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I Was Wearing My Zidane Jersey Last Night For Kicks….

   

…I wasn’t joking about my fondness for the Master. Anyway, there I was, buying some swordfish at the market when this Michele Platini-looking dude comes up to me with these excited eyes and his hand clenched into a fist: “Onleeee one more game!!!”, he says to me. The poor bastard was so excited, it broke my heart for a second, you know, with the jersey on and everything.

The Italian blood flowing through these veins — the same blood that allowed me to share a compassionate moment with the enemy — swiftly grounded me back to planet Azzurri:
“Yeah, just one more game for Zidane. Too bad he’s going to lose, eh? C’est la vie.”

“You think they will lose to Italy?”

“I know they will.” With my intonation, I think Michele realized that I was no France supporter.

But really, there are no platitudes or niceties to exchange at this point. “Good luck to both teams” my A$$.
You can’t support the Azzurri and then wish France well! I wish Barthez well when he takes Zambrotta’s 70 m.p.h. blast on the neize…. Sorry, but we’re too close to lifting the cup, which is of colossal significance.

My heart might race on Sunday, as it did against Germany, but I won’t waver in my confident belief in gli azzurri. We are going to win.

Forza Italia!!!!


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  • Gian Luca

    Michele told me you are bad…

  • Gian Luca

    Wow… I am afraid of you…

    You sound so sure Italy is going to win… You sound… like George Bush!

  • Stuart

    :)

    I don’t know, Josh…it’ll be an interesting match for sure. Italy’s defense is great, Frances is very good. France’s midfield is more creative than Italy’s (IMO). Italy has a keeper, France has a maniac. Italy is coming off a long tough match that included an extra 30 minutes of running. Who knows what will happen with Barthez, but I’d be firing on goal from anywhere on the pitch if I were Italy. Still, I think Zidane WILL make a difference, and enough of one for France to win 1-0. Good luck non-the less!

  • Paul

    I’m not so worried about Zidane. (Scoring goals will be much tougher than stopping them). Its Makelele and Vieira that I am worried about. Those two have put the clamps down on any creativity from every team they have faced. The only time I really remember in this tournament when the French defense looked scattered was in the second half of the South Korea game when the Koreans really attacked them out on the flanks. I think Zambrotta, Grosso, Camo and Perrotta need to stay wide and attack Abidal and Sagnol. Those guys look to be the weak link ( a relative term here) for the French as Gallas, Thuram, Makelele and Vieira have almost totally closed shop through the center. Any thoughts?

  • Duce Di Predappio

    Stuart, Cannavaro will make
    Zizou disappear. Italy will
    not even allow france to make it a game. I’m not even hesitating to predict Italy 3
    france 0

  • Mia

    As a Canadian girl, it’s entertaining to read the insults, barbs and such passion here for the sport!

    May I say, SOCCER is now my favorite sport… besides HOCKEY of course!

    Enjoy, have a beer together & may the best team win!

  • Fabi

    This is a scary thing to post here, but my initial pick for the World Cup was Brazil. Having been let down by their poor performance I am now moving on to cheer for Italy. I think my “Forza Italia!” screaming might need some dusting, so I logged on to here for some help with the amo.

    Thanks!

  • Stefano

    ITALIA WILL WIN BROTHER!!!!!!!

    FRATTELI D’ITALIA

    VINCEREMO!!!!!!

    FRANCIA LE PIZZE SONO PRONTE… BUON APPETTITO =)

    FORZA AZZURRIIIIIIIIII!!

  • John

    I had a buddy in college who played on the soccer team and he collected jerseys from other university squads (both those they played and just teams he liked). We were out at a local bar one night and he was wearing the jersey of a hated rival school we were going to be playing in about 2 weeks. He didn’t even think of that, but the crap he took that night was memorable. If we hadn’t both been easy going dudes, bar room brawls might have ensued. :-)

  • Zantheman

    Wow! Miracles do happen.Could be a good sign for Italy.

    John has actually submitted a post that doesn’t make fun of Italian Divers. Sacre bleu, c’est incroyable!!

    I hope my post in the “Revenge is a dish best served a la francais” : blog, truely inspired you.

    John, I am glad that you have been miraculously cured of your diving affliction, syndrome whatever you want to call it.

    Although I look forward to your views on other team’s divers on THEIR SITES. Wouldn’t that make you a little bit more believable and a little less anti-Italian??

    By the way,hope you enjoyed my video of one of the BEST divers of all time (and HE ISN”T ITALIAN-go figure)and if you ever set up that DIVING BLOG I hope it contains INTERNATIONAL divers and not ONLY ITALIANS.

    Ciao, and good luck with your DIVING EXPEDITION.

    P.s I think I saw a blog that has a link to some portuguese Divers (maybe that can get you started). Diving is an INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON , that we can all admit.

  • mike

    I am quite surprised too. WOW I am not taking off my gloves just yet. John will be back with a sucker punch mention of a dive by the Italians Im sure of it.
    I may be wrong but let’s wait it out and see. :)

  • Laurent

    Josh you better hold on to that Zidane jersey!!!it is already a collector item….but monday it will be a master piece….for lunch, at my restaurant sunday we will be eating italian…drinking CHAMPAGNE SUNDAY NIGHT

    ALLEZ LES BLEUS

  • Josh

    Just when we’re getting fired up, Paul rings in with reason once again. Cheers, Paul.

    I agree that Viera and Makelele will pose some problems. The way Pirlo has been playing however — such poise, such patience, he’s been playing like a Riquleme (can’t take the ball away from him) but with more selfless purpose — I think it will result in host of fouls at the hands (or feet) of Viera and Makelele. Hopefully, that will provide many opportunities for free kicks into the box. It’s time for Luca Toni to deliver–> and legitimately embrace all the pre-cup hype and accolades. Forza Toni.

    Ribery has been France’s best player in my estimation, with the pace and energy of Robben. But I think the talent of our outside backs will keep him in check, and make him run out of gas by the 70th minute (just like Portugal).

    Ahhh Zidane. We know him very well. Too well for him to be effective. Sure he could have a few nice flicks and cross-overs, but I am going to predict many turnovers from Zizou.

    I know it seems to good to be true, after so many years of unbearable heartache… but we will hoist the cup. Mark my words.

    I invite all of France to visit us here Sunday evening. You could all write to eachother, as we’ll be partying like it’s 2006!! :) I might not surface until much later in the week. Maybe not until July 14th?

    Glorious history is ours to seize, Ragazzi!!!!!!!!!!

  • TITI

    Zidane is going to play like he never did in his life. Only 90 minutes left in his career…

    He heard the voices to come out of international retirement… and those voices told him to come and beat italy on july 9th.

    Go ZIZUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

  • Tamori

    Chances are that it will be a very tense game as both teams know and respect each other. They both have trademark watertight defences and I don’t expect that many goals will be scored.

    Italy has had to face only one really tough opponent so far, whereas France had to battle powerhouses like Spain, Brazil and Portugal.

  • alberto

    Tamori…you forget round 1!!! Czech republic??? Ghana?? A us squad with its back to the wall. THey came out of the toughest group!!! France had a cake walk in round 1 and they were almost eliminated!! NO ONE has scored against the AZZURRI. France will need the ref’s help in my opinion.

