Les Bleus dismantled Espaa yesterday behind the brilliant performance of 34-year old Zinedine Zidane and he and his mates are confident heading into their showdown in Frankfurt this weekend.
Once again these championships were marred by questionable officiating, although it must be difficult for these guys as the players are constantly diving to the field. In North America where we are use to watching punishing hits in football and hockey, it is sad to watch these great athletes, play the game with a fragile style.
With the scores tied at 1-1, after Frank Ribery had leveled David Villa’s penalty, and the game heading towards extra-time, on 83 minutes Henry fell to the ground clutching his face after a challenge from Spain’s Carles Puyol.
At no time did the Barcelona defender connect with Henry’s face but referee Roberto Rosetti gave a free-kick from which Patrick Vieira headed home to put Les Bleus in front before Zidane supplied the finishing touch to the victory.
Just as in 2002, when Spain controversially went out to South Korea in the finals, they felt cheated.
While everyone has been drooling over Brazil in this...
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