to in many ways. So it was great talking with you guys and Ciao for now until we can debate about something new yet again one day.
^-^
By Adam Rupolo | July 20th, 2006 at 6:53 am Okay so it seems like I have lied already. But I found an interesting article and thought that I just MUST post it:
Toodles!
By Ayoola Oke | July 20th, 2006 at 8:02 pm Was there ever a rule that a person who earns a red card cannot be awarded the Golden Ball. If not then Sepp Blatter is a hypocrite to even talk about withdrawing the Golden Ball from Zidane.
It is worst still that he want to withdraw a Golden Ball that was not awarded by FIFA. He must be getting to old and possibly senile and its time for him to retire.
Finally are we saying football pitches should now be a haven for abuses? Well done disciplinary committee for the harsh sentence handed to Metarazzi the foul mouthed bad sportsman and cheat. No to not only racial abuses but to sexist abuses.
Ayoola Oke
By Andrea | July 21st, 2006 at 9:03 am Very good sentence. FIFA demostrates that there has a lot of mafia. Perhaps FIFA want to give work to Zidane in future, so..
This sentence will be the Eldorado for all violent players of the world! Thank you FIFA for your stupidity.
Strangely, only Materazzy comes out with dignity from this story
Posted from Italy
By Khmer | July 21st, 2006 at 10:43 am For me, France is the WC title of 2006 held in Germany.
Posted from 
Cambodia
By bruce | July 21st, 2006 at 11:06 am Still asleep and dreaming, Khmer? Are you in for a surprise when you wake up.
Posted from Australia
By Diego | July 22nd, 2006 at 9:14 pm @Khmer,
That’s cuz ur dumb and perhaps you didnt WATCH the last game. Wow… what an ignorant and pathetic statement…
By Andrea Botteri | July 25th, 2006 at 11:44 am 1) What would it have been the sentence if Zidane was the insulter and Materazzi the head butter?
2) Now if anybody insults me and I beat him up the best I can, do I get a 3 months jail sentence and him 2?
3) Can Italy ask UEFA to disqualify Paulsen for 3 matchs because he insulted Totti?
4) Why did FIFA NEVER apply this principle before?
Try to answer to those questions with cold mind and please remember this, whatever you can tell:
Italy gained the WC trophy on the field because FIFA did whatever they could against.
Posted from Italy
By pipes | August 13th, 2006 at 8:43 pm Why should Fifa have to take the Golden Ball from Z….I would think he would give it back. Wouldn’t that be the honouracle thing to do? Or is honour lost cause on the french?
Posted from 
Canada
By Kruman | August 20th, 2006 at 1:13 am As far as WC 2006 goes, Zidnae was the true champ. Rest is all bullsh#t.
Posted from United States
By henri | August 27th, 2006 at 6:48 am Take the ball away from ZZ already. Whats taking so long? Every day he has it tarnishes the award…..he did NOT deserve it (BIG) period.
Posted from Canada
By Kruman | September 6th, 2006 at 9:12 pm Without Materazzi at his provoking best, Italy just can’t beat France.
Final verdict: 3-1 FRANCE
Italians soccer players are nothing but cheats and losers.
Posted from United States
By Thierry | September 6th, 2006 at 10:05 pm To Andrea Botteri,
Materazzi recognized he had insulted ZZ, read the text, it means suspension.
Posted from 
France
By Thierry | September 6th, 2006 at 10:10 pm And Fifa applied this principle a lot of time before:Rudy Voeller vs Ryggard etc…
However, it’s the first time than a player ZZ was expulsed by the video.
Posted from France
By john | September 16th, 2006 at 12:28 am Why would ZZ accept this award? Would he keep it in a box or buried in his backyard?
His children will grow up and watch the video’s of WC 2006 and ask him “how the hell didn’t Cannavaro win the golden ball pappa?
Please think of the children ZZ and return the Golden Ball.
regards
john
By M | June 7th, 2007 at 12:38 am Italians aren’t cheats!
they are the best team in the world
zidane shudda walked away
not headbutting him
nuf said
Posted from 
United Kingdom
By M | June 7th, 2007 at 12:38 am Italians aren’t cheats!
they are the best team in the world
zidane shudda walked away
not headbutting him
nuf said
Posted from United Kingdom
By M | June 7th, 2007 at 12:38 am Italians aren’t cheats!
they are the best team in the world
zidane shudda walked away
not headbutting him
nuf said
Posted from United Kingdom
By Phoenix | June 7th, 2007 at 12:40 am Damn right m8
Posted from United Kingdom
By Luke | November 27th, 2007 at 10:59 pm I thought ZZ would return the award long ago. Shame on him and all his apologists.
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