    Italy has not had a cakewalk and deserves to be here…and they will prove it on Sunday!!

    Enjoy the game!!

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  • j

    ivthahly woifl el woind agnid fkrfadnoche wkiflol lgoyshe

  • j

    el burro el diablo

  • Nesta

    My heart might race on Sunday, my confident belief in gli azzurri. We are going to win.

    Forza Italia!!!!

    Copy for. That is all my option. I love Italy

  • jonquan

    france haven’t had a cakewalk either

    spain – brazil – portugal

    anyone who thinks the result is a foregone conclusion is an idiot

  • Tamori

    alberto, unfortunately the Czechs and Ghana do not compare to Spain, Brazil or Portugal. Italy had a tough game against the US, they won against Australia at the last minute and had to play extra time to beat Germany, whereas France won their knockout games against big teams in the regular time. That’s not to say that les Bleus are stronger or at an advantage. Italy has one more day to rest and I’m sure they’ll prove a very tough challenge to the French.

    Anyway, I hope nobody will need the ref’s help and that the winning team will earn its victory through deft and fair play. (maybe wishful thinking)

  • Carol

    FORZA ITALIA!!

  • BARBAR

    pao,

    please go to the beach tonite or prepare your tax declaration or something like that, but don’t watch TV! Definitely Germany will look so bad against Portugal today and don’t want you to see it… :-) . I bet GER-POR 1:3.

    Good luck for tomorrow! I think Buffon will make the difference and Italy will win 1:0.

    In Germany we fear Klinsmann will quit as trainer and so we will not get the chance to take revenge against Italy for the Florence 1:4 and the Dortmund 0:2 (yes, and the Mexico City 3:4) in the European Championships Final 2008… ;-)

  • Dave Hamilton

    Hey Josh, don’t worry about the dude who said you sounded like George W. Bush. That’s a compliment, and it will be a shame that Silvio Berlusconi won’t be sitting next to Angela in the finale. Prodi makes me wanna barf, but he is a sight better than Chirac. So for political reasons, I am somewhat reluctantly going to cheer for the Azzurri tomorrow. Both finalists at least had to come through my favs: Brasil and the USA, even if Italia couldn’t beat the outmanned Amis and Brasil once again forgot their A-game vs. Zizou & Co.

    It hurts, but FORZA ITALIA!

    dave hamildav@yahoo.com

  • Ted

    If Italy wins, don’t forget to be generous to the ref that gave you the non existent penalty in the last second against Australia! On second thought, knowing the italian way, I am sure you were already!

  • alberto

    tamori….spain was overated and has a trajic defense at this level. Brazil is great, however , i believe their coach commited soccer suicide by playing Ronaldinho up front with Ronaldo instead of having him service Ronaldo AND Adriano!! How could parreira leave Adriano on the bench!!!??? till the end. Did you see how the game changed once that formation came on ???!!! I can also assure you that Italy will not let Henry walk in unmarked like he did against Brazil. As for beating Portugal….France did nothing in the second half and in fact the ref was much more helpful to France than Portugal. I think this is an even tilt that will be won by the hungriest team. That hunger will bring luck and the win . My logic is that Italy is hungrier as they haven’t won recently and they are more tenacious than France from goalkeeping to defence to the midfield ( i am not sure if you saw how Gattuso silenced Viera last year in Seria A ) and up front this team hasn’t lit it up but they have come oh so close many times and they are itching to please!! I love Zidane however, he will not enjoy the space he received against Brazil where he mesmerized everyone. I don’t think we have seen the best from Italy and I do believe we have seen the best from France ( against Brazi ). It should be facinating and may the best team win!!!

  • Larry Richards

    You miss the point — the referees have had far more to do with “The Great” (and outrageously over-rated) Zidane’s success in the 2006 World Cup than Zidane himself. Count the French victories determined by PKs. Add up the bad-call yellow cards and penalties dished out to opposing players while Zidane and Henry run wild on European turf. Without help from obviously biased referees the French would have been long gone. Thank heavens we have 2010 to look forward to — take Zidane, Henry, and the French team off referee-friendly European turf and the French will return to 2002 form and head for an early exit. You will need not worry about displying your Zidane jersey. We can put the mockery of the 2006 World Cup behind us.

  • Tascien

    Larry, Italy not only got favorable calls from Ref, But i also think they bribed the refree in the match against Australia.

    a clear dive from Grosso, a pk in the 90th min. come on…

  • Pao

    “pao,

    please go to the beach tonite or prepare your tax declaration or something like that, but don’t watch TV! Definitely Germany will look so bad against Portugal today and don’t want you to see it… :-) . I bet GER-POR 1:3.

    Good luck for tomorrow! I think Buffon will make the difference and Italy will win 1:0.

    In Germany we fear Klinsmann will quit as trainer and so we will not get the chance to take revenge against Italy for the Florence 1:4 and the Dortmund 0:2 (yes, and the Mexico City 3:4) in the European Championships Final 2008… ;-)

    Barbar, mate that tax declaration thingie did really hurt me, I am planning to escape to the Monaco principate, they are after me, hungry like wolves.
    I do think I’ll go to the beach tonite, plenty of big screens there and i’ll be watching that 3rd place thingie. It’s usually useless but quite funny. I do believe Germany is going to win it, I can remember Italy beating England after a maybe even bigger bitter semifinal than yours against argentina in 1990.
    About the revenge…my friend there’s no way you can beat us, your oly way to win a wc is Italy is not on your path…when Germany is on our path we just “dive” through as Grosso did against Australia (that’s for you my football uneducated down under friends).
    Barbar friend I am sure you will be rooting for us tomorrow since you got humour, which testifies your inner core is italian ;)

  • dan

    Go ahead Larry and company, call Zidane and Henry overrated. I suppose Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona and surprise, surprise, Juventus, don’t know how to spot talent and could only pick “Outrageously Overrated” players for their team. Or are you a Brazilian supporter, by any chance? In any case, learn to respect and admire a footballing genius when you see one. Cause he certainly reduced Ronaldinho, the supposed “World Player”, to a blubbering, pathetic figure he is. If you want “outrageously overrated”, look no further than Ronaldinho for World Cup 2006. He came, he saw and he FAILED-miserably.

  • dan

    Oh, and I forgot. France will win 2-1 in extra-time when Messr Grosso brings down who else, but Henry, in the area. There IS justice in this world, after all.

    And this is NOTHING to do with that sentiment of Zidane going out on a high. I support the underdogs because the French backline has certainly been the most underrated in the entire tournament so far. It would be nice to see the ‘old men’ get some recognition for their efforts. And personally, I would like to see my local columnist eat his hat when the “overrated bunch of retirees” hoist the World Cup on July 9.

    Allez Les Bleus!!

  • Walther

    I can’t wait for tomorrow. I don’t know how to pick it. I still don’t think that Italy have played there best game. Canavarro, Grosso, Buffon, Gatusso, Pirlo, Materazzi, Zambrotta, they’re in form and playing wonderful football. I think Toni, Totti, and to a lesser degree Gilardino can still show more. Toni did pretty well against Thuram and Viera in the Seri A season too and I still think he can play a part in the final.

