RocklandDragon
07-13-2006, 01:18 AM
Juergen Klinsmann has stepped down as Germany's head coach. He expects to take six months off in California to recover from being "burned out". A wonderful run for Deutschland and only a minute away from PKs against the eventual World Cup Champion Italy. Could he become the U.S. head coach?
The United States and Mexico dropped off far from the FIFA rankings. The U.S.A. is now 16th and Mexico is 18th. The ratings are more credible than Mexico and the U.S. being 4th or 5th.
Zidane has spoken out. He apologized...I guess...he was ashamed because many of the youth saw the match, but NO regrets. Huh?
From ESPN.com (soccernet)
Zidane:
'Then he said very harsh words to me and repeated them several times. I left but then I went back towards him and things went very fast. The words he said concerned my mother and sister.
'I heard them once, then twice, and the third time I couldn't control myself. I am a man and some words are harder to hear than actions. I would have rather been knocked down than hear that.'
'Afterwards I explained to the referee that I had been provoked, but my behaviour is not forgivable,' Zidane said.
Without Zidane, who had earlier given France the lead with a penalty, extra-time finished with the score locked at 1-1, and Zidane's team lost the penalty shoot-out 5-3 to Italy.
Asked whether he plans to attend FIFA hearings into the incident, Zidane said that he would seek to defend himself.
'I will go and I will tell everything I have just said,' he added. 'The reaction is always punished but if there is no provocation there is no reaction. The guilty person is the one who provokes.
(What? Getting kicked out of a game for a little revenge on Materazzi and handicapping your team for the World Cup--NOOOO. That's purely innocent.):rolleyes:
'If I reacted that way, it is because something bad happened. Do you really believe that 10 minutes before the end of my career I would be able to make such a bad gesture? The provocation was very serious.'
Man, come on. He should have realized a French victory would have had a much lingering sting than a headbutt to the chest.
The United States and Mexico dropped off far from the FIFA rankings. The U.S.A. is now 16th and Mexico is 18th. The ratings are more credible than Mexico and the U.S. being 4th or 5th.
Zidane has spoken out. He apologized...I guess...he was ashamed because many of the youth saw the match, but NO regrets. Huh?
From ESPN.com (soccernet)
Zidane:
'Then he said very harsh words to me and repeated them several times. I left but then I went back towards him and things went very fast. The words he said concerned my mother and sister.
'I heard them once, then twice, and the third time I couldn't control myself. I am a man and some words are harder to hear than actions. I would have rather been knocked down than hear that.'
'Afterwards I explained to the referee that I had been provoked, but my behaviour is not forgivable,' Zidane said.
Without Zidane, who had earlier given France the lead with a penalty, extra-time finished with the score locked at 1-1, and Zidane's team lost the penalty shoot-out 5-3 to Italy.
Asked whether he plans to attend FIFA hearings into the incident, Zidane said that he would seek to defend himself.
'I will go and I will tell everything I have just said,' he added. 'The reaction is always punished but if there is no provocation there is no reaction. The guilty person is the one who provokes.
(What? Getting kicked out of a game for a little revenge on Materazzi and handicapping your team for the World Cup--NOOOO. That's purely innocent.):rolleyes:
'If I reacted that way, it is because something bad happened. Do you really believe that 10 minutes before the end of my career I would be able to make such a bad gesture? The provocation was very serious.'
Man, come on. He should have realized a French victory would have had a much lingering sting than a headbutt to the chest.