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To Zidane?
It is probably best, given my poor knowledge of football, that I do not add to the acres of coverage on the world cup by commenting on the World Cup Final – but I thought it might be of some interest to refresh my knowledge of the art of headbutting, so ably demonstrated to the world by Zidane last night.
My first port of call was Wikipedia, where the subject has been covered in some depth.
A headbutt is a strike with the head, typically involving the use of robust parts of the cranium as area of impact. Effective headbutting revolves around striking a sensitive area with a less sensitive area, such as striking the nose of an opponent with the forehead. A misplaced headbutt can cause more damage to the person performing the headbutt than to the person receiving it.
The Wikipedia entry, thoughtfuly, provides a picture to demonstrate an advanced form of the technique.
So.. the World Cup is over, the flags have been removed from vans and cars (and my glasses) and the media circus moves on… Ingerland now has two years under a new coach to win Euro 2008 and Rooney got away with a two match ban. Italy, when the celebrations are over, can get down to the vexed question of issuing pardons to clubs involved in usual practices.
Perhaps Dame Vera Lynn could sing us out?…“We’ll meet again…don’t know where…don’t know Sven…. But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day.”
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