French Condone Violence?

I want to see how the “holier-than-thou” French justify the violence…  Evidently, the French soccer star that headbutted the Italian player during the 2006 World Cup finals was provoked because the Italian player said “I would rather have your sister“.  Hmmm, if a lame comment similar to that was enough justification for violence in the NBA, NFL, etc., these sporting events would all turn into full-time boxing matches.