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Zidane wins Golden Ball

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MaestroZidane

YELLOW CARD: Untrustworthy
ZamundaMan said:
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.
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Couldn't have said it better myself..
 
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mika

Senior Squad
cannavaro wtf

zidane only played good in the quarter and semi while cannavaro was a wall in all of italy's games
 
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Krypton X

Senior Squad
To me its like this; would Italy still make it to the final without Cannavaro, i believe there's a very good chance they would. Could France do the same with no Zizou, i think almost certainly not.
 
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Virgo

Guest
it was the superb defensive organization that took France to the final, not f*cking Zidane.
 
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fiordy

Reserve Team
Krypton X said:
To me its like this; would Italy still make it to the final without Cannavaro, i believe there's a very good chance they would. Could France do the same with no Zizou, i think almost certainly not.
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Mate you're supporting the old same habit: an attacking player is always considered more decisive than a defender. To me it's absolutely nonsense. In particular talking about this WC tournament: Cannavaro's saves most of the times were more important than a goal or an assist. Italian defence in fact was the best of the tournament. :jap:
 
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modena_10

Senior Squad
ridiculous. he got it because he is retiring. we all know it.

zidane was great for like 2 or 3 games. cannavaro was brilliant for 7. go figure.

atleast no one will remember him as the player of the tournament. they will just remember as the man who got sent off for headbutting a player in the WC Final.

zidane is a legend, he is a great player, but on top of the headbutt, this really makes me dislike him more.

Cannavaro is the true legend.
 
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Iggy

Youth Team
I can not blame Zinedine for that action. I am sure that he had hell of a reason to do that. Though, it is faith. When you see what he did through his career, you will notice that he was at the right place at the right time, and when it was most important.
He did just that in this final, but this time, it was time to go.

He made us happy for twelve glorious years, we had a privilege to enjoy every single move of one of the glorious athletes in history of sport. What he took from himself to prove that he is one of the best, if not the best footballer, now must repay to his children and family.

I can not thank enough to Zinedine Zidane.
 
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SlayerDeuS

Starting XI
Here is how the voting breaks down.

Golden Ball: Zidane (2,012 points)
Silver Ball: Fabio Cannavaro (1,977)
Bronze Ball: Andrea Pirlo (715)

Cannavaro didn't lose by much if that is any consolation.
 
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rlrao1987

Club Supporter
alongside his three World Player of the Year awards and his La Liga and Serie A titles, Zidane's career will be forever remembered for a moment of madness on the world's biggest stage.
The 34-year-old Frenchman steps down from his position as the greatest player of his generation

But Sunday was still a final reminder of the human frailty of a player who so often looked like he was from another planet :Bow:
 
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seanlindo06

Club Supporter
He's always going to be my hero regardless of the incident or not. Zidane was the first player I saw when I started watching football. I caught the replay of an amazing goal he scored while I was flipping channels and I decided to keep it on and watch. That one moment launched me into the crazed player and fan I am today. I think he deserves that ball for putting his team on his back and carrying them into the finals. Without him Les Bleus wouldn't have made it that far. I'll miss you Zizou.
 
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modena_10

Senior Squad
that is the same way i feel about francesco totti. but alot of people now view him as a disgraceful player after his euro 2004 disgraceful exit. these guys are human, they make stupid mistakes that you and me would make. difference is, they are expected to keep a cool head.
 
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ZamundaMan

Reserve Team
DaKid said:
we will see in cuple of years if u know what i am talking about
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he is already one of the greatest of all time. He is up there with Maradonna no doubt. Just check in his trophy cabinet. And its all in modern football. IF, he lifted the world cup last night it wouldn't be a point to argue. But, he is human like all of us. I'm sure the nipple pinching, shirt grabbing, taunting, and general Carlos*assness would get to any of us. We just have the luxury of not having the whole world looking at our every move.
 
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emmer

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? :gavin:
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well said.


for me, cannavaro should have won the golden ball, and buffon the silver.
 
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Moratti1

Reserve Team
Iggy said:
I can not blame Zinedine for that action. I am sure that he had hell of a reason to do that. Though, it is faith. When you see what he did through his career, you will notice that he was at the right place at the right time, and when it was most important.
He did just that in this final, but this time, it was time to go.

He made us happy for twelve glorious years, we had a privilege to enjoy every single move of one of the glorious athletes in history of sport. What he took from himself to prove that he is one of the best, if not the best footballer, now must repay to his children and family.

I can not thank enough to Zinedine Zidane.
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That's the true ugliness of the situation... He absolutely blessed the fields he played on his with his grace and uncanny skill, but his final moment is a disguisting moment, everyone knows the expression,"I just can't get my words to explain it" is the best way to put it... This may actually bring him out of retirement with Real to fix his image a bit...
 
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big al

Senior Squad
cannavaro got robbed indeed; what a ******* joke; they gave zidane the award out of pitty; these freaking awards are turning out like the oscars
 
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big al

Senior Squad
Iggy said:
I can not blame Zinedine for that action. I am sure that he had hell of a reason to do that. .
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you gotta be kidding me mate; have you ever play real soccer your selfe; do you know all the **** is said between rivals ; zidane suposed to be proffesional; i dont care if materazzi said he had pictures of zidanes mamma; you just dont do that; ask your selfe this; do you think france had won those penaltys shots if he was there. then ask your selfe if zidane was proffesional or not.
 
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RUSI

El Merengue Argentino
Yeah, the award was voted on by journalists, and it had to be completed before the clash with the assasin.
 
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