France v. Portugal
8:00 - Oh my. Ronaldo is outstanding and Maniche just sent a missle barely over the net.
5:40 - Portugal is coming out fast and hard. A good shot on goal already. Barthez, te timebomb, got a hand on it.
5:40 - Portugal is coming out fast and hard. A good shot on goal already. Barthez, te timebomb, got a hand on it.
posted by Bob Bixby at 12:09 PM
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As all the announcers say, it is legit. One live blogger that I follow from NYT rightly pointed out - and he wasn't able to see replay - was that the Portuguese were not protesting very much
I say 'announcers' not because i don't have my own opinion, but because people wouldn't trust me to assess that call! I want France to win.
Definitely a penalty kick. There was no doubt. I heard a Portugese Fan in Lisbon say that it was a PK. Congrats to France. I tell you, the supsension that Zidane had was vital. Having him rested really helped in the Spain and Brazil games. You can really tell that he's getting "on in years." I'm afraid that he'll be very worn out for the final. Should be a good game to watch!
Zidane's play in the Brazil game convinced me to root for France throughout the rest of the tournament. (after USA, Germany and England were eliminated) I greatly enjoyed the play of Henry and Reibarry (sp). Barthez made me laugh out loud. . . Zidane ruined it all in one minute. Have you heard anything from any French sources that tell you why he committed that foul? I think they win the shoot out with him in the first five. .
I've always been a huge Zidane fan. We first need to understand that this is not the first time that he has done something like this. He stomped on a Saudi player a few years ago. He's taken swings a couple of times. What's interesting is that it never seems to be an explosive reaction, but a pre-meditated action to correct something. He's always taken care of his business, regardless of what others think. In one way that's what makes him Zidane. As soon as it happened I was sad. At church that night I told everyone that it would eventually come out what had happened and he would be partially vindicated. I still don't condone the action, but I might have done something similar if I were in his situation. (especially if someone called my sister a whore, which is what a Brazil paper is saying.)
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