Oh puh-leeze, you have GOT to be kidding me. Trash talking gets Materazzi banned for two games and fined over $2,000? What, Zidane can't possibly play amidst those mean, mean words? I'm disgusted by this penalty.
Posted by armand at July 20, 2006 12:39 PM | TrackBack | Posted to SportsYeah, pretty silly. Of course, FIFA handing down a three game suspension for Zidane, in case he comes out of retirement, is also a bit silly.
Posted by: bmj at July 20, 2006 12:56 PM | PERMALINKI've read three different stories on this, and there's no mention in any of them that Materazzi's punishment is for anything more than his mean words.
Posted by: Armand at July 20, 2006 02:15 PM | PERMALINK