Veni Vidi Vici

lets talk about the Scandal now.

TETRA_CAMPEONES…how do you say that in English or Italian? forth-time world champions sounds lame

France dominated the game after the second half. And they dominated the overtime.

Everybody saw that, it was nowhere near the dominance they predicted. France dominated most of the game but Italy won in penalties.

Oh well….thats the game.

Josh –
What game were you watching? Both teams had decisions go against them. In fairness the referee did an OK job so neither team has cause to complain. Zidane (who played a good game keeping France together) deserved the red card no matter how the referee was persuaded to give it or what incited Zidane to lash out.
Very even game with Italy having the best of the first half and France the best of the second. To close to call in extra-time with neither team having much left in the tank. Penalties were close as well with only a single minor mistake giving Italy the cup.

Congrats Italy on another World Cup!

The PK was based on a bad call (that was clearly a dive). But don’t forget that later on the ref did not call a very clear foul that would also have led to a PK. I have to believe it was a make-up for blowing the first one. So that’s a wash. I can’t make a firm call on the offsides called on Toni. It’s very very close. Otherwise, a well-called match.

I wanted France to win, but I absolutely agree that Italy deserved today:
1. The penalty was pretty much a dive.
2. I am not convinced about the offside, but this is still 1-0
3. France created better chances maybe but not much more shots on goals, that is, real chances, than Italy. Yes, Italians shut off Zidane pretty neatly.
4. I feel sorry for Zizou. I trust he was provoked but the headbutt is a headbutt and this is the red card.
5. I do not believe the send-off really affected the game result. It was going into penalties anyway.

Congrats, anyway!

ITALIA!!!

Congrats! to Italy who won the World Cup for the 4th time!
It was a shame to see France lose but they played the best on the day. With their brilliant attacking in the first half and their unbreakable defence in the second.

It was a great World Cup final that was overshadowed by Zidane headbutt incident.

To read more about the final match or watch a video of the ‘Zidane headbutt’ visit: http://the-soccer-locker.blogspot.com

You wont be dissapointed:)

Josiah

congrats to italy. one wonders though what Matterazzi said to Zidane to cause a normally calm player to “snap” like that.

We may not have heard the last of this yet, especially if racist remarks were made.

Forza Azzurri!

I wonder what Materazzi said to Zidane to piss him off. No telling what these racist Italian bastards will do just for a win. Everyone knows that the Italians are just as bad the Spanish of racism towards African origin players. And everyone knows what Materazzi did Juan Pablo Sorin. Forget Italy and their racist country

Irishdownunder, John and Vitali. Excellent comments. Couldn’t agree more. It all adds up to Italy deserving the victory. Toni’s goal should have stood as Hnery scored a similar one. France were excellent in the middle but hey – that’s for 1998 and 200 ;

Italy didn’t deserve the win; France was a better side.Marco Matterazi is the biggest scambag in football.The real class players like Pirlo and Del-piero must be ashamed of their scambag teammate ruining the grate Zizou’s life.

Forza Italia!!!! Enough said.
Too bad France couldn’t score a legitimate goal. They needed a cheap call (on an Oscar performing dive) for a penalty. Now we are the champions!!!!! To all the Italia haters out there -BOO HOO!!!
France may have had the ball in Italy’s zone but they could not break the Italians down.

WE WIN!!!!!!!!

whats all this talk of French domination about ?
For all their so called “dominance” and “created chances” they did not score any more that Italy in 120 minutes. And Italy hit the post and had a goal disallowed too. And what did the France do ..get it up thoughtlessly when they were not in a position to finish it off ?

Oh, and where is this talk of racial comments coming from anyway ? French whiners trying desperately to blame the defeat on Italy ?

Being Italian-American I was pleased with the outcome. I cannot believe that moron from France did what he did. He belongs in jail. France got what they deserve.

FORZA ITALIA!

Billy, I thing everyone is wondering what happened or what was said however it is my opinion that he should have risen above attacking another player. I am not a supporter of the Italians or the Portugese but I don’t think calling them racist anythings! will make you feel better. I just hope that when Materazzi is by himself and looks at his medal in his hearts of hearts he can say “I won this fairly, honestly, and in true sportsmanship” if he can’t then let him live with it, the same as Ronaldo must do with his efforts against Rooney. The world will not rermember Ronaldo as good sportsman or footballer they will remember him as a diver and a cheat, that has been proven, the camera never lies they say. So leave the Italians alone to enjoy their win, life is not always fair.

ITALY DESERVED THIS 100% not only did italy deal with harsh criticism throughout the tournament, they had to deal with the juventus scandal, the juventus coach resigning, and a great friend of the entire teams near passing, Italy was amazing and anyone who believes that they shouldnt have one, is just a sore loser. FORZA AZZURI!

Listen, don’t you understand that your Italian team is one of the most hated teams in the world. Italy plays boring, defensive, and decieveng game. There is no player of Henry or Drogba level in Italian team. You suck!!!!

ummmmmmm….k? I think you guys lost tho…maybe? ya…you did and you only scored off a dive. :\ sucks

so pretty much…owned

Grats Italia! ’bout time someone kick those french cheats off the game.

deceiving ?

because almost anyone can step up and score giving you a hard time to decide who to cover ?
because 10 players in all have managed to find the goal ? I’ll take that over over Henry or Drogba anyday , thank you.

Dis some else happen earlier in the game or do Materazzi & Zidane have history of some kind? I don’t see how Materazzi pinching Zidane’s nipple just before and then alledgedly making racial slurs would send Zidane off his head. (Best bit of drama in the whole game – reminded me of Eric “take no Sh*t” Cantona)

good to see the diving, cheating portugal supporters congratulating Italy (the 2nd worst diving cheating team – if u dont believe me go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRO626ImQek )
And for Italy supporters to complain about diving from Malouda is the height of cheek considering the dive grosso did on Lucas Neill v Australia

Sorry typo ….
Did something else happen earlier in the game or do Materazzi & Zidane have history of some kind? I don’t see how Materazzi pinching Zidane’s nipple just before and then alledgedly making racial slurs would send Zidane off his head. (Best bit of drama in the whole game – reminded me of Eric “take no Sh*t” Cantona)

Italy deserved this victory. Not because they were “due”, but because they outplayed France in the final. The penalty against Italy was ridiculous, but as it was pointed out above, the referee in turn did not award France a deserved penalty. There were dives from both sides, which were regrettable, but there were not many. What Zidane did (and what Figo did against Holland) is absolutely inexcusable. I don’t give a damn about what Materazzi said to provoke him. “Sticks and stones”. Be the bigger man and walk away. I cannot believe that I used to hold Zidane in high regard before this. Let me make one thing clear, while I support Italy, I don’t support all that they have done. The dive against Australia that decided the game was bad. I wanted Italy to win, just not like that. The dive by Totti against Germany was also terrible. Fortunately, the referee saw through it and told them to play on. All in all, this was the best World Cup championship match I have ever seen (Italy ‘90 was my first). Both teams played their hearts out and aside from Zidane’s outburst it was a great game. France has nothing to be ashamed of, they gave it their best shot. Forza Italia!

we can only hope…that one day another eric cantona will come into our lives hahahaahah

http://www.uit.no/mancity/pictures/cantona2.jpg

Australia wins the WC guys…..LOL After tht GROSSO’s gross dive Italy lost all moral right to continue playing. these Italians seem to have woken up to the fact tht a dive shouldn’t be allowed onto the football field only when they are given the stick.

That’s called being biased. Not a single Italian has ever come out, as far as i know, saying what Grosso did was a dive.

The way I see things:

- Italy deserved to win the world cup.

- It was not pretty however, but a gritty defensive, counter-attacking style and any fan of the Catenaccio would be proud of.

- Grosso and Pirlo are the stars and MVPs of the italian team

- Malouda was not the dive of the tournament. Grosso, for all his positive play and great goal against Germany, had the dive of the tournament against Australia. Guess the Azurri are getting the calls this time around (unlike 2002). You need a little luck to win the world cup.

- Why are the Azzuri fans all acting like victims before this match? It’s true that there is a lot of diving in this World Cup, and a lot of it is coming from Italy and is prevalent in Serie A among all players, Italian or not.

- Be good and gracious winners, Azzuri fans. The person that stated this thread is not following that train of thought.

- The new stars of this world cup for me are: Klose, Lamn, Cannavaro, Grosso, Pirlo, Ribbery, Torres, Cahill, Ricardo (Angola), and Rodriguez.

- The best story is how Jens Lehman offered the 3rd place match to Kahn.

whether we deserved it or not, i don’t fking care…i can’t fking care…We are the campioni del mondo 2006, and it cannot get better (maybe if italy won within 120 min, that would have been sweeter, but whatever…)

were not saying grosso didnt dive…but why would the australian defender go down in the first place…its so stupid, your asking for a penalty kick when you do that, and italy lost all right to continue playing???????? are you actually serious???????? hahahahahaha…basically every player on every team “lost the right to continue playing” your ridiculous

oh now it’s lucas neill’s fault for losing his balance and falling down that resulted in grosso’s dive. i’m sorry i got confused!

