French Muslims Proud of Zidane, Ribery

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wow ... a pakistani-bashing is going on here :D .... well, muslims are muslims no matter what & where they are! all is upto Allah to decide ...
 
okay, in my opinion Zidane has did a right thing, at least not really bad thing.
he did that, the head-butt, because of some reasons of course. and he will tell us maybe this weekend ( based on today's newspaper). and the issue, he did that because Materazzi said terrorist and something bad bout his family.
and in my opinion that was really normal. Zidane is a human and nothing wrong with the head-butt.
 
i understand what Zidane did and the reason for it but its not something to be proud of really......anyways thats just my own opinion.
 
I disagree, it is not 'right'. It isn't right on the football pitch and it wouldn't be right anywhere else.

At best it is understandable.
 
Franck Ribéry (born April 1, 1983, in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French football player who currently plays for Olympique Marseille either as an attacking midfielder or a left- or right-sided winger, and recently has been touted by the media as the successor to the French national team talisman Zinedine Zidane, due to his increasingly impressive performances. At the age of two he was thrown through the windshield in a car crash that resulted in scars on the right side of his face and his forehead.


Ribéry is a Muslim, having converted to Islam [1] around the time he married his muslim fiance Wahiba who is of Moroccan descent. He has adopted the Arabic name Bilal, saying "Islam is my source of strength either in or outside the playground.. I lead a difficult career and I was determined to find peace of mind, and I finally found Islam". [2][3] They have one daughter together, Hizya, who was born on July 18, 2005.


He started his playing career at his home town club US Boulogne and then moved to Olympique Alès, Brest and FC Metz in consecutive seasons. He signed a contract with Turkish club Galatasaray2005, and went on to help them win the 2005 Turkish Cup. But in June of that year, he abruptly left the Istanbul club and joined Olympique Marseille, the sixth club of his career. The move was a controversial one, especially in Turkey: Galatasaray claimed Ribéry's contract was still good, but Ribéry claimed the contract was void because the club's management owed him back wages. The case is under FIFA arbitration as of June 2006. The move to OM has since earned him top French player honors for the months of August, October and November 2005.


He was selected for the France squad for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. Recently, Ribéry has been linked with Arsenal, Manchester United and Olympique Lyonnais. He was asked during an interview whether he preferred Manchester United or Arsenal, and he answered Arsenal.[citation needed] After the World Cup final however, he had commented that his target destination is Man Utd, as he would like to work with French team mate Patrice Evra and much admires their manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. However according to a Sky Sports News report, Ribéry has said that he wants to leave Marseille for Lyon this summer. He later stated that he wanted a move to England to work with a French manager in a hint towards Arsenal, so his future remains unclear.[4]


On June 12, 2006, he was named in the starting lineup of the French team for their opener in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Switzerland. His first international goal proved to be a crucial one, levelling France at 1-1 with Spain in the 41st minute of their knockout round match after calmly rounding the Spanish keeper, Iker Casillas. Though Spain were the favourites, France went on to win that game 3-1 to book a quarterfinal slot against Brazil.[5]


Upon facing Brazil on July 1, 2006, Ribéry was substituted in the 75th minute of the 1-0 victory following an impressive performance.[6] in January
 
KAding is right. Zidane did not do a right thing. Imagine the reaction of all the kids taking him as thier role model.
 

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