"LE COUPABLE EST CELUI QUI PROVOQUE"

"the guilty is he who provokes"--tell that to gw bush.

zidane went on canal + tv this evening and apologized for the head-butt.

i went to la bonne soupe cafe for lunch, and, if you go, DO NOT bring up the match with daniel. i did, and he immediately changed the subject and asked if i'd like some fresh basil on my moz-and-tomato sandwich. so, yeah, don't bring it up. he did add, however, that most french believe materazzi insulted zidane's mother with a sexual remark, which is very offensive in the muslim culture.

this ends the zidane saga in my book. thanks to 'pinecool' for contributing to this report; FFT is, as they say, "hella busy."

n'oubliez pas: FFT EN DIRECT DU SFFF LE 13-24 JUILLET!