Why should Materazzi have been sent off? He was being a little bit cheeky with Zidance by grabbing him, but even Zidane kind of smirked after it as if to brush it off as stupidity by Materazzi. Zidane was an idiot for doing what he did, he was the only one that needed to go.

Re: The referees - I have to agree, many of the matches I saw had some terrible decisions. The diving and play acting issues have to be addressed quick smart. Strikers should be actively sent off for diving, it needs to be stamped out of the game... it's amazing that FIFA have left it get to this stage, it's a problem that's been affecting the game badly for too long. Bring back heavier footballs, lower players' wages and no diving!