Great teams find ways to win. Forza Azzurri!!!

hahahahahaha…”lost his balance”? not so much…watch the replay he went in for the tackle and missed, so grosso took advantage of it…i do commend australia though. you proved everyone wrong and really played a gutsy game you guys are gonna be amazing in the next world cup ill say semi’s at least. great job

guys vent your anger some other way something like jerking

Those still not agree on our FIFA World Cup 2006 win.. Soo Pitty…

Now the only option for you is,,, in future, you guys have to see, hear, even say (even though it is hard) “FIFA World Cup 2006 Champions – ITALY”.

ENJOY YOUR PAIN IN ASSSS…….

Forza Italia…..

Great job Italy!!
Grazie Azzurri

Found out what happened!!!

Zidane said to Materazzi-
“How’s your wife and my children?”

Materazzi replied-
“The wife is fine but your children are retarded”

…….HEADBUTT

Italy=racist country that will do anything for a win. If that means insulting a human being over his skin color then that’s what they shall do. If you can live with yourself Materazzi then more power to you. It just shows how much hate you have boiled inside of you. We are in the year 2006 and basic things like skin color are still a challenge we havent yet conquered. This is truly sad. Grow up punks and realize we are all one.

so zidane started it…hmmmmmmmmm interesting. best part is zidane got completely owned and couldnt do anything but headbutt the guy

Agreed with many of the people here that this Josh guy is a fool. I know blog writer is not a very coveted position, but I would think it takes more ability than this. Sad. Enjoy the PK win.

billy. hi bud. let me ask you a question. what are you smoking? are you blind did you not see the post. right above yours. zidane is a bitch who got frusterated after buffon made a beautiful save against zidane and he decided to start a conflict. so face the facts, italy won, france lost, good night, better luck next year

“Those still not agree on our FIFA World Cup 2006 win.. Soo Pitty…

Now the only option for you is,,, in future, you guys have to see, hear, even say (even though it is hard) “FIFA World Cup 2006 Champions – ITALY”.

ENJOY YOUR PAIN IN ASSSS…….

Forza Italia….. ”

Yes just like “FIFA World Cup 1990 Champions – GERMANY,” the last joke World Cup that everyone quickly forgot about.

Cole you dumb lil wanker. Get to know the real facts. It’s already been reported that Zidane retaliated to racial slurs from Materazzi you dummy.

Who designed the Italian flag? It looks similar to the French flag.Please inform me on the history of this flag?
Thanks

Both teams played very well. The Italian team looked very tired toward the end of the match. But it was an throughly entertained. Cannovari great job. Luca Toni. Congrats

Here’s a great example of Materazzi’s attitude to racism:

“Earlier this season in a match between Messina and Inter in Sicily, Marc Zoro picked up the ball and walked off the pitch in protest at the monkey chants spewed at him by savage Inter fans. “I was fed up with it,” explained the 21-year-old Ivorian. “It was the classic treatment of black players in Italy – it happens all over the country, Lazio fans being the worst,” he continued, many of his team mates supporter him and apologised on behalf of the club one team mate Materazzi shouted ’stop that, Zoro, you’re just trying to make a name for yourself’.” Zoro’s response, “I didn’t even argue with him, I’ve no intention of lowering myself to that level.””

Materazzi & Italy: The fascist dream is still alive. Too bad Zidane couldn’t keep his cool like Zoro.

Are you not going to comment on this, Josh? “PK final is worth only half”. Be a man and deal with this, Josh. What do you have to say now?

“Brazil can have the physical cup for the 94 final but they’ll always have, at most, a 1/2 star for 1994 in my book.”

http://italy.worldcupblog.org/group-e/italy-45-brazil-45.html

i like how you called me a dummy, i actually did like that, dont get me wrong, i think zidane is one of the greatest players of all time, and should be held in the highest regard, but i really do hope for soccer and the world in general that the say no to racism campaign ends up working. and we can enjoy high quality futball with none of the drama

Cristiane- No no don’t you understand? When your team wins the PK it is a glorious, well-earned victory. When another team wins you can smugly look down on it. Hypocrisy and stupidity at its finest.

Leave Josh alone. It’s not his fault that he didn’t finish “Football for Idiots” (sold as “Soccer for Idiots” in USA & Canada) before he started posting. Apparently too much text and not enough pictures.

He seems to have a problem being gracious in victory as well.

Enjoy it while you last before Juventis is busy fighting for the C1 North Championship come this fall.

Cole i apologize for calling you a dummy. I just didn’t appreciate being called out like that when you didn’t know the facts. As a proud white person of English decent I am truly ashamed today of how racism destroys my beautiful game. England has quite an amount of players from African origin and I’ve seen how they are treated by others in away games. It sickens me to the bone and I only hope that this plague of racism that is slowly destroying our game stop to a hault.

CONGRATS ITALY!!!

You’re my second favorite team after my Malaysia! Thanx to my Italian boyfriend Marco…;-)

come here billy and give me a hug! yes i agree and i am sorry for calling you out

Billy….”racist country”….you fat asses invented racism.

K.K.K L.A.P.D Slavery Rodney King the Vilification of the Muslim people…we could go on and on and on.
Dont throw stones Americano. Your glass house is big a fragile

Here is the full Materazzi incident with Zoro. Class, that fellow:
BLACK AND WHITE AND NOT ALL OVER

Monday tasks in Fiver Towers: locate Disprin, prop open eyes with matchsticks, fetch coffee, wipe coffee off keyboard, call IT, regain semblance of composure, check football results, check what Italian fans threw on to various Serie A pitches over the weekend. Coins? Bottles? Phones? Scooters? Corpses? Coliseums? No, this weekend they opted to hurl racist insults. Again. But a righteous player decided to take a stand and today Messina defender Marc Zoro received the backing of the Italian authorities.

In the 66th minute of yesterday’s clash between Messina and Inter in Sicily, Zoro picked up the ball and walked off the pitch in protest at the monkey chants spewed at him by savage Inter fans. “I was fed up with it,” explained the 21-year-old Ivorian. “It was the classic treatment of black players in Italy – it happens all over the country, Lazio fans being the worst,” he continued, as Inter defender and Lazio old boy Sinisa Mihajlovic whistled innocently and looked at his shoes. Other Inter players expressed their support, however. Adriano and Obafemi Martins comforted Zoro and persuaded him to return to the pitch so the match could finish, while Luis Figo and Juan Veron apologised on behalf of the club. Indeed, even club kingpin Massimo Moratti today praised Zoro as “an intelligent man who acted in a brave and intelligent way”. But not everyone at Inter was impressed: “[Centre-back and Everton legend Marco] Materazzi shouted ’stop that, Zoro, you’re just trying to make a name for yourself’,” revealed Zoro. “I didn’t even argue with him, I’ve no intention of lowering myself to that level.”

The Italian FA have announced that next week all league fixtures will kick off five minutes late so that players can unfurl “no to racism” banners. Not as inventive as Treviso players who recently showed their disdain for racism by painting their faces black; but noble and, of course, absolutely foolproof. Racist loo-laas will never think of turning up five minutes later than usual, or … gosh, totally ignoring the plea. And it seems Italian clubs will never pluck up the courage to confront the all-powerful fans in the Curvas – and boot the belligerent morons out.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/Fiver/0,4022,1652830,00.html

Don just a query I thought I heard that Juverntus were being sent down to C3 after all the fixing charges. Maybe I am wrong just asking.

Has a black man ever played for the Italian national team?

Billy of US,

I’m glad to hear your positive comment. I could never comprehend why these people dont appreciate the beauty of multi-racial…wish they were brought up the way I did…

PS here is a video about that match (and others with racism):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44H89wyQRu8

OMG!
Congratulations Italy!!!!!
I have been sooooo loyal to Italy, I stand all the mockings pretty boys can’t play!!!

Hah! Look who has the last laugh now? I don’t care what the others would say, whatever, you can talk to the hand!

As far as I know, Italy deserved to win and I will stand up cheering for you guys again in 2010 South Africa!

Viva Italia!!!

ok great matterazzi is a racist bastard…what does that have to do with zidane

Cole stay cool. Raybron keep preaching. And for Tony I’m British. I’m just visiting my cousins in the States if that’s any of your business. I know American history as well as British history of colonial rule. So spare me on this little history lecture. We all have problems but on the pitch is a different topic. On the pitch, we are to play football not curse one another from different origins. We are here to enjoy football at a world class level. Unfornately countries like Spain and Italy have to ruin it for us. They both need to clean up their leagues because the words that come out of their fans mouths are just nasty and filthy. Good night everyone.

Billy, you fool, you called Italy a racist country…this is what i was jabbing back at.

You know you started it…cant let Italy have a world cup…they got 4 BTW…have to bring out the ugly and try and down play all their hard work.

you are a sad little man

yeah, goodnight all

Noel – you can’t say black man any more! You have to say “differently coloured person of African extraction”.

This bullsh*t of racism etc. is used too much as an excuse. Everyone experiences prejudice or just plain ignorance at some time. I not saying it should be accepted or tolerated just keep it in perspective.

there is something we have unlike others when we play…we have a great heart beating, a positive soul leading us to the victory…we are world champions now and we deserved to win that’s all!

hahaha rightly said haters will never end.

billy, i understand what you are saying but dont say italians are ruining it…there are select few that ruin it, like every country, name any country and we can find racism, italians are a beautiful people that deserve just as much respect as the next person, and to that ass hole that called italians fascists, get a life dude

I’ve paid my dues -
Time after time -
I’ve done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
I’ve made a few
I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But I’ve come through

We are the champions – my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting – till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the champions – of the world -

I’ve taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortuen and everything that goes with it
-
I thank you all -

But it’s been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I ain’t gonna lose -

We are the champions – my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting – till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the champions – of the world -

Hey cole, in case you didn’t know that “my wife is fine your kids are retarded” line is a VERY old joke.

