July 11, 2006

latest on Ziadan's incident

This is from the BBC News:

Media organisations across Europe have been trying to decipher what Materazzi said to provoke such an extreme reaction from Zidane.

But it remains unclear exactly what was said and the BBC has broadcast two different versions.

BBC Radio Five Live asked for help from a deaf lip reader, Jessica Rees, who read the words phonetically to an Italian translator.

She deciphered the insult as being "you're the son of a terrorist whore" - a translation also carried by many national newspapers in Britain on Tuesday.

The BBC's Ten O'Clock News also called in experts to study the television footage of the incident and determined the following:

Materazzi's first word to Zidane was "no" before he then told him to "calm down".

He then accused him of being a "liar" and wished "an ugly death to you and your family" on the day the Frenchman's mother had been taken to hospital ill. This was followed by "Go f*** yourself".

Zidane's agent, Alain Migliaccio, has hinted that Zidane will soon reveal exactly what was said by Materazzi.

Posted by hoder at July 11, 2006 6:34 PM| TrackBack

Comments
What was supposed to be said has already been said about the unfortunate clash between two sportmen(excuse me two spoiled men)Both of them are guilty and must be punished.Swearing and fist or head buttung is not for sport people no matter how much you are provoked.Those who did not know the background of Zidane are now aware of it and that will only hurt Zidane,not that he cares now that he is retiring from the game but the legacy of Zidane has been tarnished and I feel sorry that he left the arena with a RED card dangling over his history as a soccer player. And as for you Senor Materazzi (excuse me Senora Materazzi)you have learned the hard way that MEN do not swear or insult their mates with abusive language. Nest time try to control yourself otherwise you will enter history with a dangling jaw. Both players deserve a big (O)and we can decorate them as the two stooges of this wonderful Soccer Tournament.
- By: Yule Eshay on July 12, 2006
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