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What's this? The French refusing to give up?

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Turbo Monkey
Jul 16, 2004
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It'll never happen, but what the hell more world cup!


PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) -- A French lawyer plans to ask a court to intervene in the controversy over Zinedine Zidane's sending-off in the World Cup final.

Doubts over whether a match official relied on video evidence of Zidane's head butt to Italian defender Marco Materazzi meant the final should be replayed, lawyer Mehana Mouhou said.

"I am going to ask the judge to question all individuals concerned and to reconstruct the end of the refereeing," Mouhou, who is based in the northern town of Rennes, told Reuters on Thursday.

"If it is proved that the fourth referee used video evidence, FIFA can have the final replayed," he said.

Mouhou said he was acting on behalf of a number of clubs and associations whose names he would reveal once the application had been filed with the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris, one of France's main civil courts.

French captain Zidane was sent off in extra time in Sunday's final in Berlin after he head-butted Materazzi, apparently in reaction to comments by the defender. Italy went on to take the World Cup after winning the match on penalties.

The incident went unseen by the referee and his two linesmen. The referee was informed about the head butt by the fourth match official who said he had witnessed the action.

French team officials have challenged this version of events, saying the official knew what happened because he saw a video replay.

FIFA rules prevent referees from using video evidence during the course of a match.

"The divergence of opinion means that the justice system should decide," Mouhou said.

"If it is proved that video was used, I will ask for the match to be nullified."
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dhbuilder

dhbuilder

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Aug 10, 2005
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we need to go move the alps and the pyrenees to someplace else.
these wimps don't deserve something as cool as the tour.

and while we're at it, topple the eiffel tower.
 
dhbuilder

dhbuilder

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LOOnatic said:
You know the french are heavy smokers too.:mumble:
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loo. you're a funny guy.
a real funny guy.

get your butt back up here soon so we can "smoke" some more d.h. singletrack.
 
LordOpie

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
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Wow, French won't surrender and will find Germany an ally??

I'm going to stock up on canned goods.


(see, Germany would benefit huge financially by having all those people come back and spend money again)
 
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Turbo Monkey
Jul 16, 2004
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Changleen said:
I think he should have spread that Italian fvcker's nose.

Smish!
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Or followed through W. Rooney style after he fell to the ground. Squish!
 
DVNT

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Turbo Monkey
Jul 16, 2004
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Well its the only way they'd ever here the French National Anthem played in Berlin.
 
fluff

fluff

Monkey Turbo
Sep 8, 2001
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Old Man G Funk said:
AFAIK, no, it is officially a tie.

The Italians get the cup through the PK tie-breaker. I'm pretty sure that's how it gets recorded.
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From the FIFA website:

Italy are world champions for the fourth time after beating ten-man France 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Berlin's Olympiastadion.

So yes and no. The match was a draw but France did get beaten.
 
Old Man G Funk

Old Man G Funk

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fluff said:
From the FIFA website:

Italy are world champions for the fourth time after beating ten-man France 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Berlin's Olympiastadion.

So yes and no. The match was a draw but France did get beaten.
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Right, but if you go look at France's final record, it will probably be 4-0-3.
 
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