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10/07/2006: "The beauty"

The beauty of Zidane's move... not 'the horror', like in the press. I'm sick of reading some of the quotes in the papers: "A final and odious headbutt. We were left speechless by such stupidity" - Figaro "This exit from football is unworthy of him" - Le Parisien "How could this happen to a man like you?" - L'Equipe "He is prone like all of us to weakness and anger" - La Montagne "Too much pressure, too much worshipping of a player who was made for a quiet, simple life" - La Republique du Centre "Zidane botched his exit" - L'Est republicain
I missed an intelligent reflexion on the context in which this incident happened. From colleagues. From the cab driver. From the tv pundits. I want to hear about the ongoing investigation in Italy. The fact that many players had played in the same embattled club. The honour code that rules the interactions between players. The match fixing at this level. Only T tonight could speak to me with intelligence about it.