  • eclipse

    dont you think they have already got that recognition?

    for me i am a france supporter,
    let the italians come to the table after they have fixed their
    stinky bootball scandals..

    sorry to say that but it was so disgusting to me.
    those cheaters suckled so many people for so long…

  • Walther

    Ronaldinho overated? I don’t know, Brazil can’t win every time and players go through periods where there in form or not in form. I see it in hockey all of the time. The difference between winning and losing at the top level is really slim. I mean all of these teams are capable of winning. If a team gets a lucky bounce here or there, that’s the difference between winning and losing. Suppose France doesn’t get the penalty called against Portugal? I think a perfect example is Greece in the Euro. They didn’t have any Henry’s Toni’s or Ronaldinho’s but they were in form and played well enough to win. I can’t name a single player on that team.

  • Walther

    I just went to the FIFA site and watched the Portugal penalty on Thierry Henry. I think the French fans can pretty much stop talking about the Grosso penalty against Australia. Henry went down like he was hit by a sniper…

  • Joe

    Speaking of jerseys – will Italy be wearing their home or away jerseys tomorrow?

  • dan

    Hm..but he DID have a pretty bad World Cup by his high standards and definitely did not show what he’s capable of at Barcelona. We’ll see if he bounces back at the next World Cup and proves me wrong.

    That’s the most annoying thing about the World Cup. How do we get enough of these marvellous stories if it’s only held once every 4 years? Especially so, how do we get to see players from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia make, break or mend their reputations in such a long space of time? Yet if it’s every two years or even every year, the novelty’s gone..i hope that we all have a great final two matches..two that encapsulate the spirit of World Cup 2006. :)

  • squiggle

    Josh, YOU aren’t going to win. The Italian players might, but that still won’t make any Italian morally superior to the rest of us. Least of all you – you will always be the Luciano Gaucci of this site.

  • Walther

    I know, I wish it was more often too. We don’t have to wait too long though until the Euro. Most of the contenders are there minus Brazil and Argentina..It’s not the World Cup though…

  • dan

    Well said.

  • dan

    Well said, squiggle, I mean.

  • Chad

    With my beloved England knocked out of this tourney I have put all of my hope in France. ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!!!!!

  • cannavro

    ok well…

    Italy can finally have their revenge:D

    france….vs….italy

    ITALY WILL TAKE HOME THE CUP
    * * * + *=4
    WE WILL GET ANOTHER STAR

    REVENGE IS SWEET

    FRANCE…GO BAK HOME!

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    italia # 1

    with CANNAVARO AND NESTA az defence italy will BRING HOME THE CUP. all u pple who thought italy wudnt make it this far you can all go shuv it!!!!:)
    france will b nuthing ….buffon is on fire
    cannavar nd nesta nd buffon = A BRICK WALL ….which wunt b possible for FRANCE 2 get thru:)

    italy did win over more den 1goal nd france got only 1 …xcept 4 one game…dey got 2….we went up to 3…we beat GERMANY their own hometeam:) france ur next.

  • John

    The toast of Italy after Sunday will be…

    BARTHEZ! BARTHEZ! BARTHEZ!

    He’s the chink in France’s armor, and he’ll be the reason Italy wins. Whether it comes down to a shot in regular play that he’s just a step too slow to get to or is out of position on, or it comes down to a shootout after extra time, at some point Barthez will succumb. He’s just not very good any longer.

  • Muddia Beduddia

    I read somewhere, possibly on this blog, that only 4 regulars for “les blows” were from France. Is that true? If so, that is really shady. FORZA AZZURRI! F LES BLOWS! 2-0 ITALIA!

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    I’m sorry to disappoint you, but you are far from being right. Italy having 3 world cups and have their best soccer players today in their team, BEST DEFENCE and knowz as THE BEST GOALIE OF THE WORLD CUP (BUFFON) makes them suck? DATS WHY WER IN DA FINALZZZ RITEEEEEEEE???????

    Yah dats wat I thought…sooo 4 all u fkn pple who KNO NUTTING bout soccer. And sey ur all THIS DAT think b4 you speak caz @ least we made it 2 da fkn finalz. So again. ITALY is one of da BEST TEAMS in WORLD CUP

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    ey chad

    WHY THE FK WUD U GO 4 FRANCE????????

    THEIR DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN

  • Laurent

    FACTS
    ITALY HAS NOT BEAT FRANCE SINCE 78

    ONLY ONE TEAM ITALY HAS NOT SCORED ON.IN THE WC….. FRANCE

    FRANCE THE ONLY TEAM TO HAVE A SHUT OUT IN WC FINAL….
    * PLAYED THE LAST 20 MIN WITH ONLY 10 MEN ON THE PITCH

    REVENGE IS A BAD MOTIVATOR

    NATIONAL PRIDE GOOD MOTIVATOR

    LOOK IT’S A BIRD IT’S A PLANE

    IT’S UNDERDAWGGG

    AKA FRENCH NATIONAL TEAM

    ALLEZ LES BLEUS BLANC ROUGE
    NOIR ET BEURRE

  • Laurent

    FACT ITALY HAS NOT BEATEN FRANCE SINCE 78

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    FUK LES BLEUS

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    ITALY IS GUNNA GET THEIR REVENGE SWEETHEART

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

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  • BUFFON

    FACT ITALY HAS NOT BEATEN FRANCE SINCE 78 ????

    how about:

    GERMANY HAS NOT BEEN BEATEN IN DORTMUND SINCE 1938

    and then Italy crushed Germany 2-0……..

    Forza Azzurri !!

  • France 2 Italy 0

    In my city, which will be left unknown they are already planing a parade for tomorrow. Boy will it be a depressing parade. OH well you made it to the final, stil something to be happy about. After tomorrow the SCANDAL takes full stage. Buffon go to the pen.

  • France 2 Italy 0

    Update.

    NO NESTA. so whoever wrote about Nesta playing you must be a small time soccerfan.

    SOrry I missed the Italy/Australia game awhile back. WHat happened in that game? How did Italy score?

  • France 2 Italy 0

    Hey at least teh portuguese took alot of pressure off of you guys this year. Maybe thats why you lived up to expectations for once. Just dont play like Portugal. They now have a longtime rep that they will not shake ioff for a long time.;

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    AND CORRECTION

    FRANCE 0 ITALY 2:)

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    yo just dont watch soccer anymore ur lost like hell aust.dat was LONG AGO….

    yah we won in overtime @ least wer styll in da finals lmfaooooo
    hahahahahahaha its ok its ok @ least we didnt have 2 make it 2 penalty shots:)
    nd portugallll….hmmmm….no comment!!! we all saw it comming!!!
    Germanyyyyy!!!!! and another thing
    you kno NUTHING bout italians nd u know NUTHING BOUT nesta ….NESTA & CANNAVARO r known 4 da BEST DEFENCE soooo…ummm….yah dunt go calling me a small soccer fan buddy….and remember how italy scored in their own net…da PORTUGUSE went around seying shyt NOW LOOOK….hahaha its KARMA BABY ND IT GOESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS AROUND:)

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUNF WAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN!!!!

