ZZ tops the charts as French find humour in defeat

“WE LOST the World Cup, but we had a good laugh anyway”... a song that helped the French to rediscover their sense of humour after their agonising defeat has gone to the top of the charts.

Coupe de Boule (or Headbutt) was reportedly written in about 30 minutes the day after the final where French star Zinedine Zidane was sent off for headbutting Italian Marco Materazzi and France went on to lose on penalties.

It was emailed to a record company and quickly became an overnight sensation.