The Lesser-Known ‘Beautiful Values’ of Sport: Headbutting A Dude In The Sternum
“I would like to express all the respect that I have for a man who represents at the same time all the most beautiful values of sport, the greatest human qualities one can imagine, and who has honoured French sport and, simply, France.”
– Jacques Chirac, on discraced headbutter Zinedine Zidane
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Tavis
July 10, 2006 1:25 pm
I sincerely hope that this event results in a new spinoff game of soccer where headbutting is allowed and encouraged.
Shannon
July 11, 2006 11:20 am
Looks like the “yo mamma” cracks never get old. It’s an interesting strategy.
London
July 16, 2006 11:09 pm
Possibly responding to racist taunts though, or character assassinations of his mother and sister. Head-butting’s pretty fun anyways, so I’m told.
Rex Brynen
July 18, 2006 4:59 pm
You really ought to update this to show the new camera angles on the incident:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/13/zidane_headbutt_outrage/