MATERAZZI'S BREAST BONE WINS WORLD CUP MVP
Italian defender Marco Materazzi took a Zinedine Zidane headbutt to the chest that sent Zidane off the field with a red card and helped Italy beat France in the World Cup Sunday.Jeff Sez: Wow, after watching the Italians over-dramatically flop around for weeks like they were auditioning for a spot at James Lipton's Actors Studio, this kid actually took a cannonball to the lungplate for Mother Italy. Ciao bella, paisano!
ZIDANE RETIRES SLIGHTLY BEFORE LEAVING FIELD
Prior to the start of Sunday's World Cup final, French soccer captain Zinadine Zidane reiterated a statement he'd made many times during this Cup - that the final whistle in Sunday's game would mark the last time he was on a soccer pitch.Jeff sez: Well, he beat that prediction by about 15 minutes. Zidane is a compelling mixture of classic warrior and nut job, the Bill Romanowski of soccer. His wizardry with the ball and his tactical savvy are amazing to watch, but turns out he's pulled that head-butt more often than Steven Seagal in both "Above The Law" AND "Under Siege." Rough way to walk into the fog of time.
SOMEONE GETS TWO ACES IN FIVE HOLES AND IT WASN'T YOU
Sanjay Kootemperoor, an amateur golfer who has never broken 100, beat 67 million-to-1 odds by scoring two aces in 35 minutes last week at Treetops Resort in northern Michigan.Jeff sez: Sadly, he was bludgeoned to death shortly thereafter by two foursomes of 70-year-old golfers who'd never had one hole-in-one amongst them in 250 years of golfing. They headbutted him in the chest ala Zinedine Zidane. You didn't think I could get to the Zidane photo on a golf joke, did you? Never underestimate the powers of Sportalicious!