Does anybody know an Italian war hero?

hi im gonna go slit myself cuz france lost….guys grow up let fifa or whoever deal with this shit

i have a general question…with all the nationalities how do the players communicate, do they all know one common language or something?

Noel –

I’m sure Italy has plenty of war heros but most of all it has some damn fine women.

You know something though, I have always wondered who we should thank for discovering Canada. Somewhere to put the even dumber Americans.
(JOKE)

Do you think it is true that Christopher Columbus was born in Spain.(Catalan)?

Italy is not even in the top 3 for fine women at the WC: 1. Brazil. 2. Sweden. 3. Argentina. Next time I’m pulling for a Brazil-Argentina final. Fine women and probably good football as well.

;p

My musings:

1. Italy’s win is well deserved, though France played better today.

2. Zidane’s exit though unfortunate, was deserved. Even without his exit, the game’s outcome could have been the same.

3. Zidane, in spite his great stature in football, is human and susceptible to human folly. His footballing feats should not be seen in context of today’s folly.

4. Italy’s glory amidst scandal at home involving several team players must be a vindication for players not involved.

5. At the same time, the win amidst scandal and Italy’s diving record is a lesson that everything in is not fair in life and we should accept it.

6. Fair or foul … Materazzi’s reaction to headbutt was in my opinion an opportunist acting …though I maintained the card was well deserved.

7. For the players of a team involved in match fixing scandal, brilliant at diving, it won’t be surprising if the precursor to headbutt was a deliberate incitement and part of win at any cost strategy.

We can thank Captain Cook(UK) for laying claim to Australia,thus finding a place for all the pariahs.

Apparently the Portuguese found Australia first but because it is such a dry continent they thought the ground would be to hard for diving !!! (sorry – I mean football) But hey, if that the criteria for sailing on by the French and Italians probably came before Cook as well!!!!

I have to thank fifa for this memory.U.S win over Russia in hockey was the best.The world cup was won in Berlin against the French is now bittersweet,for Italians,you have no idea.I think they should be part of the united nations.I saw N.J ,Australia,Argentina,Brazil and other Italians in the world coming together .The discrimination I remember.You better make sense if you respond.

it’s all politic. italian mafia paid it all like they pay referee for juventus. watch the game again and go figure…

P.S dingbats,wonbats from down under and Canadians are blinded by northern lights.You must see the world.Your a frog in a well by those comments.I will take you to school,but I don’t have kindergarten classes.

do we know for sure that Materazzi said something rude or is purely an assumption?
Why has the conversation drifted to the discovery of America?

Joe, I never refuse a battle of wits, however I dont engage an unarmed man.

Italian whiners have no leg to stand on when they complain about the so-called French dive that gained them a penalty.

This is coming from a team who have dived their way to the final, then fluke their way to survive extra-time, racially abuse the great Zizou, then lick the world cup like a bunch of greasy immature mommy’s boys.

The world will remember this World Cup as a lack lustre world cup, the worst win ever to the most undeserving team of the competition.

I look forward to seeing all the Italian stars squirming when they get back home to a domestic competition in turmoil.

Cheating is clearly an Italian institution.

Worst foul play of the World Cup – De Rossi’s McBride facelift

Worst referee of the World Cup -
Too hard to choose

Best game of the World Cup between equally matched teams -
Australia VS Croatia

Most boring game -
Switzerland VS “Can’t remember!!” (that boring!!!)

Most surprising win -
France over Brazil

Most hated player –
Cristiano Ronaldo

Most surprising team -
France

Most disappointing team –
England as usual

World Cup result -
Either team was deserving on the night

Worst aspect last few weeks –
Lack of sleep

Fantastico !!!!!!

4 stars on the Jersey now. Payback has been delivered in this tournament. Hiddink in the 2nd round, Germany for winning the trophy on our turf and finally France for 98 and 2000. We were the better team on them occasions and lost. This time around we were the better team in the 1st half but 2nd half and extra time France were the better team I have to admit. And what a time to exercise your demons when it comes to penalties. We scored all 5… is this a f*cking dream.

Zidane… you absolute c*ck. There was one moment where I thought you were going to get away with it but thankfully justice prevailed. Regardless of what Matrix said to retaliate like that is inexcusable. That was common assault, the reason he aimed for his chest is that if he touched his face he would smashed it thus leaving a lot of blood i.e. evidence.

I still haven’t seen a replay of Luca Toni’s disallowed goal. Was he offside ?

Who cares anyway, we are the champions. Some b*stard keyed my car yesterday cos they saw me with my Italia top on getting out of it. We won the World Cup which cushions the blow.

CHAMPIONES, CHAMPIONES OH LE OH LE OH LE OH LE !!!!!!!!!!!

FORZA ITALIA, 4-TIMES WORLD CHAMPIONS.

Suck on that Chirac you pompous c*nt. Hey Zidane why don’t you make yet another international comeback… oh my bad you’d be suspended wouldn’t you.

ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!! ITALIA !!!!

P.S. Hope you see this cus

Roberto –
Somebody keyed your car because you are a loud mouth tosser! If you were more gracious who knows your car mightn’t need a new paint job. Thanks for contributing those inspiring words.

For the only thing worth responding to – the offside call was 50/50 even on replay.He was probably unlucky.

I’d say “most surprising win” would be Germany over Argentina.

THis has been a world cup of tactical, ie managerial errors: England for bringing 2 injured strikers, Argentina in the game against Germany, France for taking Henry off, and I’m sure there were more.

ANd look Skippy, quit whinning about Grosso’s dive cos even if you HAD won, you wouldn’t have got this far. We just saved you the journey. If it had gone to PSO, the socceross would have been out anyway. THey did well, but Australia is not a footballing nation!

Italy won, and deserved to win–catenaccio worked, buffon’s the best goalkeeper on the planet, and even though it wasn’t a pretty match, or a pretty tournament, Italy outlasted everyone else.

Having said that, can Italy ever win WITHOUT:

1) flopping all the fucking time like a bunch of prostitutes (i.e. against Germany. I don’t think I saw a single German guy stay down for more than two seconds, the rest of the time it was Italians screaming murder on the pitch after every tackle. And speaking of which, FUCK TOTTI.)

2)trying to kill people with their elbows? (FUCK DE ROSSI)

3) trying to gain every little advantage by being as annoying as possible? Besides flopping all the time, and playing dirty with the high tackles, there’s also the HANDBALLS (did anyone see Toni last night? Was he playing BASKETBALL?)

4) The racial slurs. Not only is Materazzi a racist punk, he of course did it to get Zidane out of his game….shame it worked.

5) Congrats, Italy. Next time, try to win the whole thing WITHOUT FLOPPING, SIMULATING, USING HANDS, THROWING ELBOWS, AND MAKING RACIST REMARKS. ITs a fucking disgrace to the game and the world, and you have enough talent to not have to resort to that sort of BULLSHIT.

To those who’d dismissed what I said as simple hate, lemme preemptively respond by saying YES, I KNOW IT ISNT ONLY ITALY, BUT IT’S ITALY A LOT MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.

And two, am I wrong? Can you SERIOUSLY say, for instance, that Toni didn’t use his arm to control the ball?

Shut your pie hole Roberto.The ozzie right. We can feel your insecurities through our screens.Be thankful your car wasnt completely destroyed.

Toni was offside.

Neither team deserved to win, but Italy’s reputation for diving precedes them into every World Cup match, and I’m afraid the great Cannavaro was guilty of it, as well as jumping on top of Malouda… it’s a miracle he wasn’t carded.

Noel & Irishdownunder… it was probably one of your relatives as all you Aussies are f*cking criminals.

FORZA ITALIA !!!!!

joe new jersey-
Je comprends pas!

CAMPIONI DEL MONDO!

Get a hold on yourself,haters. Do you want to be remembered like this,defeated and screaming wildly like a drunk? Real sportsmen can lose and still be part of the collective joy,you just express bitterness.

Rav -

I’m shocked you seemed so sweet! Thats headbutting talk where I come from.

(Henry had run out of steam, he just started walking everywhere – cost France their best chances because he stopped running for the crosses coming into the box.)

Real sportsmen can win without the dive.

FORZA ITALIAA!!! italia deserves to win..
whatever was said to zidane gave him no excuse to headbutt anybody.. a man with so much experience should know better how to contain his cool.. a terrible way to exit the cup in such disgrace, tainting his marvelous journey so far..

My congratulations to captain Cannavaro on his 100th caps and fifa 2006 worldcup win.. =)))

The Guardian reports http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/matchreport/0,,1816890,00.html

A red card rather than a greetings card ushered Zinédine Zidane into retirement 19 minutes into extra-time. The captain was sent off for reacting to a dispute with Marco Materazzi by turning and butting the scorer of Italy’s goal in the chest. He had surely been provoked – there were suggestions last night that Materazzi had called him “a terrorist” – but Zidane will be right to curse his stupid reaction.

A terrorist.. classic.

Zidane you rose to the bait. You were a ledge player but end of the day on your last appearance you blew it and let your team mates and country down. End of story.

