[Rajiv]

my pleasure to update.
it was really bad luck that zidane had to hit Materazzi. He provoked Zizou verbally and probably said "you terrorist, your mother is a whore". As a soccor legend zizou's way of reaction was bad, but who the hell would tolerate such words. The italian probably provoked him intensionally. Because they are famous for losing game in penalty and they wanted to do something so that france will be weak. If zidane was not given red, who knows probably france would have won the tournament who were much better than Azzurri. Immediately after he got red, FIFA germany chief and football legend Franz Beckenbauer 'Der Kaiser', said Zizou has been provoked and it was unfair of the italian.
Really sorry for Zizou to end up his career like this, though best player award proved he was better than all.