2006 World Cup. France and Italy were playing the victory and the game was burning. It ran the 110th minute and the penalties were just around the corner. It was then when it happened: Zinedine Zidane gave a header in the chest to Marco Materazzi.
For many, That gesture overshadowed the career of one of the best players of all time. Obtaining the victory – or closing with a World Cup final – would have been the golden brooch. However, his last image was that of an aggression that, over time, many justified.
Ashito before exploiting and giving his rival's header.
As explained by the Gallic player shortly after, He gave the rival player's head because he went from the line insulting his sister. This situation reminds me a lot of Aoashi, anime that I have already spoken to you on some occasion.
After all, in the first episode of this series, the protagonist (Ashito) A header to the rival goalkeeper will tip up after he insults his mother. He believes that they will lose the game, so he tries to cause him to expel him … and it goes well.
Aoashi, the anime that 'honored' to Zidane in the most peculiar way possible
First he starts insulting his teammates, calling them “monkeys” because he has managed to play for him. For Ashito, playing as a team is something complicated, Well, it has a fairly selfish and particular style.
The rival goalkeeper causing Ashito.
At first, It seems that he hits him to insult his teammatesbut later it is seen that he managed to resist that moment. When Ashito loses his head it is when he begins to insult his mother.
Your family has been financial for yearswhich causes that – among other things – I have to wear very old and damaged boots. His mother bought them with much effort and difficulties.
In fact, The rival player tries to get him out of his boxes, suggesting that his mother is a prostituteaffirming that his former teammates gave them stick to play with him because she “works at night.” Actually, Ashito's mother runs her own bar.
Comparison of Zidane's header with Ashito's.
However, as happened to Zidane, Ashito does not tolerate that they insult and belittle their mother in that way. She gives everything for him and her brother, making great efforts.
Interestingly, we only find out about this because the rival goalkeeper (the one who causes him) decides to go home at night to apologize. He understands that he has done wrong to his rival, so he goes directly to apologize. Not being at home, he explains it to his mother, thus leaving the issue a bit settled.
And although I am not sure if we can describe this situation as a tributethe truth is that both the gesture and Ashito's reasons are very reminiscent of Zidane's in the 2006 World Cup final.