Bravo, Sergio!

Ur a gentleman…;-)

Now, settle down, haters! Let’s not contribute more headaches to the current international dispute. Perhaps we need to remind ourselves that sports are supposed to bridge differences…not otherwise. PEACE whatever color u r…:)

The Guardian came up with those ’suggestions last night that Materazzi had called him “a terrorist”‘. There isn’t a shred of evidence to suggest this piece of 100% speculation, and before the investigation results come out, we should stop pointing fingers at Zidane.

what a night!

here in italy there are incredible parties everywhere.
we deserved to win , we’ve expressend the best football.

malouda diver, cannavaro winner.

Sorry france:
it’s only italian style!

correct me if I’m wrong, but France only scored in the last 2 matches with penalty kicks. Quite boring for a team with such “mastery”.
Sure Zidane is great, but it sometimes takes a whole team. And their play (besides the game against a sleepy Brazil) has been mediocre. Portugal was attacking more than them.
Quit calling Italians divers. The French were diving as much as the Italians yesterday. The Germans dive too as do the English (I remember even Owen diving once). So cut the crap with “oh REAL sportsmen don’t dive”. Zidane was also tripping all over the place yesterday and lifting his hands to try for a penalty. It’s a cheap trick but it’s become part of football. Sad, but true.

toto cutugno-
Either team would have been deserving.

Congratulations Italy.Enjoy the parties.

Rav:

“ANd look Skippy, quit whinning about Grosso’s dive cos even if you HAD won, you wouldn’t have got this far. We just saved you the journey. If it had gone to PSO, the socceross would have been out anyway. THey did well, but Australia is not a footballing nation!”

Rav, you can be sure we Aussies will give the game away because of your sage advice. Very grateful to you, we love being patronised.

See you in 2010.

I think you all should think about what it takes to maintain a relationship. Sometimes there are fights but then comes the forgiving and making up ….

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All these past years of suffering for azzuri fans all over the world have finally disappeared with this huge win against France. It’s about bloody time and I can not wait to get my new Italy jersey with FOUR stars on it. Let’s get one thing straight here though the Italian team was made up of Italians rightly so but the same can’t be said of France as the game was between Italy and the former French colonies. Oh well either way all my family in Italy and here in Canada can be proud that Italy sono CAMPIONI DEL MONDO!!!!

TO ALL THE FRENCH READING THIS MESSAGES ……YOU STEAL THE FINAL TO PORTOUGAL WITH FANTOMATIC “BATMAN FLY” IN THE BOX …..YOU WHERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE !!!! BE GLAD TO GOD AND REST IN PEACE AS ZIDANE IS FRANCE AND YOU DESERVE YOUR END !!!!!!!!!

ITALIA!!!!
NICE TO SEE ITALY GET ANOTHER ONE!!!!!!!
oh and damn those jerks who hate italy,italy won so quite b*tchin and moaning about it,ppl underestimated this team and most said italy wouldnt make it out of the group…there may have been some dives but this team played with class..every pass and goal,cannavaro is the best defence since maldini!!! and unlike the french italy had 11 different goal scorers compared to 4 for france,zidanes a moron…his headbutting crap belongs in a zoo, 10 min before penalty kicks…for shame….

“Leboeuf, part of the team alongside Zidane which won the World Cup on home soil in 1998, can still scarcely believe what he saw from his old colleague in Berlin.

“I cannot accept what he did,” the ex-Chelsea defender told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“I think Materazzi said something very bad to him for him to react like that.

“But it doesn’t matter what he said – you cannot agree with what he did. I feel very ashamed – because it is not the kind of thing that this team does.”
“He has been such a great footballer and a wonderful human being … I don’t understand what happened,” he added.

“He has a hot temper; he can react, as we have seen two or three times in his career.

“He is a very shy person, a quiet guy – not the kind of guy to show the image he did yesterday.

“He should have been focused on the real target – the World Cup. To go out like that, end his great career like that, is a pity.”

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How do you re-cork a champagne bottle. Ask a Frenchman

HA HA HA HA HA.
remember euro 200

Toni’s goal should have stood since the 2 offside did not interfere with play.

First up Cole, your a mf and you need to stop sucking ****. Trapper why are you here again? We’ve now won the cup…enough said…so suck my italian **** to all you aussie, french, german, ukranian and any other mf’s.

If Italy lost this game it would have been an injustice. Fance are the dirtiest team in history. They shouldn’t have been allowed on the same pitch with this team full of class. The penalty was the worst call in the tornament. To bad that penalty caused Buffon to not break the record. And ths disallowed was messed up. FIFA must do something about the refs. Frace did control the game at the end but if you know any history of Italy in big tornaments that was to be exspected. They work so hard and something that shouldn’t have happened changes the course of the match and it happened again TWICE! But the thing that was most shoking was Zizou. I never exspected that from him because I have so much respect for him. That was very poor taste. What a way to end a career? His last act on the pitch will always be remembered. And then to not even come out and get the second place medal or be there for his team mates was a total lack of class!

Fourza Italia

Congratulations Italy!!!
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A well deserved star for a tournament well played.

My hat is off to Cannavaro.

Forza Italia!!!

Seriously Italy is world champions.

How can Americans say that Italy is the most hated team. Everyone hates Americans, especially their 5th Ranked overrated team.

Italy is on a completely different level.

As for Zinedine

You should lock that Terrorist Arab in Guantanamo.

Hahahahahhahhaahhahaha

Also coming back from a very dubious penalty (given by another dirty South American referee) is an accomplishment by itself.

Anyone that thinks Italy did not deserve to win is blind, they should not be allowed to express their opinion. Morons should watch something else like Baseball or Cricket. What’s the difference between them anyways?

How do you re-cork a champagne bottle? Ask a Frenchman

HA HA HA HA HA.
remember euro 2000

Toni’s goal should have stood since the 2 offside did not interfere with play.

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Champions Azzurri

IL n’y a pas d’excuse!!! Moi quand je pratiquais un art martial, on m’avait bien expliqué que si je me battais dans la rue, ma licence me serait retirée et le maitre du dojo ne me laisserai plus pratiqué.
Tout foot balleur qui se comprte comme ça devrait être banni à vie, Quel exemple donne il aux jeunes?

There is no excuse what so ever. When I was a semi pro martial artist, I was explained that if I got involved in a brawl, I would get my licence and access to the Dojo withdrawn.
All football player behaving like Zidane did should be banned without appeal. What kind of exemple do they give to the youth? There can’t be any excuse.

As a french I feel more ambarassed and ashamed for that than for loosing the game.
In fact we deserve to loose the game for that reason. Being red carded ZZ didnot take part in the penatty shoot out.
Zizou abruti! Zidane Dimwit!

What pisses me is that despite this the all French press says that HE WAS WRIGHT! That he must have had a good reason for acting like that! Lip readers are analysing the tapes to find out what was said. This is SHAME FULL.

THEIR IS NO EXCUSE TO VIOLENCE IN SPORT!
VIOLENT PEOPLE MUST BE EXCLUDED FROM PROFESSIONAL SPORT. THEY CAN ADRESS THEIR PROBLEM WITH A PSY and release their anger in an AMATEUR club.
It was the 15th time that ZZ head buiied an other player on a pitch. Such delinquant behaviour is punished with jail in normal life.

Vive la France, Vive l’Italie

Trapper,
Sorry for being a little too childish, but I just found it a little silly that loadsa Aussies were coming onto the Italian website whinning and trying to imply that they would have won the finals had Grosso not taken the dive.
I meant no harm, truly.
Australia played well.

Hey Alex,
What’s a scambag? And what world do live in? Wasn’t Zizou who did the headbutting? Even if Marco was taking shit isn’t that what you do in any sport? He should have kept his cool like professional.

To put my part in there, and well, I’m from Italy, I think it was a good game, with high tensions. And I want to add that Italians are not racist, not more or less than other countries, and IMHO a football player has to be somewhat resistent against verbal attacks like Materazzi did with Zizou. Do not forget what Totti did a few years ago in Portugal (yes, you remember)

To Noel, Lets see, there was Marcus Aurelius, Julius Caesar,Garibaldi,the entire outnumbered Italian army in WW I WHO DEFEATED A LARGER AUSTRIAN ARMY , WHILE FIGHTING MOSTLY UPHILL battles!and, in WW2, THE MINI ITALIAN SUBMARINES CALLED ” i Maiali” the pigs, who wreaked havoc on British shipping in the Mediterranean!tHEN THERE WAS THE iTALIAN SOLDIER WHO DELIBERATELY TOOK THE BULLETS WHILE SHIELDING A FEMALE JOURNALIST WHILE BOTH WERE IN A CAR SPEEDING TO A CHECKPOINT IN Iraq.NOT TO MENTION THE HUNDREDS OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN WAR HEROS WHO RACKED UP NUMEROUS MEDALS IN WORLD WAR 2 AS AMERICA WAS SAVING EUROPE AND ASIA!

Dismissed Zidane wins Golden Ball
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5154248.stm

WHAT A DISGRACE, they deny Christiano Ronaldo the young player award cos he dives but commit common assault and that bears no verdict to the Golden Ball award.

This is a disgrace by FIFA, Cannavaro should have it and we all know it. With him in the team we only conceded 2 goals, one being an own goal and the other a fluke penalty (which I still think shouldn’t have been given).

