"Why did Zidane allow the story to end this way? He can’t tell us. If it was defiance against the heroic narrative imposed upon him, a revolt against the deification that awaited him, then it was most certainly unconscious—a sort of involuntary suicide..."
There is much speculation about Zidane's crazy act in the final of the 2006 World Cup final. In this essay (with videos), there is an excellent analysis of everything that led up to that moment.
Check it out:
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Zizou forever. Forever the pigeon-toed maestro!
