Italy may have won, but did they really? By the headlines on all the papers, Zidane received more coverage about his headbutting incident (which, wasn’t his first) than the Italians squeaking by on penalty kicks. And just to rub some salt in the wounds, the 2006 World Cup Golden Ball Award presented to the tournament’s most outstanding player went to…
How awesome is that? Four Italians, Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo, Gianluca Zambrotta, and Gianluigi Buffon had made the top 10 list with three French in their company (Henry, Vieira and Zidane.) This means more coverage about the French team and Zidane and less about the Italians. In 2010, comments will still be made about him and the French team and barely anything about how Italy really ‘won’ the World Cup (DID THEY???).
So, yea for Zidane!