End of the day we won the main prize so who cares but I feel gutted for Cannavarro. What kind of an example is this to young players out there.

CONGRATULATIONS ITALY

4 TIME WINNERS

FORZA ITALIA!!

Billy,
you sound real smart. Racist Italian bastards. Was it not the coach of France caught saying that he wished that Frace had more white players on the field! Have you ever been to Italy? Sound like you never left Teaxs you racist bastard.

FORZA ITALIA!!!… 4 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION!!!…

Sunny –
I take it you are the only Italian who couldn’t get laid last night. Try Old Crompton Street!

Massimo -
At least Sunny was funny, your Zidane comment wasn’t. Somebody should stick some semtex up your ass.

As graceless and hysterical in victory as you were in hope. Worst blog on the site.

Congratulations to the Italian team, though. I’m very happy for the likes of Del Piero and Toni.

joecole,
sorry about the lost to Italy. You guys played a great game against a great team. The only thing is Grosso didn’t dive he tripped over you deffener. There shouldn’t have been a penalty but the Italian players didn’t call for one. The ref was right there and called the penatly right away. I was sorry to see the Auzzies go that way after a great run but Italy didn’t do anything wrong in that situation. What could they tell the ref we aren’t going to take the penatly because the call was made so fast they didn’t have a choice. Good Luck next cup. and great run again.

News just in:
Zidane wins the golden headbutt competition.

This scenario is also highly possible :

If Zidane was the one who “provoked” Materrazzi and in turn he head-butt Zidane — would all these french kissers give the same sympathetic voices to the Italian “cheater”?

Of course not!! To all those sore-losers out there. Its fitting that Italy won on penalty-shoot outs. Because otherwise u would say Italy cheated on 10-man France. The penalty shoot-out could have ended with either team champion, especially so coz Italy has been terrible in the past on penalty.

Zidane is super hero with or without the Cup, but the champion is Italy this time.

I agree with Gaulois. Being a martial artist, soccer player and human being. There is no excuse for ZZ’s actions. More so afterward, not taking the field to congratulate his team on their efforts making it to the final and receive his medal, showed his true spirit… All I can say to Zidane: The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.

Having Italian and Uruguayan blood run through me, while I was born in australia. The Italians made me most proud.
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The Italians deserved to win, the reason being?? They won!

News just in:
Zidane wins GOLDEN HEADBUTT competition

Seriously if Zidane wins golden ball award, It will be the funniest thing ever.

People talk about violence in sports but violence is not just head butting it is also nipple handling (Materazzi) and also insults (racist) that are designed to trigger a stupid reaction from the opponent. In the spirit of fair play let us discourage all of the above mentionned actions. We all know that teams like Italy sometime result to dirty tricks to win difficult games. Anger got the better part of Zidane. Too bad but i think IT IS THE BEST WAY FOR HIM TO END HIS CAREER.

HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GET FIFA TO LOOK INTO HOW THE GAME OF FOOTBALL HAS DEGENERATED

YOUNG PLAYERS ARE BEING TAUGHT TO WIN AT ALL COST. SO THEY RESORT TO DIVING, NIPPLE HANDLING, INSULTS, HEAD BUTTING, CAREER ENDING TACKLES AND THE LIST GOES ON.

NO WONDER MANY PLAYERS IN THE ITALIA TEAM ARE BEING INVESTIGATED IN THE MATCH FIXING SCANDAL IN THEIR COUNTRY.

MAY BE IT IS TIME FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT IN WORLD FOOTBALL.

For me CANAVARRO was the best player of the tournament. Congratulations ITALY!!!!!

Massimo

He has!

Zidane has given his first interview to Le Monde. He said Australia’s Lucas Neill tripped him. Materazzi and the majority of the Italian team have said they believe he was being truthful. Grosso however wasn’t available for comment.

Yessssssssss
Zinedine Zidane

A dog that does not deserve to eat pig crap had been made into the best player of the tournament.

A player that refused to go get his silver medal.

An arab that derserve Guantanamo.

The reason why france lost at penalties.

Disgrace of France.

Winner of the Golden ball.

i knew they would choose a non Italian player, because the golden ball has already been won by 2 italians, but Zidane

Yessssssssssssssss

Fifa you suck donkey balls

Hey Billy,
aren’t both players white? So what racist commemts could have been said?

I just wanted to say a quick congratulations to Italia. I’m not going to argue about the merits of teams or Zidane, though I certainly have my opinions. Both sides defeated great teams along the way, no matter how they did it. I’m a Holland fan, myself, and once they were gone, I rooted for both teams along the way to the final. Congrats to France for beating Brazil. That was great. Congrats to Italy for pulling it out against Germany in final minutes. But it’s decided now, the cup isn’t going to change hands. Congratulations to a great team!

re. Zidane golden headbutt
I agree 100% roberto

Heard on British Radio:
What really happened btw ZZ and Matrix.
Matrix:
“here’s how we do it. i pinch your nipple. Then we smile. Next you take a few steps. I pretend to say something. You take a few steps. Then you turn around and head butt me. OK?”
ZZ: Ok, let’s do it.

THen the scene unfolds.

The goalden head awards to Zidane

And I’m sorry if I was against Guantanamo.

My apologies to the USA.

Zidane showed the world Guantanamo is a must.

Matrix:
Do you eat chicken?
Zidane:
Yes
Matrix:
Suck on this it’s foul

HEADBUTT

Enjoy the victory my fellow Italians!!!

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World Champions 2006 – Italy
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At last!! And tears of joy flowed. What a win. So sad for France but when it is all said and done Italy rules!

this is the real conversation

Materazzi:
You’re not going anywhere I gotta confess something to you (Grabs Zidane), Your wife came to my room last night.

Zidane:
(laughs) no ways. Cannot be true. Even so I don’t care, I wanna win this world cup.

Materazzi:
(cannot confess his dirty deed by looking at Zidane’s eyes)
It’s true.

Zidane:
doesn’t matter I will just jog this bad news off.

Materazzi:
(Knows his lie isn’t working well and is a bit puzzled)
I also did your Boyfriend. He kissed me on my chest the whole night.

Zidane:
Let me check.

Materazzi:
Yes he was nice and rough. I want you next.

Zidane.
I can also be rough. (Headbutts Materazzi).

Materazzi:
(thinking to himself on the ground) I love this guy.

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Roberto,
Aussies are the best
so stop dissing us you bloody whanker!

Congrats Italy!

Massimmo, don’t be a dirty pig.
Zidane is a good player. GIve him some credit and quit smearing his name.
Everyone has a temper and he is usually a timid guy. Who plays great football. So quit rubbing it in. It isn’t classy. And it makes u look lame, really.

Well done Italy!

irishdownunder you need to stop aiming your comments at me because if you carry on I’ll get the whole italian blog on your back. You should NOT be in here trying to wind us up but you should be in your own losing blog thinking and discussing ways of your team even qualifying to the next finals. With that said suck my italian **** FORZA ITALIA you son of a *****

The azzurri are the world champions. Up and down the main street leading to little Italy there was a sea of Italian flags. What a sight. We are all proud to be Italian.

quite amusing , if not even amazing that most of you purile little babies can think of nothing better than actually defending zidanes’ headbutt, if that were an italien it would have made your day – too all of you still with sour grapes- suck it up and stick it up your arse . seems to me you all forget how shit france played against an attacking italien side in 98 and went through on penalties, and in 2000 were dominated for 80 minutes and then had to produce to wonder goals( all credit to zidane and trezegeut because they were fantastic volleys ) to beat italy in extra time . So this is sweet sweet revenge. As for racsist remarks etc.. etc.. how low will you retards stoop to insult an entire nation on something a french player did. grow up and get used to saying italy won the last world cup ….

that FFF on their jerseys? French Fried Fowl

I just read that Zidane got the golden ball award. What an outrage.

Italy was better than France. They threatened France’s goal several times and the referee saved them and announced one goal as offside and the other shoot hit the pole of the goal.

black players of France are charlatans and they deceived the referee to announce one penalty for them. The same trick they used at the match with Portugal to stop them.

Zidane was an old man who nearly lost the penalty at the final game, he was very lucky that it turned to be a goal.

I wonder how Dominice could gather 11 black people at one team, it is very funny, was it a team from Africa or Europe?

Italian players did not believe themselves and if they did they could defeat France easily at the regular time of the match. When they received that unfair penalty they took revenge easily some minutes later and it showed their potential for destroying France completely.

Sunny-
Get a grip or at least have some quite time in the toilet. When your finished get back to the pot wash.

oh, i forgot the dive by henry in the box against portugal – i’d love to here you italy haters opinion on that one . While your at it maybe explain the dive by malouda aswell. non of us complained about france being in the final but all of u lot love to hate us – keep it coming iv got all the time in the world to aggravate you with our fourth star.

Italy = boring.

Even when Zidane was sent off, due to himself but as much Materazzi.

Materazzi is LOW LIFE .. he could not match up to Zidane and had to abuse him verbally. NO respect whatsoever for this guy..

Franch was robbed a penalty as well.. Italy won, but just by numbers!

Guys.. Zidane rules. there is not one italian player i can think of that was ever up to his ankles.

Bad headbutt! But thats the way to go, you dont take too much shit from an Italian pantsy! The fucker insulted Zidane, guess in the end it got too much.

