Zidane's Headbutt

Speculation continues to rage concerning what provoked Zinedine Zidane to spear head-butt Marco Materazzi during the World Cup final on Sunday. Initially it was said that Materazzi called Zidane a "dirty terrorist". Yet Materazzi has vehemently denied this and the consensus now seems to be that the Italian referred to Zidane's sister as a prostitute (still other reports suggest that Materazzi insulted Zidanes wife while others claim that Materazzi told Zidane to go fuck himself). Whether or not Zidane plans on revealing his version of events remains to be seen (The Independent seems to think that he will do so in the next few days). Perhaps his testimony will add yet another unforseen twist to what has already become one of the bizarrest incidents in the history of the World Cup.

A quick note on this Materazzi character before closing out this post. Mutoni over at Mutoni's Musings managed to compile a few videos showing Materazzi being less than kind on the pitch (Hat Tip: Goal Post). Apparently, he's one of the dirtiest players in Italian football. If that wasn't enough, check out Materazzi's response to the rumour that he called Zidane a terrorist:

"I did not call him a terrorist... .I am not a cultured person and I don't even know what an Islamist terrorist is. For me the mother is sacred, you know that."

This just keeps getting weirder and weirder.