Zidane apologizes for head butt
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French soccer star Zidane apologized for head-butting an Italian opponent during the World Cup final, saying Wednesday that he was provoked by insults about his mother and sister.
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Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth finally gets the chance to apologize personally to Dallas center Andre Gurode, whose face he tore open with his cleat.
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Marco Materazzi appeared before FIFA&#039;s disciplinary committee on Friday to answer questions about what he did to provoke Zinedine Zidane to head-butt him during Italy&#039;s World Cup final victory over France.
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Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut apologized Tuesday for getting "caught up in the heat of the moment" and making an obscene gesture toward the home crowd while leaving the court.
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Valencia&#39;s Miguel Angel Angulo apologized Thursday for his bad behaviour during his team&#39;s stormy Champions League match with Werder Bremen and said he was prepared to suffer the consequences of his actions.
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France coach Raymond Domenech made a last-ditch plea with Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram, asking them to rejoin the team for two crucial games.
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A Belgian newscaster apologized on Tuesday for suggesting French President Nicolas Sarkozy was drunk in footage shot at the G8 summit that ranks among the top video clips on the YouTube website.
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Former manager Ron Atkinson has urged Spain coach Luis Aragones to write a letter of apology to Thierry Henry following the disparaging remark he made about the French striker during training his week.
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David Beckham apologized Wednesday for deliberately getting a yellow card to draw a suspension for a World Cup qualifying game. The apology came hours after FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticized him and urged English soccer authorities to take action.
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Real Madrid have made an official apology to Bayer Leverkusenâs Roque Junior for the racist taunts a small portion of the Bernabeu crowd dedicated to the Brazlian defender last night.
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Bayern Munich midfielder Michael Ballack has apologised to Werder Bremen defender Frank Fahrenhorst for breaking his nose with a stray elbow in Bayern&#39;s 2-1 win on Saturday, but stressed there was no intent.
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Jermaine OâNeal is sorry for his role in the Pistons-Pacers brawl last month, and embarrassed about his part in tarnishing the NBAâs image.
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin apologized Wednesday for an outburst directed at the opposition Socialist leader a day earlier that provoked fury among lawmakers.
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Robert Pires has called for action to be taken against the Spain coach, Luis Aragones, over racist comments apparently aimed at his Arsenal and France team-mate, Thierry Henry, which were picked up on television.
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Italian Serie A club AS Roma made an official apology to referee Anders Frisk on Thursday after he was struck on the head by an object thrown from the stands during a Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev in Rome.
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Jeff Gordon apologized to Matt Kenseth &amp;#151; sort of.
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ROME -- Italy's Marco Materazzi said he insulted Zinedine Zidane's sister, revealing nearly two months after the World Cup final what provoked the French star to head-butt him in the chest.