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Stan4dSteph asked I make another thread rather than continue a derail so here I go.

First of all, I watched maybe 90 minutes of the world cup in total. 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there, and highlights, or lowlights as they might be called.

I despise a lot pro athletics because of the egos and attitudes of an ugly minority. The world cup seemed to take the cake though.

During the live action I watched, I saw dives and fakery that should embarrass anyone attempting to use such tactics and still call themselves an athlete.

I saw what could be the biggest cheap shot I've ever seen, by France's Zidane, not live, but I think well within context.

I've seen whining by grown men about calls and officiating and whatever.

In coaching HS atheletics, I don't let players fake. I don't let players cry or whine. If they do, they take the bench. If one did something like Zidane, he'd be off the team, and most likely suspended by the governing HS athletic body anyway (taking a swing in AZ is a one game suspension. Aggravating factors may be cause for a season ending suspension.)

There is no excuse for taking cheap shots. Period. I don't care what Italy was doing to Zidane. He's a hot head and an embarrassment to France. He has a track record (or so I've heard) of such things.

S4S said in another thread that she didn't blame him. I don't see how anyone can not blame him. Grown men are responsible for their own actions.

I've always been tired of US professional athletes being treated like a special class. Apparently it is more world wide than I had thought.