The World Cup? You're kidding, right?

This is hopelessly overdue, but I saved up some links by kottke on the Workd Cup that I want to keep track of. You may not care, in which case, just ride right by.

• Allez les Bleus!
• The Zidane headbutt
• Zidane won the Golden Ball award, awarded by journalists to the best player of the tournament
• Zidane apologized for the headbutt incident, but doesn't regret his actions
• FAS.research has produced a visualization of the 2006 World Cup final showing "the passes from every player to those three team-mates he passes to most frequently"
• The IHT compiles a list of the best and worst moments and memories from the 2006 World Cup
• Adam Gopnik ponders the why of the Zidane headbutt
• If you played soccer for Brazil, what would your name be?