Zidane now suing people who insult him instead of headbutting them

As Marco Materazzi learned in the 2006 World Cup final, Zidane does not take insults lightly. But now, instead of punishing his antagonist with a headbutt, Zidane is taking his grievance to the courts. You can decide for yourself if this is a more appropriate response or not.

This latest incident, however, is not about what was said to Zidane in person, but what a French comedian said about him and his paid involvement in Qatar's successful 2022 Wordl Cup bid in a magazine interview.

From Reuters:

Lawyer Alberto Brusso said he was suing comedian Christophe Aleveque and the magazine Sportmag over harsh words he used to describe Zidane in an interview published last month.

In the interview, Aleveque attacks Zidane for acting as official ambassador to Qatar's candidacy for the World Cup in 2022, which the tiny oil-rich state won over a slew of other nations including the United States.

"Mister Zinedine Zidane considers that these remarks are harmful to his honour, his dignity, his integrity, his reputation as a man and a public person as well as that of his family," lawyer Brusso said in a statement.

So what did Aleveque say about him?

Here's a Google translation of the bit about Zidane:

"To me it is a form of prostitution. This guy is a whore! Write it! I swear, what he does, it is always based on his navel. It's disgusting. I hope that the 11 million he took, he gave it to an association, if it is a scandal. This is not hi! s first mistake, he made more. Ambassador of Danone...let him die in yogurt!" he exclaims.

Well, no one likes being called a whore, but the fact that Aleveque is a comedian by trade and his rant ended by requesting that a representative of a French food corporation kill him with yogurt shows that he wasn't entirely serious. Instead of lawsuits, I say these two settle the matter with a yogurt fight. To the death.

Photo: AP