    FRANCEEEEE…..HEHEHEHE

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    Fratelli d’Italia,
    l’Italia s’è desta,
    dell’elmo di Scipio
    s’è cinta la testa.
    Dov’è la vittoria?
    Le porga la chioma,
    che schiava di Roma
    Iddio la creò.

    Stringiamoci a coorte,
    siam pronti alla morte.
    Siam pronti alla morte,
    l’Italia chiamò.
    Stringiamoci a coorte,
    siam pronti alla morte.
    Siam pronti alla morte,
    l’Italia chiamo’, sì!

    Noi fummo da secoli
    calpesti, derisi,
    perché non siam popoli,
    perché siam divisi.
    Raccolgaci un’unica
    bandiera, una speme:
    di fonderci insieme
    già l’ora suonò.

    Uniamoci, uniamoci,
    l’unione e l’amore
    rivelano ai popoli
    le vie del Signore.
    Giuriamo far libero
    il suolo natio:
    uniti, per Dio,
    chi vincer ci pu

  • France 2 Italy 0

    well not a France fan, not a italian fan and definetely not a portuguese fan but it seems the french are very quiet with their confidence and the Italians are running their mouths like crazy. Honestly I dont care either way but Italians have this special vibe that rubs alot of poeple the worng way. So I would be lying if I said I dont want Italy to lose because the silent look of depression that each Italian gets each time they are knocked out is priceless.

  • France 2 Italy 0

    ALso, enough of your mumble. Your poem means nothing more then a CHef Boyardee cooking instructions.

  • France 2 Italy 0

    Defence, Defence, Defence.

    Uhhhhhh.

  • Italians not stallions

    Remember 2nd place makes you the biggest loser. Wink WINK Italy.

  • Italians not stallions

    Wiltord – 93rd minute
    Trezequet – 118th minute

    France 2
    Italy 1 EURO 2000

    Henry 38
    Viera 62

    France 2
    Italy 0 WC 2006

  • Italians not stallions

    Oops did I forget WC 98 well that was on penalties but still a victoire.

  • Italians not stallions

    soccer ball – $25
    cleets – $80
    Tickets – $300
    Watching the Italians faces after they lose in the FInal – PRICELESS.

  • Aisha

    CANAVARO ….he’s proven himdelf as The world’s best footballer …(also the sexiest ;) ) Just pray that the Italian team will be in the same form as they were against germany.. !

    It;s about time that Italy took back the worldcup to its real home !

    FORZA AZZURRI !!!

  • Champs

    LMFAOOOOOO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    TALK TALK TALK

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    Lmfaooo how duz 2nc place make you a loser lmfaoooo

    ummm i dunt c any other teams in 2nd place ehhh

  • Forza Azzurrrriiiii

    i rather lose 2 nd place den nuthing:)

  • Yahhhh

    grosssooooo is on fireeeee

  • France sucks

    I BET YOU WUDNT EVEN KNO WAT DA FKN SONG MEANS

    gooo italyyyyyyy

  • France sucks

    AMAZING HOW FRENCH PPLE GOING 4 ITALY

    HAHAHAHA THEIR OWN “FANS”

    2 SADDDD

  • Fuck Les Bleussss

    france 1cup
    italy 3

    hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:S:S:S

    no comment

  • i hate FRANCE

    I HATE FRANCE 4 KICKING OUT BRAZILLL

    I HOPE ITALY WINS!!!!!

    GOOO ITALLLLYYYYYY
    FUK FRANCEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • Laurent

    IS IT TRUE ITALIANS PAY OFF THE REFEREE???
    IS IT THE MAFIA OR PAPPARAZZI???

    ALLEZ LES BLANC

  • Laurent

    WHAT’S UP WITH THE ITALIAN FOOTBALL SCANDAL???
    SHOULD THE 3 FRENCH PLAYERS QUIT JUVENTUS????MAYBE ON MONDAY???

  • Italia * * * + *

    From your mouth to God’s ears

    ITALY WILL WIN

  • Laurent

    AGAIN FACTS……
    Of the 11 countries that have appeared in a final, France are the only team never to have conceded a goal

    Italy have not beaten France since 1978.

    Italy have been involved in three World Cup penalty shootouts, losing all of them

    Italy have failed to score in only one of their last 11 World Cup finals matches, but this was against France

  • Italy all the way

    don’t underestimate italy.they won the penalty in last 50 second no one can it is an art it shows that will proof dark horse.

  • Italians not stallions

    Laurent makes excellent points.

    Good thing Italy is not playing South Korea in the FInal. HAHA

  • Mrs. Gilardino

    I hope that when France loses to Italy, and the tears start flowing,their red, white, and blue face paint doesn’t run onto their clothes. I heard that stuff stains.
    VIVA ITALIA!
    ITALIA CAMPIONI 2006!

    Gilardino, suonaci il violino!

  • Forza Azuriiiiiiii

    Mrs. Gilardino
    i with you on dat one:d

  • Fabio Cannavaro

    AZUURRRIIII ALLL THE WAY BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

  • Fabio Cannavaro

    I CANT WAIT 2 SEE THE LOOKS ON DA FRENCHIES ONCE WE GET OUR REVENGE BABY

    BLUE WHITE AND RED WILL BURN

    FORZA ITALIAAAA

    IT CAMPIONI SONO NOI:d
    LA FRANCA VA FANCULO

  • Forza Azuriiiiiiii

    France being the best team?
    LOL now that is fkn funny. I’m not saying they suck, like most of you say all the other teams suck nd wtv but France is a good team but Although, you being ignorants, conceited, extremely fkn cocky just killz it.

    Why are we ignorant? Well its simple. you think FRANCE is the best team out there nd dat Italy, Brazil, England, Germany etc sucks
    I’m sorry to disappoint you, but you are far from being right. Italy having 3 world cups and have their best soccer players today in their team, BEST DEFENCE and knowz as THE BEST GOALIE OF THE WORLD CUP (BUFFON) makes them suck? And 2day their @ da SEMI FINALS Vs France…Lmfaooo YAHHH dey Suck rite? Ok ok

    Why are we conceited may you ask again? Mainly because you guys think so highly of yourself, thinking your team is the best one out there
    Anyway, you aren’t the best, you aren’t higher than everything, because if you just stopped to think for a bit, you’d realize you guys are lower than most people.
    (remember you have ONCE CUP)

    Yah dats wat I thought…sooo 4 all u fkn pple who KNO NUTTING bout soccer. And sey ur all THIS DAT think b4 you speak caz @ least we made it 2 da fkn finalz. So again. ITALY is one of da BEST TEAMS in WORLD CUP WITH 3WORLD CUPS

    dunt be hateing caz we’ve made it further den other teams…N E 1 CAN BEAT N E 1!!!! IF WE’VE MADE IT BAK 2 DA FINALS THIS TYME IS OVER….WE’VE PLAYED GREAT MATCHES ND IM SURE WER GUNNA PLAY A GREAT MATCH AGAINST FRNACE:)

  • goose

    Italy are impressive, a shame your run has the stain of a victory won via cheating..(Aus.)

