Quote Originally Posted by Its a Plant
Well clearly Zidane took it as an insult, and right he should. How can you be so sure Materazzi wouldn't have said that? I, for one, would never put something like that past him. He said that knowing good and well that Zidane is the son of Algerian family. There's absolutely no class on the Italian side, and there's nothing anyone can say to prove otherwise.

On an ESPN radio show this afternoon, they also talked about how earlier on in the game, Materazzi supposedly gave Zidane a "purple nurple". It sounds funny, but fuck those can hurt sometimes. I'm sure Zidane wasn't exactly innocent, but at the same time, a racist remark like that should not be tolerated.
Dude, don't take such a strong point of view based on "what experts believe" was said. They can speculate on their own, but the bottom line is the that the two of them were going at it, not just Materazzi yelling insults at Zidane. No matter what Materazzi said, you can't deny that Zidane reacted childlishly by retaliating with violence. He made an ASS of himself, and he deserves the bad reputation for his actions.

And to say there's no class on the Italian side?!? Are you kidding dude? The players on both teams were tight for the most part. The only two on the field that had any problem were Zidane and Materazzi. And again with the conjecture about the "purple nurple".. do you seriously believe an adult would do that? Come on, grow up and don't insult Italians.
tokinggreg Reviewed by tokinggreg on . World Cup Aftermath Well, as I expected, there was a small bit on the incident on ESPN today following the very controversial attack that happened towards the end of OT. Read for yourself. For me, I believe that's probably some of what happened, as well as a lot more jeering back and forth. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373675&cc=5901 And how about Materazzi's response. It was professional, but at the same time, I can almost sense his sarcasm. And how's that for class, Italian fans? Rating: 5