It was down to the wire in overtime and the energy of Italians were flagging. France's World Cup season seemed ready to be capped in gold, a welcome, nation-bonding success after a grim season of racial riots and student protests. Then Zinedine Zidane pulled a move straight out of a Gaspar Noe film on Marco Materazzi, shocking the crowd and millions more watching on TV, getting booted from the game, and sinking the teams chances for good. Ah, the French.
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