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Of soccer and headbutting.....

It has been a week after Italy won the FIFA World Cup. However, news still hot on Zizou's head butting incident. I was watching it live when he did it. Later then he revealed the reason of his act. He was provoked. It was a real life danger men face - when anger becomes sin. Who was wrong in this case?

Well, Zidane should have better control his anger. But hey, human will get angry. Even Jesus had anger. Need anger management? So we can't blame him entirely. Then the blame goes to Materazzi? Why would he provoked Zidane? Well, it was known that provocation instill emotional outrage. A psychology tactic to draw opponent's focus so that he/she will make mistake. This was part of the soccer training. The players were trained to be harsh (?). Why such training is needed? The ultimate goal is to win of course. So was it Materazzi's fault? Partly yes.

What can we learn from this incident? Control your anger. Don't let it becomes sin as it is very costly.
Guard your tongue. We've been reminded about this in the Bible. The tongue is sharper than double-edged sword.

So much for the game. We had a little betting for this match. The guys vs the gals. Unfortunately I was with the gals - we lost as we supported France. The bet - beggar chicken from Banting.
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Anonymous said…
The beggar chicken there ar... actually not nice one la.
Thursday, July 20, 2006 2:50:00 AM
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