Comments on: Zinedine Zidane. An inglorious exit from World Football. http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2006/07/10/zinedine-zidane-an-inglorious-exit-from-world-football/ Personal blog of an Internet Entrepreneur & Technology Enthusiast Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: <img src="http://www.davidajao.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/geosmart/flags/gb.png" alt="United Kingdom" /> LEVERON <small id="gs_author_location">from London, United Kingdom</small> http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2006/07/10/zinedine-zidane-an-inglorious-exit-from-world-football/#comment-3130 United Kingdom LEVERON from London, United Kingdom Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:21:12 +0000 http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2006/07/10/zinedine-zidane-an-inglorious-exit-from-world-football/#comment-3130 it angers me to see how people criticize ZZ so much....he's taken the first step to fight racism....what of u??? i do not commend what he did...sending him off and losing the world cup is just enough punishment...why add unto his woes..... his mother was then in the hospital and i'm sure that that had placed enough pressure on him...he initially walked away frm the italian player...you all saw it....it couldn't have initially occured but having been insulted to this degree repeatedly was more than he could take.....he hasn't than the worse wrong ever...leave him alone....all you critic news papers....he might not have been in the best situation but i'm sure he has his regrets...he's apologised to the world...so leave him alone..... he's never had such public embarassment....afterall many have their shame in the dark which places even more shock to the public when exposed.....he has nothing to hide...... FIFA board should not encourage Meterazzi's act even though he might deny it.....he shd be given the accorded punishment.....what do you know??? perhaps it was a preplanned act to get on ZZ nerves....all those against ZZ should place themselves in his shoes and realise that the blacks in the various sporting activities esp football suffer a lot in europe..... ZZ should still keep his trophy as the best player...he's still my hero.... it angers me to see how people criticize ZZ so much….he’s taken the first step to fight racism….what of u??? i do not commend what he did…sending him off and losing the world cup is just enough punishment…why add unto his woes…..

his mother was then in the hospital and i’m sure that that had placed enough pressure on him…he initially walked away frm the italian player…you all saw it….it couldn’t have initially occured but having been insulted to this degree repeatedly was more than he could take…..he hasn’t than the worse wrong ever…leave him alone….all you critic news papers….he might not have been in the best situation but i’m sure he has his regrets…he’s apologised to the world…so leave him alone…..

he’s never had such public embarassment….afterall many have their shame in the dark which places even more shock to the public when exposed…..he has nothing to hide……

FIFA board should not encourage Meterazzi’s act even though he might deny it…..he shd be given the accorded punishment…..what do you know??? perhaps it was a preplanned act to get on ZZ nerves….all those against ZZ should place themselves in his shoes and realise that the blacks in the various sporting activities esp football suffer a lot in europe…..

ZZ should still keep his trophy as the best player…he’s still my hero….

]]> By: <img src="http://www.davidajao.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/geosmart/flags/hn.png" alt="Honduras" /> Edward <small id="gs_author_location">from Cortes, Honduras</small> http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2006/07/10/zinedine-zidane-an-inglorious-exit-from-world-football/#comment-3129 Honduras Edward from Cortes, Honduras Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:11:12 +0000 http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2006/07/10/zinedine-zidane-an-inglorious-exit-from-world-football/#comment-3129 I would have done the same thing, probably worst. Materazzi has a fame of being a pig in the field, Zidane did the right thing, its time for the other face of the problem to be punished, not always the agressor!!! I would have done the same thing, probably worst. Materazzi has a fame of being a pig in the field, Zidane did the right thing, its time for the other face of the problem to be punished, not always the agressor!!!

]]> By: <img src="http://www.davidajao.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/geosmart/flags/us.png" alt="United States" /> mlauzi <small id="gs_author_location">from Michigan, United States</small> http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2006/07/10/zinedine-zidane-an-inglorious-exit-from-world-football/#comment-3031 United States mlauzi from Michigan, United States Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:10:40 +0000 http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2006/07/10/zinedine-zidane-an-inglorious-exit-from-world-football/#comment-3031 The problem of racism should not be seen as superficial and merely having to do with the temperament of players on the field only. It should be seen as a more profound problem, affecting the hopes and aspirations of billions of underprivileged people around the world. It should be seen as representative of the other intractable issues that have so far not been given prominent attention, including the fact that this was another all-Europe affair in which Eurocentrism as both an ideology and reality was on display yet again, as far as the hosting of the tournament, the slots per confederation, and FIFA's selection of the best 23 players of the tournament. While the diverse ethnic and racial makeup of the French team was one indication of how racism can begin to be overcome in the very heart of Europe itself, that observation is, for the moment, being buried under superfluous condemnations of an act that may have been the culmination of years of pent up rage, as alluded to by those more familiar with Zidane's experiences growing up and the larger problem of racial integration in French society. This is not a perspective that can be easily understood by some ensconced in the racialized privilege and class comfort of material surfeit. The problem of racism should not be seen as superficial and merely having to do with the temperament of players on the field only. It should be seen as a more profound problem, affecting the hopes and aspirations of billions of underprivileged people around the world. It should be seen as representative of the other intractable issues that have so far not been given prominent attention, including the fact that this was another all-Europe affair in which Eurocentrism as both an ideology and reality was on display yet again, as far as the hosting of the tournament, the slots per confederation, and FIFA’s selection of the best 23 players of the tournament. While the diverse ethnic and racial makeup of the French team was one indication of how racism can begin to be overcome in the very heart of Europe itself, that observation is, for the moment, being buried under superfluous condemnations of an act that may have been the culmination of years of pent up rage, as alluded to by those more familiar with Zidane’s experiences growing up and the larger problem of racial integration in French society. This is not a perspective that can be easily understood by some ensconced in the racialized privilege and class comfort of material surfeit.

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