Italians talks a lot about showning respect, respeito, respeito.. but what is that?

Just a big pile of bullshit?

France deceived the referee and got penalties to move on but GOD punished the team by the same trick they used by penalties, it is a good lesson for them to play better and not to fall themselves on the ground to win the game.

Alex delpiero could not find a time to play, his feet has a magnetics and he plays like brezilians but the world did not recognize his talent.

‘Zidane has given his first interview to Le Monde. He said Australia’s Lucas Neill tripped him. Materazzi and the majority of the Italian team have said they believe he was being truthful. Grosso however wasn’t available for comment.’ irishdownunder – funniest thing iv read on these bloggs to date, nice one i mean it.

Rav from the UK….

Zidane a TIMID guy….you don’t have a CLUE!

Zidane is not new to completely losing his cool & hitting an opponent; he even did it in other World Cup editions (remember Saudi Arabia?)

Jeesh, you lot are a sure bunch of losers & low-life people if you’re trying to justify that violent action…is THAT sport to you?

no ones mentioned the fact that we had the best looking kit too. FORZA ITALIA!!!

Italy deserves this trophy, and they were the best, because they made the best out of their games. No Mater what Materazi said, Zidan shouldn’t react this way. But from a calm player, I am surprised.

Whoever thinks that italy are racest, should look at their own country, or their own race. I think that all countries are racest starting with my own. And by the way Mr. Billy, who is from the US, tell me, which of the races in the US is not racest against the rest? Don’t always go for racism because it makes the racist stonger.

There is a lot of racism against arabs in the world (and this is where Zidane comes from, Algeria, algeria is not only african, it is also arab). And this racism comes from all races, including africans, asians, african american, american, european, …

So just watch football and relax

Sunny -
I see your little quite time has helped restore your sense of humour. Good to see.

Joseph from Malta -
Agree that violence is not the answer but anything that incites violence is just as bad as the violent act itself.

raffaello – I do try but sometimes it gets lost in translation.

Ali –
What? Italy have the Pope and God (Allah) on their side. There goes the next few European & World Cups to Italy.

Hi Fish Face

I bet you and your friends cried like babies last night. So how did you manage to re-cork your cheap plonk? Feels great losing to penalties in a final, dunnit? LOOOOSSSEEEERS HA HA

AZZURRI
* * * * CAMPIONI DEL MONDO

Congratulations Italy!

Malouda: Look who’s diving now… Yeah, Ronaldo it is, no?

Matrix:
hmm! your mrs always screams like banshee when i rub her breasts.

Zdane:
:-k

HEADBUTT

From a neutral corner: Italy ‘06 is the most boring, classless world cup winner of my lifetime. I’d rather watch the ‘90 German team than this sorry excuse for futbol. Enjoy your celebration while the rest of the world tries to forget just how ugly Italy plays the beautiful game.

P.S. How big is the cage in which Maturazzi travels? Do you not feed it? Do you hit it with a stick before matches? I hope you treat it humanely, all animals deserve at least that much.

PORCO DIO SIAMO CAMPIONI DEL MONDO!!! ALLA FACCIA DEGLI INVIDIOSI E DELLE CUCCHE BASTARDE !!!

REVENGE FOR 1994(penalties),1998(penalties with cheese-eaters) AND ALSO FOR 2000(that fuckin golden goal)

congratulations to Germany,this is the best world cup I’ve ever seen.(and not only for our victory ) the best organization!
however I believe that with gilardino or inzaghi in field we could win without penalties in the end…we suffered quite a lot..but it’s ok! we are the champions!
and now justice in calciopoli!!!

I just read a posting from an italian idiot called “Massimo” saying that “They should lock Zidane :that arab terrorist in Guantanamo” ?? Mannnnnn you are a disgrace on Italy.

And Zidane is a great player but he shouldn’t have made that mistake no matter how provocative was Materazi.

Viva Azzurri !

Yevy, did Brasil get a warm welcome home this time around?
I bet they got raptuous welcome in 1994 despite winning on PSO…
Green-eyed monsters starting to emerge oh dear HA HA HA HA

What a poor final……….

Massimo (and to all the italians): pitty it wasn’t a Portugal vs Italy Final… Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS for all of you!

Grande Buffon…!

Don’t write stupid things about italian players if you don’t know them:

[.. For all his tattoos and hardman image on the pitch, Materazzi is regarded as tolerant and easy-going off it. His best friend at Internazionale is the Nigeria international Obafemi Martins. ...]

Guardian Unlimited

Massimo, forgive me for being personal but how old are you. I don’t want to call you a moron just yet (just in case you are under the age of 10) but I suggest you read your previous blogs and see if you feel these blogs come from a rational person or a minor. Some things written in your blogs are there only for racism to provoke racism and are damn right rude. Are you at all interested in football? do you actually know that it is a game played with a round ball between two teams of 11 players and the object is to get the ball in the net (hopefully the opposite teams) fairly, with skill and technic. I am asking you quite politely to grow and start acting responsibly and even though I do not support Italy I feel I can ask you to stop shaming them with your extremely childish blogs.

Buona Notte Italia. Potete godere una celebrazione grande.

(I know I can’t speak Italian)

Congratulations Italy. Thanks for your first place and leave the second to France..
Ti amo Italia

please stop saying italian are racist. it’s a big fake.

we’ve been the best in team considering the whole tournament.

Zidane, it’s time to retire.

We only need one more win to catch Brazil Josh.. don’t tell me I have to wait 24 years though !!!!!

FORZA ITALIA. Zidane, you let your team mates and country down. Shame the manager or the other players haven’t got the balls to say what they really think about what you did.

Italy was mostly listless and in disarray yesterday. It was clear which team was more on the attack, which team had greater ball possession, which team dominated. Italy’s play yesterday was typical defensive Italian football — boring and unattractive.

But this tournament has been a triumph of defensive football with very few goals — not very good football. France was clearly the better team yesterday in terms of performance quality. Italy was totally lackluster — except in its defense, which again, makes for boring football.

Some pretty sad posts on this site, on both side. Little soccer talk.

BILLY – Yes, racism is still an issue in 2006 but guess where your comments place you?! You’re no better with your “racist Italian bastards” and “Italy = Racist country” comments. Your memebership to the racist and the hypocrite club is in the mail.

Folks, whatever Materrazzi may have said (still not confirmed), this does not mean it applies to all Italians, like soccer hooligans do not represent England.

JOECOLE – Get over it or learn the FIFA rules. Neil went for and tackled the man in the box. He also raised his arm / elbow to impede Grosso. A bad defensive mistake on Neil, who knew it right after he did it (see his expression right after).

Zidane headbutted matterazzi.therz proof.
no proof of wat materazzi did.

ever heard of presumed innocent till proven guilty.

anywy we hv done it.

whatever sore losers said…Italy is champion~~!!

oh yea and as for Jane .. pls dont post any comments ion here again .. you are football iliterate ok and dont know much about the sport so ur comments are just pointless

Definately a shame that the final was tarnished by the headbutt. would have been nice to win it fair and square so there could be no room for argument. non chi credo, ma a la fine siamo campione del mondo. viva l’italia

yup…i onli saw Zizane’s headbutt but i didn’t hear anything from Materazzi..Zidane deserved the red card but not bad words to Materazzi

Congratulations to Italy,

But how significant is it that in the modern era both of Italy’s World Cup Wins, have come off the back of domestic football bribery in the country being rife.

It’s common knowledge that Fascist Dictator Mussolini, Bought Italy there 1st world cup success in 1934, so true or not there have to be questions about the 1982 & 2006 successes.

QUATTRO!!!

Ciao, ragazzi e ragazze!
Campioni del mondo!

I watched the match at ESPN in Times Square in Manhattan, NYC, and after the match, every Italian in NYC was out in the streets with flags and jerseys, and they were all converging on lower Manhattan to party in (where else?) Little Italy!

It was a great scene – nothing like what the festa at the Circus Maximus in Rome, but pretty good by NYC standards! The best thing I saw was a hilarious French guy (with beret and all) bowing in the street in front of a crippled old Italian guy in a wheelchair. It was a fantastic scene. A band came out of nowhere and was parading down Mulberry Street, and people were cheering from the rooftops. Unbelievable!

Grazie, Azzurri, Grazie!

Now about the match: First off, I saw BS calls go both ways. The penalty that was called was BS, but the one that was later overlooked probably WAS a penalty, so I guess they cancel eachother out.
I still don’t believe the second Italian goal was offside, having watched the match twice now. It seemed to me that Italy was the better team in the first half, and France took over for part of the second half and all of overtime. Nonetheless, Zidane’s head-butt was inexcusable, and the more I look at it, it doesn’t even appear that Materazzi was talking smack at him. Zidane, I thought you were a class act, but you clearly are not. This was confirmed when your own coach was trying to talk to you before the overtime, and you pulled your arm away from him and gave him – your own coach – a dirty look. He’s still your coach, and you are still a professional footballer.

I am sure there will be people who say Italia did not deserve to win. To those people, I say remember the ‘98 World Cup and the 2000 Euro, and then come talk to me. This is karma, and we’ve been on the short end of these situations for a long time (just look at our PK shootout record before this: 0-3). It’s about time. And for those of you who say that Italy is not the best team of the world, even though they are now – LEGITIMATELY – campioni del mondo… well, let me remind you that we could say the same thing about Brazil in ‘94, so don’t give me that garbage.

