i personally am looking from it from this standpoint.we know that the french team and the italian team has some "physical" differences.In italy, i was reading another article somewhere else on this same subject, and it is know that in some italian towns that there are hatred for other "types" of peoples, including graffiti to go with it.Maybe zidane truly shouldnt have assault the man with the head-butt regardless of what he said, because it might cost u the soccer game(i wouldnt have)...but at the same time, if i was crazy enuff, i wouldve hit the italian to the point where even after the game, he wouldve felt it(not only during the game), because of their known hatred.i do think it was stupid for zidane to do such a thing tho.