Frenchman, Zinedine Zidane, responded to an insult from Italian, Marco Materazzi, with a common soccer move… the header.
According to Reuters, World Cup ratings in the U.S. tripled from 2002 to 12 million viewers. Meanwhile, a Pew poll finds that 52% of Americans have a favorable view of France, up from 46% a year ago.
Coincidence? I think not.

Shup up, Materazzi! Huh-huh…You think it's cool when dudes dance together?