Fics for my table challenge

( the table: 030. wood )

( the table: 096.chilly night )

( the table: 039.fly )

( the table: 002.snow )

Zidane glad head-butt was punished in World Cup final Former French midfielder Zinedine Zidane is glad he was sent-off for his head-butt in the 2006 World Cup final because he has not had to live with regret over escaping punishment. Zidane received a red card for head-butting Italy defender Marco Materazzi in the 2006 final, the last match of his career, which Italy won 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. “It (the sending off) was a very good thing,” the former Real Madrid and Juventus playmaker told France Football magazine in an interview released today. “It’s good that (Italian keeper Gianluigi) Buffon signalled what I had done to the referee because it was not pretty. I don’t know how I could have lived with it had France become world champions and I had stayed on the pitch.” Zidane, who helped France lift the World Cup in 1998, thought there had been an overreaction to Thierry Henry’s handball that led to France beating Ireland in November and securing a 2010 World Cup place. “Many people outside football got involved, people who love you when you lift trophies and let you down when things go wrong. I’m certain Henry is not proud of his gesture.” — Reuters  

Flo found scans of a TV magazine that promotes the show La Chanson de L'année which will air on December 31st on TF1 in profit of ELA. The show was already registered and Zizou was there together with Veronique. Sadly I couldn't find any pictures of them together, only of Zizou. Here are the scans:



The cover shoot for this magazine was done by the photographer David Ken. He also took other pictures from behind the scenes as well as one picture of Zizou that is part of his LOL project, where he photographs laughing people. LOL of course comes from Laughing out loud.



Here's the link to the other pictures: www.davidken.com/2009/12/les-coulisses-de-lemission-speciale-au-profit-dela-sur-tf1-le-30-decembre/

Thanks Flo!!

Title: Letting off steam
Pairing: John Terry/ Frank Lampard
Word count: 868
Disclaimer: complete work of fiction
rating: Definately not PG,
Summary: John and Frank need a way to vent their anger after the match

 ( He was angry... ) 

 

I know it's still a few short days away but I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it, and if not, then I still hope you have a wonderful Holiday season)  and a glorious and joyous New Year and I hope that all of your hopes and wishes come true in 2010!  I want to especially say hey to my girl, Magician10 and also to some other very special friends:  ZZ_Top10,  Zizou4ever, Zizouluver,  Claire,  Flo,  Arti (wherever she is...we miss you dear! Godspeed and hope to see you again soon !),  Abril,  Sandra (another gone but not forgotten member), Marlizz - donde estes amiga, que estes bien! - Gurbetci,  Instanthealing, Icemom, Goonerbaby, Marlene, Realistar, Effielstar,  and all the others that have made this community so much fun and help keep it thriving and of course, here's hoping that we will see more of our special man in 2010 !!! 

Love,
           Talia

Flo posted a ton of things recently and I am so nice to share them with you. (well you could check out her dailymotion account yourself but...I want to feel like father Christmas, okay?)

First she posted many unwatermarked (and gorgeous) pictures from La Plagne:
( click here for more/gorgeous closeups )

The video from France 2 that so many had problems watching: L'Equipe interview from la Plagne:

Articles and pictures from Zidane in the Velodrome stadium:


Thanks FLO!!

The Telegraph has opened a poll about the biggest sporting moment of the decade. I don't agree at all with the current leader (Nadal vs Federer...*snore* Okay, I admit I am not a big tennis fan) and even if you don't vote for Zizou's Champions League final goal there are IMO lots of other worthy winners. *haha* Here's the article that presents Zizou's goal as a possible option for the sporting moment of the decade: (and poor Ringo, he has a name!!)

What: Bayer Leverkusen 1 Real Madrid 2; Zinedine Zidane's volley wins the Champions League When: May 15, 2002 Where: Hampden Park, Glasgow Watch: YouTube

A glimpse of an artist at the height of their ability is always a privilege. Those who heard the Beatles at Shea Stadium, for example, were lucky enough to witness a moment which defined a generation through the sheer brilliance of John, Paul, George and the drummer. So too anyone at Hampden Park for the Champions League final, 2002. A lofted pass from Santiago Solari down the left wing sends Roberto Carlos and Zoltan Sebescen scampering to the edge of the 18 yard box; Carlos gets there first, but the Bayer Leverkusen player does enough to force him to loop a hopeful punt into the penalty area. It balloons into the night sky, and drops. Zinedine Zidane, 18 yards out, watching and waiting, adjusts his body and, in one, smooth movement, pirouettes and catches it full on the volley with his left foot. It flies past Hans-Jorg Butt. It was the moment of Zidane’s apotheosis, more so than the 1998 World Cup final, because of the moment’s grace and beauty, because of his control of everything around him. He was Bruce Lee in slow motion while kung-fu chaos reigned around. That was the benefit of being the world’s best player, there for all to understand, on the highest stage of all. But it was also the high-point of Real Madrid’s Galactico project, the feeling the Madrid president spent £200 million this summer trying to recapture, seven years on. This was Perez’s famous cracks y Pavones in harmoney, the likes of Ivan Helguera, Fernando Hierro, Solari and Makelele balancing out Zidane, Luis Figo and Raul. That summer, Ronaldo came, the next Beckham, as Perez searched for the perfect moment once more, that hit of sheer joy Zidane gave him, and the millions watching, in Glasgow.

What they said:
Zinedine Zidane: "After winning the World Cup, this is the most important thing for me, because for any player who competes at club level, this is very special. It is the most important trophy a club can win. I have not won the Champions League before, and after the World Cup this comes a close second. My goal was very nice, but the most important thing was that we won. It has brought me and the team great satisfaction. Klaus Toppmoller (Bayer coach): "We can spend all the time on the training ground planning for Real's tactics, but then something special happens that you cannot plan for and in this case it was Zidane's goal." Did you know? Thanks to Zidane's brilliance Michael Ballack's Bayer Levekusen completed and unwanted treble that season by coming second in the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the Champions League.  

( From the Daily Telegraph archive )source and poll: www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/championsleague/6833372/Top-20-sporting-moments-of-the-decade-Zinedine-Zidanes-Champions-League-final-winner.html