This will be gli Azzurri’s four years, so you will just have to live with it.

Grazie, and Forza Azzurri!

a few questions:
1. what did zidane (yes you read right.. zidane) say to Materazzi?
2. did or did not malouda dive?
3. toni was offside or not?
4. how many goals did france score in the tournament? And Italy?
5. if Italy had not being awarded the pk against australia who would have won… and why?
answer the simple questions and you will automatically know who deserves to be the CHAMPION
5.

There’s an old saying that goes “it ain’t bragging if you can do it”. I have to be honest when I say that the pride many of you Italy fans have shown in your posts has, for me, bordered on arrogant, but I have to give credit where it’s due. Your guys were the last ones standing at the end. They didn’t always play the best, and had a bit of luck along the way, but ultimately they were successful, and in the end that’s all that counts. So congratulations on #4.

I’m looking forward to a rematch with Germany in 2010…since you’ve figured out how to shoot penalties, it’s their turn to figure out how to beat you in the World Cup.

…. I just forgot to ask what would have everybody said if instead of zidane materrazzi had headbutted somebody else??
kEEP IN MIND THAT zIDANE HAD BEING RED CARDED IN THE PAST IN THE 1998 WC AND THREE OTHER TIMES IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOR HEADBUTTING…….

HAHAHAHAHA I am WEARE the champions OF THE WORLD ALL THE REST IS SENSLESS BS.
Thanks AZZURRI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allez allez le Boooohoooos

Viva L’Italie

* * * *

Good time to do a booze cruise over to France, lots of cheap re-corked bottles of plonk going spare. HA HA HA HA

alfredo :-

Matrix:
Good to have your mrs round for a slow spit roast with me and the lads the other day, when you were playing portugal!

Zidane:
tick tock tick tock tick tock BUDDA BOOM -> HEADBUTT

Jane, I agree with you.

People with a very looooow QI like Massimo are everywhere. I’m proud to be in Italy, a tolerant and friendly country.
Before I wrote about Materazzi’s best friend at Inter Club: Obafemi Martins (Nigerian) but after I watched this video (he fighted against Milan players):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HblsV-urHg&search=materazzi

Now I think he is a Great and Bad s….d man!!!!

hey guys i know its off the topic but did u know
marry had a little lamb

Hey Massimo what’s your QI… you f*cking dip-sh*te Scout, you may want to check what you type before making yourself look a complete tw*t !!!!! Plus if you have any balls post your real name not some fag alias.

Italia are the World Champions, that means the best team in the WORLD.

Zidane must have spent to much time going to the bullfights in Madrid judging from his performance last night.

We should have won 2-1 in normal time as we scored a legitimate goal. Exactly like Henry’s against Brazil. It was even sweeter that Viera, Henry and with Zidane getting sent off they couldn’t take penalties.

Hey Bobby.. forget Va-Va Voom what’s the French for 2nd place.

FORZA ITALIA !!!!!!!!!!!!

but wat bout mary and her little lamb?

Just speculation: does anyone else think the French team was on some type of drugs…? They were unusually fast (they were slow oldies in the beginning of the tournament)… Henry was faint in the beginning of the game (i wonder why, unless he was faking it again) Adn Zidane was completely out of character (unless that is just how French people are)…?

What do you think? (no nasty comments please, this is just a speculation and I’d like to see what other people think)

Zidane is either on drugs or is plain mentally disturbed and unbalanced. He has perfected the art of diving, bringing it to a new level, outdoing the hispanics love of melodramatics. To award him the golden ball is equivalent to awarding Sadam Hussein the nobel pice prize. What a travesty. Zidane should be in a mental institution

Catherine – while anything’s possible, I’d say no to the drugs theory. Italy were coming of a long (extra time), tough semi-final against Germany while France played only the standard 90 against Portugal, so Italy were bound to be a step slower than France, especially later in the game. As for Zidane, it’s rumored that he has something of a temper and yesterday did nothing to alter that suspicion.

forza italia great win for the land of our forefathers a party for 4 years?

Roberto, keep your bad words somewhere in your body!!! I’m for fair play and good games: after watched That clip I little changed my opinion on Materazzi: those cruel actions made me thought he’s, sometime, stupidly a bad player when in this Cup he has demostrated he can be very strong and good if he uses his mind correctly.

Azzurri demostrated to be a great team and that people can change fine!!!

Forza Azzurri!!!

Josh – in all your euphoria, you’ve neglected to have Bob update the championship years on the Italy blog banner…I see only 3.

Not that you all need any help crowing…

Yevy from Malat….you are a DISGRACE to my country….what a racist pig you are.

Like most england-supporting Maltese, all you do is NOT follow the English side’s games….but denigrate Italy.

(What else can you do? Italy has delivered lessons in Football to England the last 40 years or so.)

Zidane’s haed-butt is INEXCUSABLE !!

No “ifs” or “but”….simply disgusting behaviour.

…& *NO*, Zidane is not new to these types of violent outbreaks.

Learn your Football History lessons before you comment.

A GREAT win for Italy, & a lesson in sportsmanship to the WORLD; bravo Lippi!

Lippi demostrated to be a Genius…Great Coach!!!

I hope he will continue this walk with the Italian Team!!!!

Congratulations to the Italian Team. While I was rooting for France to win, I have to admit you were a slightly better team yesterday and fully deserved to win.

I was cheering for Italy in this match. I love Italy, its culuture, its people, and its language. My cousin is Italian, and my sister and whole family were in Torino to see this match.

BUT, I have to say that there will be a stain on this world cup victory until Mazerrati comes clean about what was said. To date, even he won’t admit what he said, indicating that he knows he did something for which history will judge him wrong. I do not judge Italians by who they are but what they do, and it is a strong statement on Italy that the social pressure for Mazerrati to come clean has not been stronger.

The red card was fair, and no one could blame it for the outcome of the game. But Italy has no honor when they tolerate a racist in their midst.

Magaria abbiano il coraggio di fare quello che giusto.

I am Italian and happy we won, but let’s be honest and fair play this game could have been won by both teams especially at the end I was so scared because France played much better, I just heard over a Brazilian net work what happend with Zidane, his sister was called a prostitute twice so now I understand what happend

Catherine I’d say no. Henry was solid all year. Remember, the French hardly ran against Portugal whereas Italy were spent after Germany. I think that played a role. I have to admit they did raise their game quite a bit. I have watched France for a while and they have not played like this in 4 or 5 years. Wilson, what game did you watch? Pay claser attention. Italy controlled the first half. For all their control of the middle, the French did not outchanCe Italy. In fact, as usual, poor offside call on Toni. If that bogus, rubbish call is not made in the first half Italy wins 1-0, 2-0. They were not in disarray. Besides, the French offense has been relatively anemic for some time. They cracked the Spanish, were ok against Brazil and needed a PK against Portugal. The Italians weren’t at their best that’s for sure, but they got the job done. As for the ‘typical’ Italin style – enough with this tired, lame excuse. Italy has not played outright defense in years. Americans simply don’t get that Italy is in transistion. 40 years of cteanccio is a hard habit to break and they have been doing since 1994. Besides, the bottom line is that Italy won. In 1998, France did precious little against Italy and won in penalties. In 2000, Italy outclassed France for 85 minutes only to play OPEN soccer and lose. They were the tournaments most deserved winners. END OF STORY. You play to win. You don’t get points for beauty. Besides, they are not playing for the supeficial fan who wants to see fluff and high scoring. It was an average final but as we see often, the semis are usually better anyway. When was the last great final? 1986. Everything after that was crap.

First of all I’m Italian and Proud so you italy haters cut the crap. And no we italians ain’t no racists. So cut the crap there too. In fact I have been discriminated against by white Americans cuz I’m dark olive skinned and have curly hair. So what I’m still European, Italian and proud!!! Forza Italia!!!

The Italians played like the Prima Donnas they are. They vilified a legend to win a game. What do you expect form a primitive bunch of poofters who were dominated for 120minutes? Materazzi should be shot, Lippi should be laughed at for saying that the Italians didn’t provoke Zizou, and the Italian team can be proud that they won a soccer match without playing real soccer. I wonder how much they paid for this win….?

Italy swept ALL of the awards…

You are mistaken, Malouda did not win the DIVE of the tournament award. That clearly goes to GROSSO in the final minute against Australia.

Italy also won the FAKING injury award, which went to IAQUINTA in the game against Ghana. It seemed he was going to require emergency surgery only to trot out onto the pitch seconds later to cherry pick an unwarranted goal.

The coveted THUG award did not go to the snarling dog Gattuso, who actually played quite hard and fair, but to the bloodthirsty DeROSSI for his elbow on USA’s McBride.

Irishdownunder, why is your mum calling me all the time? Tell your dad to give her some action coz I don’t wanna go anywhere near the minger.

Forget Zidane, theres six men I rate this tournament, Gattuso, Pirlo, Cannavaro, Buffon, Grosso and Zambrotta. The thing is Italy did not rely on a Zidane or an Henry, it was a team effort, we relied on each other and we showed the world that with unity, you can overcome the biggest obstacles in the world and we did it with style like only we can. FORZA AZZURRI!!!

gola@ have you ever had the CUP in your hands…. I guess not and believe me it shows!

