Baldiness

July 13th, 2006

Zidane Snapped Because He’s Bald?

The Sun is reporting that Zidane may have snapped because he’s sensitive about his baldness. The article, which explores other possibilities, attributes this notion to an unnamed French official.
Highly dubious no matter how self-conscious Zizou may be. Personally, I take a measure of pride when I’m on the pitch and the other team is yelling, […]

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July 12th, 2006

Zidane’s Mom Means Business

This just keep getting better! How can I NOT share this? The Daily Record has a quote from Malika Zidane, who has stepped up to defend her son’s honor:
“I am utterly disgusted by what I have heard. I praise my son for defending his family’s honour. No one should be subjected to such foul insults […]

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July 10th, 2006

Why, Zizou? Why?

Bald Man of the Week, Zinedine Zidane was rightfully shown a red card in last night’s World Cup final. I will forever want to know what was said that moved him to stop in his tracks, turn around and commit his crime. I suspect there are only two people in the world who know, and […]

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July 2nd, 2006

Bald Man of the Week: Zinedine Zidane

Zinedien Zidane was named Man of the Match in Saturday’s World Cup showdown between France and Brazil. His masterful performance saw Les Blues overcome the odds and send the holders home. Thierry Henry scored the games only goal when Zizou found him open at the back post on a restart. Looks like the old man […]

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June 22nd, 2006

Zinedine Zidane Profile

We’re in the heart of the World Cup, and I’m busy distracting myself from the US-Ghana match going on right now. So I thought I’d track down some info on bald footballers starting with a modern legend.

Zinedine Zidane
I first heard of “Zizou” in the run up to the 1998 World Cup. He was to lead […]

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