Who agrees that Fabio Cannavaro should of got the Golden Ball Award?

I don't understand how they could of given The Golden Ball Award to Zidane.


Can someone explain.

Who agrees that Fabio Cannavaro should of got the Golden Ball Award?
I agree that Cannavaro deserved the Golden Ball... He was brilliant and consistent throughout the entire tournament and lead the champions to perfection!!! Zidane played well despite his lapse in better judgement -- I'm not attacking him I'm just saying that a player of his calibre should have been the bigger man and walk away, headbutting Materazzi isn't really worth the effort -- but I think Cannavaro was just that little bit better!!!
Reply:Fabio Cannavaro should deserve the the Golden Ball instead of Zinedine Zidane.
Reply:cause zindane is the best player any 1'll see he is so skillfull player and any 1 konw that he deserve the golden ball cause he is great player !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Reply:Definatwly Cannavaro
Reply:Zidane deserves that Golden Ball. No one could come close to his performance at this World Cup. He brought France up into the final again, he lead the team, and he was even more brilliant than ever. The Golden Ball belongs to him!
Reply:Me and my dad agree with you!


my dad is such a huge Cannavaro fan.. he was upset he didnt get it so was I! He deserved it!
Reply:Oh come on Juventina, you won the world cup already, at least let Zidane have the Golden Ball Award.


He deserved it well because he came out of retirement to help his country reach the final, he helped France win against Spain, Brazil and Portugal. So I think he did deserve it, he may have not ended his carrier with the trophee but at least did end it with the Golden Ball Award, so its good.
Reply:plz dont be offended but no zidane was the right man...he was playing awesomely an i think fifa thought that they should honour him as he was retiring...





ps cool avatar!!!
Reply:totally agree. Zidane is a ******* bastard
Reply:Zizou got the Golden Ball award coz he desrved it!
Reply:they voted before the final match.
Reply:Funny enough, I answered at the questions:


"Do you also think that Cannavaro deserved to win the Golden Ball more than Zidane?" after the final and before award went to Zidane. I was wrong, but I haven't changed my opinion:





True.


Zidane waste every chance head-butting Materazzi.


If two players only would have played this WC and the second was my aunt Amelia, she would win easily.


I'm disappointed with fans words. I'm Italian and Juventus fan, and have spent my usual words to Zidane in this Y-answer. I called him every time as a GREAT player, and I perfectly remember Hamburger SV - Juventus 3-1, Champions League, 24 October 2000 (headbutt and red card...). To me he remains the same GREAT player I know. Losing his head in few match isn't such a shame to diminish a GREAT player who has his name in football history to a normal player, but this cancels every chance he had to win the golden ball. It seems so clear.


Cannavaro was my favorite before the final, now there are no doubt at all.





I can't explain, I totally disagree.


Awarding Zidane they need to enforce Materazzi banning too. So they had 3 and 2 match ban respectively, and this is an unbalanced judgment, adding mistake to mistake.





********edit @touzours


'Sentimi, ragazzo' (lol):


IF THE RULES FOR GETTING THE GOLDEN BALL WERE, ONE MUST HEAD-BUTT MATERAZZI IN THE CHEST BECAUSE HE ISN'T TALL ENOUGH TO HIT HIS FACE, THEN, ZIDANE WOULD HAVE A BIG FAT GOLDEN BALL IN HIS LIVING ROOM RIGHT NOW..





BUT... WERE THESE THE RULES?
Reply:It was luck dat ITALY won the world cup


hewayz i don't think so cannavaro shuld have but then he got it


so its over and he haz it


FORGET IT
Reply:i agree!!! but wats happened has happened
Reply:I can't understand this too!It's dishonesty for all soccer fans,as i think.


Fabio is gorgeous player in Italy team,the real strong captain


IL capitano della nazionale....


Maybe it was just a pity to Zidane?


And one thing - The voting for the title of the best player was over 2 hours before the final match had started, so those who were voting, didn't know what Zidane will do after.





Cannavaro is my # 1 forever,what can be better for real Italy fan?
Reply:yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:i love canavaro and he performed sooooo good this world cup!!! but they gave it to zidane because he led the french to the finals oh well
Reply:Italy got the WC, France at least got a golden ball....c'mon juve be serious this is fair...Zidane is leavin' but Cannavaro is still young and will play...maybe in his last WC he will get a golden ball..u never know........but i think Zidane is at the same level like Zidane
Reply:Of course I believe that Cannavaro should have gotten the award. I know it was voted upon before the final game however, Zidane's behaviour in the final should have revoked that decision. It sets a dangerous presedence. There is no doubt that he is a great player but what are we telling kids? It 's okay to lash out if you are a great player? You'll be rewarded anyway?


Just my opinion.
Reply:I'll try to explain: The reason the Zizou was given the Golden Ball Award was because he basically got France into the World Cup Final once they entered the elimination round. I will agree the Fabio had a pretty good tournament, but Zizou was really the main reason the France made it to the final, what with his penalty kicks and other types of goals. And, in case you didn't know, the Golden Ball Award is voted on at halftime of the final, so they didn't factor in anything in the second half...
Reply:because zidane is a better player
Reply:I absolutely agree with you. He deserved it a million times more.
Reply:As someone said, they pick the winner before the final. I agree that Cannavaro should have won the Golden Ball, definately!
Reply:ya i seriously think that cannon shud have got the golden ball


because i like him and he was as usual the best for italy , he also defended double time better which also covered up for nesta's loss


i think zidane was given golden ball as he retired , his contribution for france was really big , captained the side to the final ,


and guys stop it these ques are creating a war between u and touzou and also between france and italy


ok
Reply:Cannavaro was consistent and defended very well. It could be agreed that it was his defensive abilities that resulted in Italy winning the tournament. But Zidane played very well, if we want to be honest. His performance against Brazil was the best display by an individual. No one played better than that throughout the tournament. Of cause there were some games especdially ii the group stages were he seemed to have been struggling with his game but towards the end, he was just getting better and better. I want to believe his deserved it. Forget his headbutt. Zidane did well on the field of play.
Reply:I don't agree.


Zidane brought his country into the finals.
Reply:Me.





No offence but perhaps judges want to give a football legend a perfect gift for a brilliant footballing career.
Reply:No. The Italians worked as a team to win the World Cup while Zidane was leading the rest of his team around, one could say--although it kills me to, frankly--that he was even PERSONALLY responsible for their appearance at the Finals. And at the very least, he boosted their morale. Lillian Thuram said it himself (remarked it to the staff) during the break-time before the second half of extra time in the Finals.





No matter how you feel about the head-butt, his lousy temper and his HUGE ego, he was a great player, and if you're only talking technically (and not morally), he deserved the Golden Ball.
Reply:I CAN EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU:





SENTI ME RAGAZZA, IF THE RULES FOR GETTING THE GOLDEN BALL WERE, ONE MUST KNOCK OUT HENRY AND MESS UP ZIDANE'S SHOULDER, THEN, CANNAVARO WOULD HAVE A BIG FAT GOLDEN BALL IN HIS LIVING ROOM RIGHT NOW..





BUT THESE WERE NOT THE RULES!
Reply:YEAH YOU R WRIGHT
Reply:Right on! Anyone would of been better than "Head Butt Zidane"