» The headbutt heard (and talked about and hashed over and ranted about) 'round the world
13 July 2006 - 5:57pm
The headbutt heard (and talked about and hashed over and ranted about) 'round the world
By media girl
I see that the #1 search on Technorati is for "Zidane", to which I had to scratch my head and dig around a little to see that all the fuss is about this guy's butting heads, to which I had to scratch my head again -- which goes to show what kind of interest the World Cup holds for me. I suppose this is one area where America has a leg up on global culture.
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As a good liberal, global-minded American progressive I should take an interest in soccer. In fact I have tried to watch it, tried to get excited about it but it just ain't going to happen. Watching people run up and down a huge field for two hours and it could all just end in a draw? I think there is something in the American personality that discards games in which there is no clear winner in the end.
There was not a butting of heads. He head-butted his opponent in the chest. While it was a completely violent, inappropriate thing to do, it was not a surprise. Soccer is totally violent, and that includes the fans. And it's getting worse.