法國報章 L'Equipe 講得好岩，佢責斥施丹話﹕
「今天早上對於施丹黎講，最困難並唔係要解釋法國隊點解輸波，而係要解釋俾全球數以百萬計既小朋友知道，點解佢由得自己失控而用頭撞人。」
「施丹，你需要向你四名兒子解釋你失控的行為。」
「施丹，這是你足球生涯最後一個畫面，你怎可讓這樣的事情發生？」
Leading sports daily L'Equipe, whose front-page headline was 'eternal regrets', condemned Zidane's act of violence.
'Zinedine,' they queried, 'the most difficult thing this morning is not to try to explain why Les Bleus, your Bleus, lost the final of the World Cup which they could have won, but to explain to millions of children around the world how you could let yourself go to the point of charging at and head-butting Marco Materazzi.
'During the match in Berlin's Olympiastadion where so many pages of sports history were written, you were Ali, the genius of the ring, the greatest.
'But not Ali, nor (Jesse) Owens nor Pele, men that you were about to join among the most brilliant sports legends, ever broke the rules the way you did.
'Why also, weren't you on the pitch to console your friends Lilian Thuram and Fabien Barthez after the loss?
'You left them alone, just like the millions of kids who were inconsolable in front of their television set.
'Zinedine, you must be a very unhappy man this morning. You are also going to have to explain your gesture to your four sons.
'It was the last image you left as a football player, Zinedine. How could this happen to the man you are?'
另外，多份法國報章都整聲指責施丹既行為﹕
Le Figaro called Zidane's head-butt 'odious'.
'The final of the World Cup against Italy symbolised Les Bleus' performance during the competition,' the paper added.
'First there was a shaky start, then an attractive performance before we suffered again a lack of offensive punch.
'Zidane's gesture was unacceptable and sanctioned properly.
'Thuram spoke about a real suffering and pain after the match. The captain must feel exactly the same way as his exit looked even more sad than the defeat.'
