Heartbroken.
Not just that France lost, but that Zidane headbutted Materazzi and got sent off from the last match he'll ever play. WHY WHY WHY did he do it??? What did that irritating Italian say? Bet it's something really horrible or racist. I didn't like Materazzi from the start. Uuuugh! Zidane, however, still rocks and is still the only sportsman I ever had such respect and love for. The French still love him.
President Jacques Chirac says:
"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 honored French sport and, simply, France."
More about Gold Coast later.
Update. Wikipedia says this:
The game ended in a 1-1 draw and Italy won the championship after a penalty kick shootout. His team members later reported to French media that Zidane was reacting to a racial slur from Materazzi. The Italian side has catagorically denied that Materazzi had any role in the provocation of Zidane, but both the French coach and many other members of the media believed that Zidane had snapped due to Materazzi. Following the game, Zidane still was applauded as a hero in Paris and throughout France, and Materazzi was subsequently booed for the remaining portion of the game following Zidane's red card by the majority French crowd.
Hah! I knew it!
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