My friend Peter’s brother posted this on ye olde Facebook page, and it’s so magnificent that I just have to re-post it. I was rooting for Italy four years ago, and I remember both Zidane’s idiotic loss of temper, and the way so many folk tried to excuse or justify the guy after France lost (or more accurately, Italy won…don’t even get me started. Italy outplayed France all the way).
Anyway, with another World Cup imminent, here’s a hilarious rendition of how the “headbutt seen round the world” was interpreted by various folks–link to the original at the University of Sydney.
The Winds of War 