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Zidane wins Golden Ball
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ZamundaMan
Reserve Team
2 player of the year awards, 2 champions leagues, 1 world cup, 1 euro, a handful of domestic titles with Juve and Madrid and numerous other honours. Took France on his own back to the finals this year, he could have shot Meterazzi in the head and still won best player of the world cup.
but seriously though this incident will not take away his achievements, it won't even taint them. Maradonna snorted lines before going on the field during his Napolii days, doesnt take away from his achievements.
but seriously though this incident will not take away his achievements, it won't even taint them. Maradonna snorted lines before going on the field during his Napolii days, doesnt take away from his achievements.
J_J_Okocha
Youth Team
Zidane is undeserved for this award. He had only one good game alone against brazil. In the group stages he sucked. One or maybe two good games doesn't deserve the golden ball. He won on reputation alone, just like in 2003 when he won the world player of the year.
Even though I am not an Italian fan, give the award to the rightful owner Cannavaro who was consistent throughout the tournament.
Even though I am not an Italian fan, give the award to the rightful owner Cannavaro who was consistent throughout the tournament.
It's funny how people denounce racism but also denounce reactions to racism, be it on the pitch, on the streets, or even on message boards. Zidane is human afterall.
Sir Isaac Newton wasn't wrong when he said "for every action there is a reaction, equal in magnitude and opposite in direction".
Sir Isaac Newton wasn't wrong when he said "for every action there is a reaction, equal in magnitude and opposite in direction".
Moreira_Benfica
Senior Squad
Punkt said:so FIFA didn't gave the best young player award to Ronaldo for his lack of fair-play and Zidane is the golden ball winner?
thats my exact thoughts
Big deal. Kahn won the the thing last time round, and was hands down the best keeper in WC2002 but made a couple of very costly blunders in the final. Ronaldo was a revelation for Brazil in 94 but couldn't produce anything when it mattered most against France.
Cannavaro was exeptional throughout the whole tournament, but I don't think he was as inspirational to his team as Zidane was to France, Zidane was a leader both on and off the pitch, he scored 3 goals and got 2 assists in the last 4 knockout games, he carried the team to the final despite that clown Domenech constantly holding them back. If you had any doubts as to how instrumental Zidane was to his team's hopes, you only needed to see the dejected looks on all the French player's faces after he got sent off, its hard to imagine the Italians reacting the same way if Cannavaro walked off. I agree that Zidane royaly messed things up at the end but don't take away from him what he's achieved in the 6.5 previous games, and 15 years of football before that.
Cannavaro was exeptional throughout the whole tournament, but I don't think he was as inspirational to his team as Zidane was to France, Zidane was a leader both on and off the pitch, he scored 3 goals and got 2 assists in the last 4 knockout games, he carried the team to the final despite that clown Domenech constantly holding them back. If you had any doubts as to how instrumental Zidane was to his team's hopes, you only needed to see the dejected looks on all the French player's faces after he got sent off, its hard to imagine the Italians reacting the same way if Cannavaro walked off. I agree that Zidane royaly messed things up at the end but don't take away from him what he's achieved in the 6.5 previous games, and 15 years of football before that.
TheBlueBalla
Starting XI
Krypton, you make a good point. Cannavaro was simply excellent throughout, mistake free. But a defender is always going to have bias against him in an award like this.
He made a mistake, he may not have been the best person for it, but ALLEZ! all the same
He made a mistake, he may not have been the best person for it, but ALLEZ! all the same
TheGrimSweeper
Youth Team
Cannavaro got robbed.
donovan929
Reserve Team
Excellent observanceTesla said: