Football: Blatter in peace call to Zidane.FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f are trying to persuade Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi to bury the hatchet to lay aside the instruments of war, and make peace; - a phrase used in allusion to the custom observed by the North American Indians, of burying a tomahawk when they conclude a peace. to make peace or become reconciled. - Dryden. See also: Bury Hatchet on a goodwill mission to 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa. The pair clashed infamously during the World Cup final when Zidane was sent off for headbutting the Italian defender, who had insulted the France captain's sister. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said: "We are working on bringing together Zidane and Materazzi, perhaps that they should go together to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held in prison for 27 years. "We are definitely working on it and that would bring an end to the story." CAPTION(S): ZINEDINE ZIDANE. |
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