The good ol' Italian Bulldog, Gennaro Gattuso, is at it again. First choking then head-butting Tottenham coach Joe Jordan after the 1st leg of their Champions League tie with Tottenham. This is Classic Gattuso if you ask me! Was it wrong and immature? yes, but I personally love this guy. Man enough to get in someone's face, and then man enough to admit he was wrong.

"I lost my head and I'm taking responsibility because I did something I shouldn't have done," Gattuso said. "Jordan was breaking my balls throughout the second half but that doesn't justify my reaction."

"We were both speaking Scottish given that I played in his country in Glasgow but I'm not going to say what was said. I made a mistake doing what I did to an older person, and that's it. I'll wait and see what (UEFA) decides."

Gennaro might not say what was said but his agent Claudio Pasqualin is. Pasqualin told Napoli's Radio Kiss Kiss that he believed Gattuso "was strongly provoked by Joe Jordan". He went on to explain how the Italian Bulldog was prvoked:

"Jordan, after having continuously heckled him, insulted him with truly low phrase, saying 'F**king Italian bastard'. For one like Rino, who has a strong sense of his Italian identity, I think this is the most disgusting and unjustifiable of insults."

UEFA will investigate incident which could result in a lengthy suspension for Gattuso. The decision will be announced next Monday. He is already ruled out of the 2nd leg after picking up a yellow card during to match.

Here is some more of the Bulldog in action:

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