Letters to the Editor : Asianage
Zidane’s head-butt
Sir, Even though a week has passed since Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi, to the bewilderment of millions of his fans, who were following the beautiful game and a footballer whose style of play is more ethereal than that of the Brazilians, many questions still persist. Whatever be the provocation, was it right of Zidane to head-butt another player while the game was still on? However, if Zidane’s action is inexcusable, there is no way that we can justify Materazzi’s act of using racial abuses against Zidane. After all, sport is not just about winning trophies, or showing the supremacy of one nation over another. It is about diluting man-made borders. Also, it is sad that all this happened at a time when FIFA’s avowed aim is to eliminate racism from football.
Yasmin Banu
Abu Dhabi, UAE