ZZZZZ …….. Zidaneeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
What Excitement, What drama, What a feeling or damn what destiny and fate? Ok for those of you “smart” people, I am not talking about the drama revolving around the cross over of UNP parlimentarians over to the UPFA goverment in the island but the football world cup final that got over yesterday {Americans - football meaning soccer. They whole world has one definition for that word and Americans had to change it. Anyways I love you Eagles, especially the blonde ones from the female race}. ZZZZZ …Zidane - oh did he have to go out that way? When I saw this player for the first time in the World Cup of 98, most and myself knew that he was going to be the story of this generation. 2 goals in the final against Brazil had already cemented his place in football history and later by the many instances of magic and the genius touch. What still gives me goose bumps is his late goals against England in Euro 2004 {England is my favorite team - sad to see them leave the 2006 cup early but what to do? Life no}. 91+ and 93+ were the time on the official clocks during that game. {I could be wrong here but I think i am close. Google it please}. I guess people are now going to remember Zidane by this one instance but hard core French and Real Madrid fans will always remember him as a GREAT. That headbutt for which he recieved the red card I guess made him human again. He was just too great a soccer player, never in any drama related issues on the media, quiet chap - and you were wondering whether the other players in the opposition were giving him too much respect. He never seems raffled, even when he looked pretty hurt with the shoulder injury during the start of the final and also his long standing injuries from club football. Marco Materazzi should be given the Golden Brain award for having provoked Zidane. Its very obvious if you have been following football that some players are good at acting hurt, others get annoyed very easily and some just do stupid stuff all the time. But ZZ has be known for his calm calculated magic and to provoke him- well Marco has a good chance of joining a political party in Italy after his football career.
So the Football World Cup is over. England lost on penalties. Italy won the Final{hmmm that Australia team I really feel sorry for} and ZZ got a red card. The English Premiership is coming up and I have decided to follow it thoroughly this year. Not sure which team to support. Any suggestions???
Oh yes - My friends and I got a bit intoxicated watching the game. That was alot of fun and the verbal assault on each other was intriguing. Some of the foreigners looked at us puzzled but we didnt care. When in Sri Lanka act and behave like a Sri Lankan - drink, drink, drink some more, wink at that good looking German chick, put a small shot again, drink some more, meet and say hi to the people you just said hi to 5 minutes ago {its a small island}, drink some more - and then the next day - put a good chat over how we got drunk the previous day and make plans for today.
