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post Jun 15 2006, 11:10 PM

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Group E is shaping up to be the most potentially explosive so far... can't wait for when the Azzurri meet the Czechs! rclxm9.gif

Group C comes close but no way Oranjes and Argentines can match the coolness to be found here. cool.gif
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post Jul 1 2006, 08:44 AM

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Forza Italia!!

Good luck in the semi-finals... hope Totti and the rest of the Azzurri strike force turn up the heat to spoil the host's party! rclxms.gif rclxms.gif rclxms.gif
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post Jul 3 2006, 07:19 PM

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Italy vs France FTW
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post Jul 5 2006, 06:36 AM

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My dream final is secured, one way or the other!

FORZA ITALIA

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Schade Deutschland alles ist vorbei! Better luck next time. icon_rolleyes.gif

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post Jul 5 2006, 04:17 PM

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QUOTE(fu5ed @ Jul 5 2006, 10:44 AM)
btw forza italy , now  they have chance to get the 4th tittle tongue.gif
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If they do then they'll leapfrog Germany to become the second most WC-winning nation behind Brazil. biggrin.gif

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Team      Titles     Winning years
Brazil    5          1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Germany   3          1954, 1974*, 1990 (all as West Germany)
Italy     3          1934*, 1938, 1982
Argentina 2          1978*, 1986
Uruguay   2          1930*, 1950
England   1          1966*
France    1          1998*

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post Jul 6 2006, 02:18 AM

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The agony...
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...and the ecstasy...
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What a match... almost feel asleep for 90 minutes... Italians were on backpedal most of the time... they could hardly string together any forward movement and Camoranesi was one frustrated man. Then extra time and BAM! suddenly the quality of the match improved. Well-fought by both sides with lots of close calls. thumbup.gif

Endless notworthy.gif goes to Grosso, Cannavaro, Pirlo, Buffon and of course supersub Del Piero. And I must say notworthy.gif to supersub Odonkor also... he truly was a standout towards the end.

BTW in 1st half what the *heck* was Totti doing jumping on Ballack? And what's up with Gattuso being so friendly go and touch-touch Ballack until he got angry? laugh.gif

QUOTE(state of abyssmal @ Jul 5 2006, 11:03 PM)
only italian can scores against the italian  biggrin.gif
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Truer words have never been spoken... although I hope it doesn't jinx Gigi before the final. tongue.gif

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post Jul 7 2006, 08:45 PM

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QUOTE(sheng @ Jul 7 2006, 04:09 PM)
i must thank the azzurris for beatin damn germans..the germans are actually a dirty team, i will never forget how klose kneed abbondanzieri ribs..damn ***hole.
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I share your gratitude. The Argies failed to finish them off no thanks to Pekerman but thank goodness we had the Azzurri finish the job. And they did so in style, I might add. cool.gif

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Materazzi: Rino can shackle Zidane
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On-form French strike force led by Zizou, Ribery & Henry

Vs.

Rock-solid Azzurri defence marshalled by Cannavaro, Gattuso & Buffon

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post Jul 9 2006, 07:35 PM

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QUOTE(sinoffire @ Jul 9 2006, 04:33 PM)
the last time d azzuri won WC was exactly 12yr ago from today. and the WC they won before 1984 oso was exactly 12yr ago. cud this be ......?? really hope so too.  icon_idea.gif  icon_idea.gif  icon_idea.gif  icon_idea.gif
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Then we shall all pray for history to repeat itself. sweat.gif

FORZA ITALIA!!!
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post Jul 10 2006, 06:44 AM

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Four-time World Champions!!!

