Zidane's Golden ball, is it fair for a player that shows that conduct in front of millios?

cannavaro should have gotten it.

he played just as well, was just as important, and managed to keep his cool.

people are going to insult you and say things to you to get that reaction out of you. a truly great player rises above it. zidane didn't.

Zidane should NOT of gotten the Golden ball award. And the reason why isn't because of the head butt! It's because Cannavaro was the more consistent player in this World Cup. Zidane was shut down against Italy! He was frustrated because of this and I am sure some trash talking from Italy made him snap like a two-year old spoiled cry baby!

Trash talking happens in every sport he of all people should know this. Any athlete here knows this. Plus the true greats let there playing do the talking. Also Materrazi probably made fun of him for missing an earlier goal. I bet it had nothing do with racism or his mother! Who cares if Materazzi did make fun of Zidanes mother or sister, cry me a river! Be a man Zidane and let your playing do the talking.

Nope. Cannavaro definately deserved it. He played just as well as Zidane and he was a model of good sportmanship in the World Cup.

Edit- to the person who posted below me:

Being a legend has nothing to do with getting the Golden Ball. Whether or not Zidane was just in headbutting Materazzi also is irrelivant.

The voting was over before the match even started. ( He's retiring, this is his last game. let's give him the Golden Ball to show we appreciate his talent ) Whether they would've voted Zidane as the best player afterward is another matter altogether. Regardless of what Materazzi said to Zidane, Zidane should have kept his head, lol, he would have been the better man for it.

Listen here Zidane head butt the guy 4 a reason he let it go 2 times an 3rd time he couldn't an i think u wouldn't be happy if somebody said something about ur sista an motha 3 times an the 3rd time i think u would switch to I'm happy Zidane ignored 4 a while an i would personal kick da guys thing to after the 1st time he said something bout my motha & sista he said materzzzi something about his motha an sista 3 times he said that in a french interview an i look up to zidane as a brave hero.

Zidane said in a interview "I am a man before anything" just for that he should get the Golden ball. Just get over it Italy won the world cup what more do you want

Zidane does not deserve the Golden Ball..it should definitely have gone to Cannavaro!!

He has expressed himself on this subject. And apologized for all the children. He insisted on the fact such a thing should not have happened. I agree on what you say about the bad example but he spent a lot of time apologizing on live on TV for children and educators... What more could he do? It was too late to avoid the bad gesture.

The golden ball is meant for good players. and be objective, he is a GOOD PLAYER, isn't he?...

On top, is verbal violence a better example? We always underline the visible violence (on a tv screen, easy to see) but the other one, the verbal one is always ignored...

This is SPORT and not a hate competition!I am surprised to see how much your country reacts to this. Adult people should be able to forgive.

France and Italy are friends anyway, and they will always be! No matter who won!

Yes it is fair Zidane was the best and deserved the award.

And given what we now know about what the Italians were doing to him the whole game I admire the restraint he showed. I would have reacted much sooner.

zidane definitely deserved the golden ball he is a great player if somebody talked about your family i know you would have done the same thing materazzi was wrong in saying anything about his family he only did it because if he got a red card they would have had a chance to win and they did

That is why, I think it should go to the Silver Ball award winner, Fabio Cannavaro, because Zidane is a moron.

-That doesn't mean one should get the Golden Ball because he's a LEGEND.