The Idiot-Zidane?

I wrote this after reading an article by an author I enjoy very much and whose work I admire, Dave Zirin of the Edge of Sports. The Article is titled "Why I Wear My Zidane Jersey".

http://www.edgeofsports.com/2006-07-11-193/index.html

As you know, I normally enjoy your articles very much,
but this one I felt you were so far of base I had to
attempt to pick you off.

Why on earth would you express admiration for Zidane
or even come close to giving him defense for his
actions?

You bring up Jordan and Jeter as what-if examples, but
think about where the sports world would be if say
Jackie Robinson would have acted as Zidane did.

Think about how where this country might be if
Reverend Martin Luther King had acted as Zidane did.

Surely Zidane has been in similar positions before.
Your sister is a whore? What happened to your momma?
It seems as if the Italian defender was bringing his
B-trash talk game.

And you know Zidane had priors for blowing his cork
before which surely chums the waters for any future
trash talker trying to get his goat. You must know
this type of activity goes on at your favorite NBA
game and NFL game on any given Sunday. Heck, Rodman's
career was aided by getting under opponents skin in
this fashion.

And yet on the biggest stage, knowing this would be
coming, the idiot-Zidane reacted in the worst way he
possibly could. No, he doesn't get a mulligan on this
one, I'm sorry.

I'll choose to wear the uniforms of the two
goaltenders who, before the biggest moment of their
careers, where they would be competing head to head
against each other for their team and their country,
chose to exhibit the ultimate act of sportsmanship by
embracing and wishing each other luck.

Highlight them and wear thier jerseys instead. They
were the heroes of this match in my opinion and they
committed what should have been the most memorable act
of this match.

Instead we'll remember idiot-Zidane. You'll feel
better and anyone who asks you why you're wearing the
jerseys of these stars, whose acts and accomplishments
seemingly went unnoticed because of idiot-Zidane, will
feel better because of it.

It was still a great article. And if the Italian
defender is this way he should be rebuked and exposed
personally. But to expect the team to turn over the
Cup to the French, who may not have won even with
Idiot-Zidane on the pitch the whole match is also a
bit of a stretch.

Maybe FIFA can institute a politcally-correct litmus
test, similar to a drug test, that all athletes must
pass before competing. That would be hilarious.

Exposing this type of person and their activiites to
the light of day should be enough to kill them off.
Slowly and maybe not entirely but it will happen.
That kind doesn't seem to live well when exposed to
light, what with living under rocks as they must.

Keep up the good work in that regard.