VIVA ITALIA

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post Jul 10 2006, 04:57 PM

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QUOTE(rEDs @ Jul 10 2006, 04:36 PM)
.......those argentine must be jelous of camo win.
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On the contrary I'm thinking the Argies should be happy for Camo and the Azzurri for helping them to knock Germany out. rclxms.gif

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On July 9th 2006 he was one of the players who won Italy's 4th World Cup. After the game he had his famous long black hair cut off before his side collected the trophy. When the TV camera approximated him in the middle of the field, he dedicated the world championship in Spanish "...para los pibes del barrio..." (for the guys in my neighborhood)


And Cannavaro... I'm banking on him to win the Golden Ball now that Zizou has won the Golden Head. rclxms.gif

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post Jul 11 2006, 01:56 AM

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QUOTE(zoidx_chung @ Jul 10 2006, 09:50 PM)
they said Italy play dirty to win the champion...
i personally not agree with it!!!
Dirty? In the final? No way. But they were lucky. The Azzurri had superb defence, but Les Bleus had superb defence and attack. Too bad France had sh*t luck losing top performers Vieira, Henry, Ribery & ZZ to injuries, substitution & plain stupidity.

But this is the WC and luck always matters in the WC. biggrin.gif

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post Jul 11 2006, 10:04 AM

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QUOTE(unknown @ Jul 11 2006, 03:16 AM)
Materazzi denies Zidane jibe
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Bla bla bla bla.... so where's the evidence? Testimony from only the French players? Or someone happened to record what was being said? rolleyes.gif

And Materazzi you horny pervert... none of this would've happened if you didn't fondle Zidane's breast in the first place. shakehead.gif

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post Jul 11 2006, 09:20 PM

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What taking off pants? You mean Rino taking off his pants?

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Other WC Final shots...

Brigitte Bardot v2.0?
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Mission Accomplished for Signore Lippi... user posted image
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post Jul 13 2006, 07:57 AM

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QUOTE(jones007 @ Jul 12 2006, 05:46 PM)
i wonder why he quit la.. he did a good job in this WC ma....
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Four years is a mighty long time to be coaching just for a handful of major internationals. His advancing age means it could be more worthwhile going back to club management where he could get into action more regularly. Or maybe he wants to retire altogether.

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QUOTE(state of abyssmal @ Jul 14 2006, 04:18 PM)
1 of the 1994 wc squad if i not mistaken  unsure.gif
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And also 1990 along with the likes of Maldini, Baresi and Baggio.
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post Jul 14 2006, 07:55 PM

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Materazzi brought the meeting forward from July 20 due to his holidays, and Vigorelli confirmed: "Marco will fly on Sunday to the Maldives.

He then joked: "Do you know where Zidane will spend his holidays? It's just that the Maldives are small islands..."


LOL... this agent really want those two to have a re-match... sounding like boxing promoter pulak... laugh.gif
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post Jul 17 2006, 10:27 PM

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On the lighter side of things.... Gattuso being over-enthusiastic with Lippi following the win over the Czech Republic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVKXrvr3ySg

Lippi was without his glasses at the end, I wonder if Rino tore them off his face. tongue.gif

In case any you missed the post-match celebrations.

Btw if anyone's got a higher resolution copy of the above video, kindly PM me tq.
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post Jul 21 2006, 11:22 PM

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QUOTE(unknown @ Jul 21 2006, 10:29 PM)
New Italian match-fixing case
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post Apr 27 2007, 09:46 PM

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Angry Milan fan puts keeper Dida up for sale

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ROME, April 27 (Reuters) - An angry AC Milan fan put Brazil goalkeeper Dida up for sale on the internet ahead of next week's Champions League semi-final return with Manchester United.

The 33-year-old, who joined Milan in 2000, was a hero after the shootout win over Juventus in the 2003 Champions League final but his popularity has slumped after a series of errors.

He was criticised following last week's 3-2 first-leg defeat to United at Old Trafford, when he flapped a Cristiano Ronaldo header into his own net and then left his near post exposed for Wayne Rooney to blast home a stoppage-time winner.

Dida failed to attract great interest on eBay. The price, before the Brazilian international was removed from the auction site on Friday, had reached 71 euros ($96.66) after 25 bids.


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