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July 14th, 2006 | By: Jay | 49 Comments »

If you don’t know what I’m referring to, its a reference to the character who said “the first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”…a line from Henry the VI. (That’s Shakespeare, not the French striker. ahem)

Yes, as it turns out, this whole “replay the final” silliness was sparked by a lawyer who lives in France. I understand the notion that this was a heartbreaking final and a travesty of justice for some people. But if we didn’t have to endure heartbreak and we didn’t all have our own opinion and discussion of “what is just and what is not”, then organized sport would mean NOTHING. So let it be. This was not some orchestrated effort or men in dark rooms paying each other off to seal the outcome. It was an incident that happened during a heated match by two players that should know better. Leave it to the coffee houses and the pubs for the discussion, but please for God’s sake, keep it out of the courts.

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By Paul | July 14th, 2006 at 5:14 pm

Also, who goes to Europe this year if all four teams are banned?

Posted from United States

By Angelo Abruzzese | July 14th, 2006 at 5:19 pm

Darn, I wanted to see Juve drop to C just so the world understands how seriously we take this stuff in Italy.

Yet there are fairly serious punishments for the Clubs.

Juventus will be hard pressed to keep it lineup of stars and make up 30 points to avoid being dropped down to Seria C.

Posted from United States

By Denis | July 14th, 2006 at 5:25 pm

Catherine… why in the world were you watching ABC??? Intelligent play-by-play was readily available on Canadian TV via a British transmission feed- with no golf!

Posted from Canada

By Paul | July 14th, 2006 at 5:26 pm

I think the 30 point deduction is equivalent to going down to C. With that deduction, it will take them two years to get back up to A, just as if they were all the way down to C.

I am really curious to read/hear the evidence that was used to implicate each of the clubs. I know we have heard some of the Moggi conversations, but there must be more.

Posted from United States

By Angelo Abruzzese | July 14th, 2006 at 5:54 pm

I wonder what this does to the Totocalcio and la Schedina.

Will Juventus games be featured and available to be bet upon?

If the team keeps most of its stars and does not loose a match it will devaluate the entire betting game.

LOL, there are many implications to these teams being dropped and they affect everybody, I heard the Salaries would be dropped in 1/2 if the teams got relegated.

Posted from United States

By Natalie | July 14th, 2006 at 7:42 pm

TITI | July 14th, 2006 at 4:27 pm

In light of the ITALIAN match fixing scandle, this final should be replayed.
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Wow you are a sore loser.

Posted from Canada

By Natalie | July 14th, 2006 at 7:49 pm

Vin | July 14th, 2006 at 5:03 pm

That’s a great idea, TiTi… because of the scandal, which had nothing to do with the players or the World Cup, let’s replay the match until YOU get your desired result. If we play it enough times, the French will win eventually, right? lol.

Forza Azzurri.
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LOL , wrong Italy is to good to lose no matter how many times they replay the match

Posted from Canada

By go football | July 14th, 2006 at 8:05 pm

Hey everyone, some of the losers that post anti-italian comments are from Canada. I live in Canada and let me tell you it’s hard when Italy wins because all the “Cakes” as we call them who don’t have a team or identity go for England or France. They knock it because they’re ignorant and don’t know any better. It’s hard for these people to say congratulations and be on their way, they are not mature enough. They hear the word “scandal” and italy in the same sentence and now they are walking around accusing every italian they know of being a criminal. It’s pretty pathetic that Canadians are jumping on the hate bandwagon when they all preach anti-racism. I appologize, most of us are educated and try to understand both sides of the story before putting forth our opinion. It’s pretty dis-heartening to see that Canadians are making these comments, my only explanation is that it’s probably just teenage angst “i hate my father” stuff, they’ll get over it.