    BUT, still sure your the one worthy champions (im so glad its not Port.!)

    btw: i know we sucked this year!

    greetz

    WIJ HOUDEN VAN ORANJE

  • Italians not stallions

    I – Ignorant
    T – tomrented
    A – Ahahahahaha
    L – laughable
    Y – Y not admit defeat

  • Italians not stallions

    hey forza azzuri. Tell us another lame peom. Tell us one about long and greasy hair.

  • Stevo

    Any word on the lineup?? I read that Del Piero may start on the mid wing.

  • Rav

    what’s with the stats from 100 years ago. It’s a different team!
    It’s different times! Geez Louize, get a grip!
    But something are written in the start.. and that is the 12 year rule!

  • http://Firefox Yugo

    I heard that some guy Pope has a
    few hi level connections …

  • http://tytr Balls

    The fifa reff are garbage.
    they will fix the game.

  • http://tytr Balls

    f = fix
    i = it
    f = focking
    a = again

    adidasssss wins

  • forza italia

    $30- italian scarf
    $120- italian jersey
    $5- train to the city
    20,000 french ppl shattered in the middle of paris – PRICELESS

  • Italians not stallions

    Camoranesi seems very useless out there. He runs and runs with no results. It must be a joke that he not only starts but is on the team. Wow what a bum.

  • Italians not stallions

    Josh that was a very pathetic story you told. Shut your mouth, no one cares about your useless encounter with some frenchie. France drools but is still better then their opposition.

  • http://Firefox Yugo

    Italian last weeting tonight at Berlin olimpic swiming pool.
    I dont get it.

  • Rav

    *something written in the STARS*

  • Italians not stallions

    Game recap’

    3rd minute : Camorenesi runs and runs and ball still rolls out.
    12th minute: Totti spits in Camorenesi face for being useless.
    19th minute: Buffon almost misses long kick from Madoula because hair was in his mouth and eyes.
    22nd minute: Grooso gets a yellow for faking dive in penalty area(C ROnaldo gives standing ovatin from the crowd)
    29th minute: Luca TOni gets first touch of ball and fakes a dive.
    37th minute: Henry lets a low blast off the post.
    45th minute: Gatuso continues dirty tackling and still can not control the ball for his life.

    49th minute: Cannavaro makes nice tackle to stop Ribery from breaking in.
    53rd minute: Pirlo takes lon gshot for reigster Italys first shot on target.
    66th munte: GOAL Viera cathes Buffon off his line.
    77th minute: SUb for Italy Toni comes off for Del Piero.
    85 minute: GOAL Henry breaks down the italian defence and dekes Buffon 2-0.
    90 + 2: Totti spits again.
    Where is camorenesi running?

    2-0 italy loses

  • jester

    Italians not stallions;

    That looks like a very realistic game. Except for the spitting, Im sure Totti has learned his leason after his disgraceful act in 2004. I was embarressed to be Italian after that. But hopefully the score will be closer.

  • jester

    france 0-italy 0

    france 3-1 on pk

  • Forza Azuriiiiiiii

    one word 4 u

    JELOUS

    dats all i gotta sey:)

  • guy

    This Josh guy running the site seems like a real twit. What was the point of the lame story. Who cares.

    Let me tell you a story. I walked into a italian guy the other day adn he had long greasy hair and smelled really bad. Anyways, he said Italy would win. HAHAAHA that is my funny story.

  • Italians not stallions.

    Jealous of the agony you will feel tomorrow. No THanks. I guarantee you Azuri that you wont be here once after Italy loses tomorrow. You dont have the balls.

  • bullshit

    LMFAO I DUNT HAVE DA BALLS OK WELL C BOUT DAT:)

  • bullshit

    I RATHER WIN 2ND PLACE DEN NOTHING

  • Zantheman

    You missed something.

    Why isn’t BUTTERBALL BARTHEZ in your story??

    Prior to kickoff, the equipment manager gives him his soccer gloves and says to him.

    C’est tout?? Ca va?(that’s all,everything o.k?))

    Barthez replies: “Avec du beurre monsieur , beaucoup de beurre!!” and then proceeds to baste his head and gloves with a light coating of butter.

    At least now he has someone to blame for his blunders.

    C’mon BUFFON against Barthez- r u joking?? Huge advantage for Italy. They don’t call him BUTTERBALL barthez for nothing.

    After the 90th minute another bizarre incident. The cup is handed to Italy, BUT !!!!

    Barthez’s thirst for butter continues, as he is convinced the world cup trophy is made of butter and cannot stop licking it . Got confused by the yellowish/gold colour.

    He is promptly taken away by Sepp Blatter and becomes the official sponsor for BUTTERBALL TURKEYS-an american company.

    You never know. Could make for great viewing???

  • Italians not stallions.

    okay BS

    2nd place’ yeah you keep saying that. Hey if Italy inws which wont happen I will come and I will take the heat. But If Italy loses or when they lose you better be ready to feel like a peice of crap. THen all we will talk about is teh SCANDAL, THE SCANDAL, THE SCANDAL. Because that is what Italina football while be attached too. NOt 2nd in teh WC.

  • ???

    HOW ABOUT YOU GET A LIFE AND STOP WITH DA FKN COMMENTS ND GROW UP….HOW OLD ARE YOU LIKE 5…NO NEED FOR UR FKN STORIES…MANN….JUST CAZ FRANCE WON ONE WORLD CUPP YOU MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THEIR GUNNA WIN ALL WORLD CUPS!!! FUK MAN SERIOUSLY….GROW UP

  • Italians not stallions.

    AHAHAHAHA

    AHAHAHAHA
    AHAHAHAHA

    AHAHAHAAH

  • Italians not stallions.

    ACtually Ihave never cheered for France before. I am just cheering against ITaly.

  • Italians not stallions.

    Azuri???? Azuri????

    AHioahsfipawbgawg

  • Italians not stallions.

    NO balls Azuri, No Balls.

  • red sox

    Is this the “Italian team sucks” website?

  • ???

    write dem UNDER*

  • i agree

    i agree with you ???

  • France boooooo

    HES NOT EVEN FRENCH LMFAOO
    HE DOESNT LIKE FRANCE BUT YET HES GOING 4 THEM LMFAOOO WOW SOOOO HYPICRITICALLLLLLLL and WHICH COUNTRY DUZ HE COME FROM???

    UKRAINE LMFAOOOO AHAHAHAHAHA

  • France boooooo

    World Cup History: FRANCE Appearances: 12 | Wins: 23 | Losses: 17 | Draws: 4 | Best Finish: Champions 1998

    World Cup History: Italy Appearances: 15 | Wins: 39 | Losses: 17 | Draws: 14 | Best Finish: Champions 1934, 1938, 1982

  • Jon Kelly

    I live in NYC and have heard that there’s a giant outdoor screen (or screens?) showing the final game in Brooklyn. It’s supposed to be roped off for blocks – does anyone know where this is????

  • Forza Azuriiiiii

    I everyone. I just want to apologize for teh rants I have been on lately. My physician has put me on new medication and sometimes I mumble on for awhile. Feel free to tell me to shut up at anytime. I am so drugged up I believe the Italians will pull one out of the hat.

  • Forza Azuriiiiii

    Top 5 excuses for tomorrow’s defeat.

    1) The ref – of course whenever Italy loses the ref is at fault.
    2) Totti – I know he has played like crap but should not be blamed for Italy’s collapse on Sunday.
    3) Match was fixed – always a common excuse
    4) Buffons hair – I know he looks like crap but does not mean he cant be a decent keeper.
    Still miss the pink jersey.
    5) FIFA

  • Stevo

    Game Recap

    12th minute- Pirlo makes a no look pass to Toni who strikes it off the bar with a thunderous thud.

    14th minute- Cannavaro begins to levitate, confirming that he isn’t human

    15th minute- Totti makes a wonderful read that sends Del Piero free on the wing, who then tucks a precise flick to a chugging Zambrotta who heads it beyond the hapless French keeper.

    18th minute- Zidane’s last remaining hairs fallout as he watching in awe at the Italian mastery.

    29th minute- Italy takes three corners in a row, and the commentators wonder aloud how much more the French can endure

    43rd minute- Henri breaks free on the wing, launches a strike only be calmly pawed away from Buffon

    46th minute- French attempt a subsitute, asking the ref if they can play 12 men to make if fair.

    51st minute- Gilardino is substituted in for Toni, within seconds Pirlo launches a ball that Gilardion corrals on his chest and one times it the top corner.

    63rd minute- The French press forward, only to be thwarted by the tenacious Gattuso who seemingly wins every loose ball.

    77th minute- As the Italian fans roar in song, the Azurri continue to dumbfound the over the hill French with their passing wizardry

    83rd minute- Totti rifles a ball into the net after a clinical Del Piero corner.

    90th minute- The ground in Berlin begins to shake as the tremors from Rome are felt

    91st minute- Commentators begin discussion as to whether this is the best Italian side every, high praise indeed.

    Ten minutes later, the cup is hoisted and the Italian haters eat crow.

  • Forza Azuriiiiiiii

    THIS WHOLE SITE IS A BUNCH OF CRAP IM OUTTA HERE…

  • Forza Azuriiiiiiii

    I everyone. I just want to apologize for teh rants I have been on lately. My physician has put me on new medication and sometimes I mumble on for awhile. Feel free to tell me to shut up at anytime. I am so drugged up I believe the Italians will pull one out of the hat.

    yah gud one soooo not me 8-)

  • Italians not stallions.

    hi my name is NO LIFE

    i try 2 be sum1 im not

  • Josh

    This is a running example of the problems associated with letting everyone (even the lint-brain 12-year-olds) onto the site.

    I just hope they have the nerve to show up Sunday evening when the cup is ours. We’ll see what goes.

    Enough talk now.

  • Janina

    Nice post Stevo!!

    Italy for the win!

  • BARBAR

    Josh, remember… if this Blog would be an expert selection THEY would not comment and no US soccer boy – that is: YOU – would not the blogger for the Italians hehe

    friends?

  • chayan

    Congratulations Italy!

    World Champions 2006. Italia!

    Now you have won 4 world cups, second only to Brazil.

    All that separates you from Brazil is a Roberto Baggio penalty kick.

    Posted from United States United States

  • Jimmy

    I am not a French-hater and i like them for beating Brazil, coz Brazil thinks they are 5-times champions and assume they can just show up and win again.

    I am even thinking that France may have a slight edge over Italy on the basis of experience; skills and in-depth knowledge of their opponents (French players in Serie-A).
    And based on history, France has beaten Italy since 78.

    Can France win? Possibly, yes i think with some LUCK and given their ABIITY. But do they deserve to win? NO!!! Why?

    Reasons :
    1) Selfish team – they dont want to win the WC for the nation or even for their fans, they just want to win it for themselves. Check out what the players have been telling us daily. (eg. Zizou is retiring; Class of ‘98 will die, so..). FYI, in the 1st place, they didnt even want to be in the WC. Thats why some of them have retired. And when they changed their mind, they say things like ‘mysterious visit” by someone. C’mon. All these are selfish claims. Even that deli-france team manager of theirs is saying things like “we treat this final as any other match..then we go on our holidays”. If this WC is really that important to them, they would want it badly, which to me is an important factor in determining whether u deserve it or not.

    2) France had not worked hard enough to get to the finals, unlike Italy. If Germany or Argentina had come into the finals, i would support them also, because they would have proven themslves by playing serious football to get there. As for France, they beat champions Brazil. But all of us know that Brazil wasnt the same team that we want it to be. Even Michel Platini commented he’s not impressed with France performance. If France had played well and got to the finals, then i will support them.

    Some players on the French side played well. But just because they play well and is retiring doesnt mean they deserve to be cup winner. Look at so many other players who played well but their team got kicked out also.

    And i also want to tell all those anti-italian people out there to give it a rest. Dont debunk Italy just because they’re against France, but debunk them if u can find fault with their performance in this tournament (repeat in this tournament).

    Italy deserves to be in the finals because they played good football to get there. And if they can continue to do so, they deserve to be the cup winner. Based on performance. Yes.

    And Italy also deserves to be the winner because they need it and want it badly. They are playing for their nation, they are playing for their football industry, they are playing for lifting up their economy and country. The french (not what i say, but what the players/team manager do and say) team play for themselves and for holiday sake.

    If France wins, its totally a lousy WC season for me. Coz an underserving team wins (whether its France or team that behaves like France). If ITaly wins, it’ll do alot of people proud, and also we can look back and said a great peforming team with so much expectations and needs finally came thru to be the cup winner. It’ll be in our memories for a long time.

    Go ahead and support your team, but pls stop bashing Italy anymore. As far as i’m concerned, Italy (and what they represent) is a more deserving champion than France in this tournament.

  • Forza Italia

    hey you stuart guy up there… shut the hell up!!! how the hell could you say that france is going to beat italy? italia is the greatest team in the world. i am confdident that italy will win and be victorious over the french. o ya and you italians not stallions bitch, get real!!! once italy beats france 2-0, you better get your ass here tomorrow so i can kick it like a football. can you believe it, i am only 12 and i know more about soccer than that italians not stallion guys. THREE CHEERS FOR THE ITALIAN STALLIONS!!! FORZA ITALIA!!!

  • FantasticItalians

    How French do the French players feel? I don’t think much.

    Half of them have not even been born in France. And honestly I don’t even think they represent France.

    When I see the faces of the French players, I think not every Frenchman is happy to be represented by them.

    They’re just of mercenaires of the ball, they couldn’t care less about their nation.

    Italy will win, but even if they lose, they’ll be 100% Italians, while the French will always be something spurious.

  • Pizza face

    Everyone needs to SHUT UP>

  • Kaya

    Fantastic Italians my A$$.
    It’s not an excuse, but apparently Materazzi got to Zidane with the same kind of racist taunts that PatheticItalians above used. The Italians have a lovely history and culture, but unfortunately they have a disturbing prevelance of fascism and racism they barely try to hide. Anyway, Italy are the champions, but certainly weren’t the better team on more than one occasion this world cup.
    What a sad way for Zidane to go, and what a sad way to win for Italy.

  • Mrs. Gilardino

    Zidane is a piece of “merde” and I’m glad he got sent off. No matter what Materazzi said, there is NO EXCUSE for what he did. He’s a jerk and he deserved to lose. He didn’t even come out of the locker room at the end of the game to claim his medal. What a shame, Zidane. Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. Whatever. WE WON AND THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS! ITALIA, CAMPIONI DEL MONDO!
    And all you haters can shove it b/c you’re just jealous that ITALIA IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE BLOODY WORLD! Yes, they are.

  • Lena

    Italian are cheats, they all drive and push for penalties. They harassed Zidane throughout the game the cheaops bastards. They were the worst team ever and did not deserve to win…if trezeguet kept it simple – France would be holding the cup. I admire Zidane and what he did, he is a humble person, who is the greatest and he put up with over 80 mins of sliming italian harassment. How dare they be racist, so what if he is algerian it is un called for to bag out his heritage and nipple cripple and expect no reaction. GO ZIDANE…i would of headbutted that f * cker too! As for the team not being french what the f 0 ck is that about, who cares you racist —thats the whole beauty of the team. GO ZIDANE – i love u and undek Niff!!! damn straight…take that and rewind it back that was his greatest moment…legend!

  • Richard

    To all those sore-losers out there. Stop whining. Be a man (or woman) and take the defeat.

    1) The match could have gone either way, especially since its down to penalty shoot-outs.

    2) If Italy are the cheaters than pls complain to Fifa. And have italy banned, just like what the Serie-A teams are possibly having to receive punishment.

    3) Diving is part of the game — it isnt, then Fifa would ban it, isnt it?

    4) FYI, Henry also dived – and he is possibly the best diver i think. Why dont u call him a cheater?

    5) Zidane is a great player, on one is denigrating him. If there is one, he is a moron.

    6) But it cannot be denied that his action that caused the red card was stupid and wrong. If this act had been committed by an Italian – u would not hesitate to label the offender as a deserving of the punishment. Because he is the great Zidane, so u find it hard to accept. I can understand that, because i also am a Zidane fan.

    7) But in World Cup, there can be only one champion, so this time Italy had won. If it had been won by France, u would also say the same things that we are telling u now.

    8) Lastly, Zidane is one of the best player of his generation, perhaps the best. No one can take that away from him.

  • undisa

    well well!! italy have taken the lead. yeh! but not for long i hope. i personally think they just had luck that is all. their football play was not really convincing to me. they played rough from the begining and that is not not football to me, they were aggressive. SOMEONE TEACH THEM GOOD FOOTBALL. maybe they should take a few tips from the BRAZILIANS who will always be the world champs. but all in all i respect their win which was connected with luck and i believe in luck. for zidane i dont know why people keep seeing him as the fallen hero, people are all pointing fingers at him and forgetting all that he has done in his football history. we should focus more on his success and give him the respect he deserves for his retirement, C’MON PEOPLE!!!. people make mistakes, we are all humans dont you think, unless you individually are the PERFECT ONE. ZIDANE I SALUTE YOU!!

  • Aisha

    The mighty Azzurri !! the trophys going home finally … :)

    I love u Fabio Cannavro ! its all your doing !!

  • Fizmache

    Zidane, is a LOOSER. What a discrace he is. A captain who cant control his emotions and eventually loosing the WC for that wimp country….Good Im gald he did it.

  • Walther

    Kaya and Lena,

    I think you’re making some assumptions about what caused Zidane’s meltdown but even more disturbing is the irony in your statments “Italian are cheats” and “a distrubing prevalence or racism and fascism”. You’re practicing the very thing that you’re criticizing.

  • jc

    je joue au tennis… j’y retourne vite… il faut vraiment être un crétin pour parler de ce sport ?

  • jc

    who wrote “zidane is a looser” ??? probably a great unknown winner… who well knows zinedine zidane… of course…

  • jc

    Ho yes ! You are an american citizen… I see… God bless G W Bush !

  • Romualdo

    Zidane falls into the sports history category of Shooting Star Crumbles To Earth. I guess he has gotten away with his dirty tricks all these years because the press has been kind to him. Skynews and Foxsoccer channel played quite a few of his historic nasty deeds today. He will go into the Hall of Shame with Mike (”I eat ears”) Tyson and Andrew (”Low Blow”) Gulotta.

  • Forza Azuriiiiiii

    ITALY 2
    FRANCE 1

  • Forza Azuriiiiiii

    OHHH AND ITALIANS NOT STALLIONS REMEBER THIS

    Remember 2nd place makes you the biggest loser. Wink WINK Italy.

    LMFAOOOOO WELL WELL WELL
    GUESS IN 2ND PLACEEEEEE
    LOSERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR WINK;)

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA YU LOOKED LIKE A BIG FAGGGG NOW DAT U SED IT LMFAOOOOO AND IT CAME FROM UR WORDSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    FRANCE=2ND PLACE

  • ….

    you people are so immature. grow up.

  • Forza Azuriiiiiii

    I WUNDER WHERE ITALIAN NOT STALLIONS WENT

    HMMMMM 2 EMBARESSED TO EVEN COME BAK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

    THINK B4 U FKN SPEAK!!!!

    ITALIANS=CHEATS
    LMFAOOOOO YAH N E WAIIIIZZZZ

    DUNT B JELOUS JUST CAZ FRANCE LOST AND WE WON….HOW IS CHEATING IN PENALTY SHOTS CHEATING

    YOU GUYS NO NUTTING BOUT SOCCER WOW!!!! P A T H E T I C

  • man:S

    wish*

  • undisa

    im a fag:)

  • Friggin daygo

    You italy haters can kiss my A#s. I love being italian it’s awesome. And Italy deserved to win!!I look like John Turturro’s brother Nick and chicks LOVE me!!!!!

  • jc

    Ca va les trous du cul ?

  • Micha

    You must be so proud of Mater-Nazzi

  • labinot

    france are best but italy win the cup zidane is legend urrrrrra

  • fuk yu

    mater-nazzi

    lmfaooooooo get serious u fkn faggggggggggggg

  • 4-Star Dom

    DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT SONG WAS PLAYING IN THE STADIUM WHEN THE ITALIANS WERE RECEIVING THEIR MEDALS AND HOISTING UP THE TROPHY ON THE WINNERS STAND? IT SOUNDED LIKE SOME TYPE OF OPERA…VERY NICE!

  • Natalie

    Tascien | July 8th, 2006 at 11:59 am

    Larry, Italy not only got favorable calls from Ref, But i also think they bribed the refree in the match against Australia.

    a clear dive from Grosso, a pk in the 90th min. come on…
    ————————–

    Bribed the ref. ? Wow you have a creative mind alright. And if your going to blame anyone , blame the ref. it was his call not Grosso’s. Besides I’ve seen worser plays/dives than his.

  • Natalie

    I think Italy deserved every bit of their victory. YEA ITALIA!

  • Natalie

    fuk yu | July 12th, 2006 at 8:53 pm

    mater-nazzi

    lmfaooooooo get serious u fkn faggggggggggggg
    ———————
    Don’t judge what materatzzi did or say if you really are not 100% sure about it , and what you just wrote was probably 10 times worse than anything materratzzi ever would have said.

  • Natalie

    YEA ITALY WON!!!

    Fabio Grosso = the BEST

  • josh

    Even though I’m not a soccer fan and have not followed this, I’ll speak with an “understanding” of the facts. The facts are: The ugly, greasy SHITalians cheated their way to a despicable and slimy victory by provoking the master of the game, who they feared and knew WOULD OUTRIGHT KICK THEIR shit flea infested asses. Italians are a bunch of dirty, ugly (HORRIDLY), slimy, greasy, scum of the earth. They have no reason to exist. Their country and everywhere else they occupy is better served for grazing pigs and cows. What a waste of space. Nature has failed to work its magic of extinction, where extinction is clearly due.

  • Observer

    Zidane is over rated. He did nothing in this world cup except in a few games. Italy should have won in regular time but Toni’s goal was called offisde even though he wasn’t offisde. It was similar to Argentina’s 2nd goal against Ivory Coast where the scorer was onside and the offisde player was passive and a non-factor. France were lucky to get it into ectra time. Zidane is considered 1 of the best players of his era. Alright, he may be but he comes from an era of rather mediocre players. In the end, Zidane’s dismissal meant nothing as Trezeguet still would have gotten a PK and missed. It’s obvious people are hating Materazzi because he is Italian and Zidane is supposedly a star, and people hate Italy and are try to cheapen and degrade its victory because they are jealous of Italy’s success.

  • Zorza Materazzii

    OK 4 ALL U FKN REJECTS OUT DER WHO KNO NUTHING BOUT SOCCER..

    YOU SEY ITALIANS PAID DA REF Bla bla bla welll how much did da french pay da ref 4 dat penalty shot??????????????

    CAN U FKN ANSWER ME DAT U FKN REJECTS

  • Natalie

    here is a link for all of you who still think Grosso dived against australia

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2PgG8j0gyQ&search=grosso%20australia

  • Natalie

    OK 4 ALL U FKN REJECTS OUT DER WHO KNO NUTHING BOUT SOCCER..

    YOU SEY ITALIANS PAID DA REF Bla bla bla welll how much did da french pay da ref 4 dat penalty shot??????????????

    CAN U FKN ANSWER ME DAT U FKN REJECTS
    ————–
    HAHAHAHA never thought of it that way … good point!

    FORZA ITALIA

  • Zorza Materazzii

    ya dats wut i thought no1 cant answer

  • Ron

    Jesus and Zidane — two of the greatest Arabs ever born in this world.

  • Lena

    TOO BAD HE’S NOT AN ARAB BUT HEY I CAN LIVE WITH THAT COMPARISON

  • Lena

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGJ4grSnN38

    matanazzi the evil bitch …as u can see he has a long history of evilness…judge for urself…he has the art down pact…he has a tendency to be a bitch n go for the balls PUTO MARICON…Nik mook maternazi

  • hE’S alGeRiaN maNN

    Yea Lena I know i couldnt believe my eyes but then again i knew it was materazzi the putano so i thought it really wasn’t that bad given his standards of being a fruit respiro di catza!
    Zidane should have burried the muthr with that headbutt to hell where he belongs…

  • hating italy

    Ive seen the video’s of italys players, and I have to say, they dont look like theyve learned anything from WW2, they are still the backstabing, cheating, honorless, cowards they always were. If I was in Italy, Id shoot Materzari for shaming Italy and soccer as a whole.

    But thats saying to much for the italians, the facist pukes fell in with hitler in WW2 and they show that they do anything to win, even if it makes the world puke when they try to get “italy” out of their mouths.

    Die, italy, die….

  • hating italy

    you hear me you facist pigs, your still the same scum, the world hates you and your kind,
    the next world cup will be different, eveyone knows what italians what capable of now, and we’ll be ready next time, I cant wait for every team to start kicking the shit out of italy, its going to be beautiful when I see them get trashed, you italians got it coming.

    anyone want to be some nice used italian rifles? they were german, but they were dropped the minute someone shot at them.
    cowards, oh how Rome has fallen from grace, first they surrender and rome is sacked, then they tag along with the germans, and again Rome is given up without so much as a fist fight, and now they think they are such hot shit? I think Ill spit in the next italians face I see, and I think I echo the worlds thoughts when I say “Rome’s honor died with Ceaser”.

  • Irishdownunder

    @hating italy-

    “Rome’s honor died with Ceaser”.[sic]

    Do you mean the “salad dressing dude”?

    Excellent!

  • bruce

    hating italy,

    I’ll answer your baseless diatribe with an apt quote from Shakespeare’s Othello:

    “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!
    It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock

  • Zorza Materazzii

    I LOVE MATERAZZII

    YOU FKN PUTANASSSSSSSS
    VAS FANCULO A TUTIIIIIIIIII:d

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  • kasets

    FUK ZIDANE makes a good point.

    Well said.

  • rawky

    Italians are like pigs…lazy idiots….RACISM!!!!!!!!!!!I hate Italy!

  • rawky

    hah good news guys…..hahaahahhahaa i spammed the top Veni Vidi Vici and now the page can’t be found!!!hhahaahahahaaa that’s what you get for not liking Zidane!

  • http://www.rawkyhasnoidea.com forza_italia03

    HAHAHAH Rawky do u have any idea what you are on about…I’m sorry if the best team won, I can’t help that…you couldn’t be any further from the truth by saying that we Italians are lazy or like pigs, thats what the french are…I have never meet a lazy Italian, they are all hard working…I`m guessing you are french u poor bastard, I really feel for you…as I always say unfortunatly not everybody can be as good as the Italians

  • Nikki

    Funny how everyone seems to hate Italy and everything Italian but when it comes down to it they would LOVE to be Italian, drive Italian cars, dress in top Italian fashion, eat Italian food, drink Italian wine….should I GO ON?? Bunch of wanna-be’s!

  • forza_italia03

    HAHAHA thats soooo very true Nikki…with-out us imagine how the world would be. Infact I found a web page titled “what Italy has given to the world” and it has things not even I knew about…there is too many things to name so if ur interested look it up…FORZA ITALIA

  • forza_italia03

    everybody can say what they want…but facts are facts n we are one of the greatest nations in the world with 4 world cups…complain all you want but jealousy gets u nowhere…

  • Lena

    FUK ZIDANE FUK ZIDANE FUK ZIDANE
    I WOULD IF I COULD!!!

  • Campioni del mondo!!!!

    SIAMO CAMPIONI DEL MONDO AND ALL U FKN FRENCH PEASENTS CAN ALL KISS R ITALIAN ASS:)

  • Firzombie

    France played as best they could. But the better team won that memorable night. So for all French fans stop dissing Italy. Zidane had a great game. Insults are part of the game. Look up on what the Danish player had said to Totti in the 2002 Euro. Totti was rightfully suspended but what about the other guy who uttered the insult? Nothing happend to him. Think about it. Zidane played his best soccer in that tournament. Its in the books, you can never change it, Italy won France lost move on and get over it. Forza Italia

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