Posted from Canada

By Natalie | July 14th, 2006 at 10:29 pm

I Love Zidane | July 14th, 2006 at 12:12 pm

Pao why are you suing puma lol the have cool shirts and the Puma brand is really famous all over the world.
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he was joking…

Posted from Canada

By pao | July 14th, 2006 at 11:16 pm

Guys Inter Roma Palermo Chievo will play in champions league. You are saying: yes we knew it where’s the news? The news is: me and Barbar and Bruno the bear we are all going to play for Chievo.

Posted from Italy

By massimo | July 15th, 2006 at 12:16 am

I have heard that Lecce, Messina, and Treviso, who finished in the Serie A relegation zone last season, will be reinstated to the top flight at the expense of Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina. Is this true?

Posted from Australia

By pao | July 15th, 2006 at 1:19 am

It should be true massimo but I believe they are investigating on Messina at the moment.

Posted from Italy

By marco | July 15th, 2006 at 4:34 am

this is at is stands:

Serie A: Ascoli, Atalanta, Cagliari, Catania, Chievo, Empoli, Inter, Lecce, Livorno, Messina, Milan (-15pts), Palermo, Parma, Reggina, Roma, Sampdoria, Siena, Torino, Treviso, Udinese.

Serie B: Albinoleffe, Arezzo, Bari, Bologna, Brescia, Cesena, Crotone, Fiorentina (-12pts), Frosinone, Genoa, Juventus (-30pts), Lazio (-7pts), Mantova, Modena, Napoli, Pescara, Piacenza, Rimini, Spezia, Triestina, Verona, Vicenza.

Posted from Australia

By Vin | July 15th, 2006 at 9:09 am

That list is very strange to look at Marco!

Serie A is going to be an Inter / Roma showdown this year, and the rest will be WIDE OPEN.

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By Abe | July 15th, 2006 at 2:48 pm

Here is what i did, I am a simuation expert so I built a small model (since I got nothnig better to do) and with the stats provided from FIFA about both Italy and France I ran it and played 10 games (wich took less than a sec) the result was Italy won 8 of 10 times :…cant argue with sience..ha ha

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By Natalie | July 16th, 2006 at 12:05 am

Well I haven’t posted here for a while… how is everyone ?

Posted from Canada

By Alfredo | July 17th, 2006 at 7:13 am

Hi natalie, how can you be … just like someone that has won the last WC!!!!
xoxox

By Natalie | July 17th, 2006 at 8:41 pm

Alfredo | July 17th, 2006 at 7:13 am

Hi natalie, how can you be … just like someone that has won the last WC!!!!
xoxox

Posted from Canada
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Lol what do you mean??

Posted from Canada

By dro | July 18th, 2006 at 1:34 am

Italy, the best team to come from a corrupt country in decades.

Posted from United States

By nicko | July 18th, 2006 at 1:51 am

actually its kinda freaky (please don’t take this the wrong way italy fans)

1934, 1938: Musolini

1982: match fixing scandal, major players implicated

2006: match fixing scandal, major clubs implicated

it seems like Italians play best when there is corruption at home, I hope this doesn’t motivate anyway to try and get Italy to win more often!

Posted from Australia

By Irishdownunder | July 18th, 2006 at 2:50 am

Bloody Freaky Nicho!!

Posted from Australia

By Alfredo | July 18th, 2006 at 4:30 am

Natalie, I meant that us italian feel great , you just misunderstood my sarcasm in preceeding posts. Anyway, I’m steel celebrating…

By Natalie | July 20th, 2006 at 12:52 am

Alfredo | July 18th, 2006 at 4:30 am

Natalie, I meant that us italian feel great , you just misunderstood my sarcasm in preceeding posts. Anyway, I’m steel celebrating…
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Misunderstood ?? I didn’t make any assumtions.. I didn’t even know what you were talking about..

Posted from Canada

By Alfredo | July 20th, 2006 at 6:07 am

@ natalie
ok then it is me who did not understand…. ( and I keep celebrating …forza azzurri!!!)

By Alfredo | July 20th, 2006 at 12:18 pm

read this article… excellent
http://www.eurosport.com/football/worldcup/2006/sport_sto929153.shtml

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