France got by on a Phantom Penalty against Portugal and got an even worse call go their way with Italy. Zidane was being given the winning goals, it seemed, so he could end his career in fairy tale fasion. This is what it looked like to me, anyway, after that terrible penalty call..I would have put big money on France sitting on that penalty goal, like the portugal game, which they seemed to have started doing, but Marco Matarazi spoiled the party with that pretty header.

Zidane’s close header was pretty as well, I love watching that highlight..he is so gracefull in the air

I would guess Zidane was on some type of stimulant to snap in such a way, like an ephedrine. How else could someone do something so dangerous..it could of ended in tragedy. It could be concidered attempted murder.

i know about the saudi arabia stomping.. but all in all he’s usually quite calm. Until you push too many buttons or a certain button.
Frankly, ppl shouldn’t get getting persnal on the football.
We’ll never know what was said cos neither party is telling!

Well Materazzi is known to be an agent provocateur and then some. But nonetheless Zidane who is known as a great footballer around the world has in the past shown this kind of reaction as well. Materazzi aka The Matrix gives most Italian fans heartburn when he is on the field as he represents the worst and at times the best of Italian football.

I am very happy that they won, I am sad that I was not at home with my family to enjoy this moment. My wife told me the people went bezerk flying the Italian flag and blocking streets for impromptu Street Celebrations. Well now I can buy my dog Ceaser his Italian jersey and have him wear it triumphantly in the streets of Montreal when I fly up there at the end of the Month.

Forza Italia.

And yes One PK was fake the other was ignored, the Italian goal that was declared offside was exactly the same as the one France had scored in a previous match.

So basically all in all the match went well, Italy pressing hard during the first half to equalize the score and France owning most of the Second half and pretty much the entire Extra time.

Sorry to see Zidane go on such a bad not but in the end Football/Soccer imitates life with its ups and downs.

ragazzi siamo campioni…. ormai delle critiche dobbiamo sbattercene le palle… francesi ecco il nostro cadeaux per voi.. prendetevelo e portatevelo a parigi

But Gola…Madoula wasnt touched or interfered with, what I call a Dive. Grosso with France, however, was fouled and interfered with. The worst you could call it was an embelished foul, but a foul by the books no doubt.

****
next one ties Brazil

sorry I meant Australia* above

WE WON!

That’s all I have to say – I’m just so happy and proud…

Seriously guys,

I’m not racist, some of my better friends are black. I just don’t like to be politically correct.

Just because you have a French passport, doesn’t make you French.

Zidane by refusing to help his “French” team showed the whole world he seriously didn’t give a shit about France. Hence my conclusion, he really is not French.

So where does his heart lie. I thought it was Algeria. I might be wrong. Anyways it is an Arab country. He therefore is Arab.

There you go. Another Arab disappoints the whole world. What’s so racist about that?

Maybe he didn’t dissapoint people as much as Bin Laden, but for many people i know he did. Even more. Hence my reasoning he should be put in Guantanamo. What’s so wrong about that. He destroyed the world’s largest game. Many people’s lives depended on the money they bet on him. He killed them. Therefore he belongs in Guantanamo.

My logic isn’t too clear, but then again, I have not been thinking well for the past day. Don’t expect me to for at least a month.

Forza Italia, abbiamo fatto vedere al mondo, a quei vermi che odiano la nostra patria, a quel mostro di Blatter, a quella sporca Corea del Sud, a quel idiota di Beckenbauer, a tutto il mondo che siamo i migliori.

IIIIIIITTTTAAAALLLLIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa…..

Alfredo,

You love having some guy’s cup in your hands, …and it shows!

Greaseball!

Those sore individuals who continue to attack the Italian team or defend Zidane for inexcusable behaviour are not doing a very good job of hiding their bitterness and general resentment/jealousy. In desperation you will say anything now to throw crap at a great tournament that perhaps didn’t go your way. You rarely discuss the sport itself, because you clearly know nothing about it. For one thing, when did France ever demonstrate dominance in this World Cup? They barely scraped through the first round. They defeated a poorly performing Brazilian team with a single strike, won over Portugal via a single penalty kick, obtained a single goal against Italy via another penalty kick. You say that France had the tougher road. Perhaps on paper it did. Italy played well in every game with the exception of two. I wouldn’t call defeating Germany at home an easy task, especially when this German team showed plenty of character against the much-fancied Argentina. You know, we’ve won 4 championships over the last 70 years. This would clearly demonstrate that we have a great footballing tradition that spans decades. You can’t dive your way through that! This speaks volumes about quality and a history of excellence. The sad reality is that the people who are now critizing the Italian performance were doing the usual thing on Sunday night, jerking off with a sock in a dark corner of the bedroom. On the other hand, the Italian tifosi were out celebrating a wonderful victory and embracing a team that overcame many obstacles. There you have it. LICK IT UP! FORZA AZZURRI!

Tony,

I understand and respect your argument, but Malouda was fouled in the box later in the match that went uncalled, probably for a makeup.

Still, Materazzi comes with baggage, and if it were a different Italian defender coming on Malouda, I doubt if Elizondo would’ve called the penalty. However, meathead Matzo is known for his goonish tactics and a judgement call went against Italy. Besides, Malouda is a striker who does his business in the box, Grosso is a defender who will push up field at times. His push in the Aussie box was quite convenient for the 10-man Azzuri. I will say that Italy outplayed Australia, but the way it won that game was saddening to say the least.

wow….offside on toni’s goal was a robbery. 2-1 Italy, if calls were correct…penalty awarded for Zmbrotas foul not Matarazzis’s

oh well, we must settle for pk win

How could Zidane win the golden ball award????? he just headbutted his opponent yesterday!! very very unsportsmanlike behaviour(though i admit he’s a superb player)
But such behaviour is intolerable. such a bad example to young generations.

The award should go to Cannavaro. the lowprofile and reliable captain. He’s a perfect role model. He played extremelly well n italy owes it to him.

KNOCKK!!KNOCKK!! FIFA OPEN YOUR EYES!!

I do think Italians, Germans, French, Brazilians English and so on should be allowed to watch and talk about football. Americans and Austalians should be tested by some experts and as long they go blabbing about high scores or diving or something like that should be jailed for one month every 4 years….june being the month..the ones who show a minimum knolwedge of football are allowed to talk (just a bit though, once in 5 days more or less). I’ll talk about it to Sepp Blatter.

Hey Italian fans. How does it feel knowing you had to use racism, diving, and cheating to win this World Cup. I hope you guys do horrible in South Africa 2010.

Pao,

You bring up everything that is wrong with the World Cup.

FIFA wants Americans and Aussies and Africans to BUY into the game of football (or soccer as we know it), but rarely do teams outside of Europe and the two South American powers (Argentina and Brazil) get a fair shake on the pitch.

It is all about money. FIFA wants the growing revenues from the world outside the soccer trust, but also wants the higher attendance figures that the trust brings.

Hence, Germany’s gates raked it in with an all-Euro semifinal. Indeed, some could argue that FIFA helped lead Italy from the darkness of scandal by paving its way to another golden cup.

@gola and @billy, go win a world cup and come back home immediately!!!

ALFREDO YOUR SISTER IS A PUTA

Why don’t you go win one Alfredo. Which team were you on 1934, 1938?

@terry … brilliant !!!!!!!
@gola…. you must have failed your history classes… all of them

Italy deserved to win. They played like lions. They had better ball posession throughout the match. France had more shots but only 2 more on the goal.

Henry and Zidane played an amazing game until Zidane acted foolishly.

Italy won fair and square and they deserve to be the champions. I think they gave the best overall performance in the tournament. No one was even sure France would finish the first round at the beginning of the tournament.

All you Italy-haters, please, leave us alone.

You are just boring *yawn*.

@Terry from Florida, that’s just stupid.

Alfredo, I’m just wondering when YOU (not Italy, but you personally) won a world cup. Care to enlighten us?

Hamzeh, what game were you watching? Italy had virtually no ball possession in the second half and extra time.

Hey Italians!

CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

YOU GUYS DID GREAT!!!

BTW Cannavaro must be the BEST CAPTAIN EVER.

Did you see how he handled himself after the head-butt. Very composed that man.

Ciao ciao

Firstly, France didn’t dominate the game. France’s goal was on a PK called on a mystery foul. It was a back and forth game with both teams having some great chances to score. Italy was disallowed a legitimate goal on a bad offside call and Italy also hit the cross bar in the 1st half. Italy should have won this game, at least, 2-1 in regulat play since the second foul in the box may have been PK worthy for France. Regardless, the right team won. Defence wins championships, as the cliche goes. If defence makes for boring football, who cares so long as it results in a victory. Secondly, Italy are no more dirty than any other team. In case you missed it, France was the one doing much of the diving in this game. Heck, it got them a goal. You’d have to be either a hater of the Italian team or bias towards/against a team to see it any other way. Thirdly, regarding racism, pretty much every European country has problems with racism. Henry, who plays in England, admits having been spit on by fans in England and being called racist labels. But Italy and Spain are always the ones highlighted for racist offences so it comes across as these countries are the only ones with such problems. But if you actually did some research on the issue you’d see it is prevalent across Europe.

TO THE ITALIAN HATERS:

STOP BEING SUCH SORE LOSERS. This is a game. and obviously the referees are not 100% right all the time and headbutt or no head butt. ITALIANS WON.

If I hear another “MATERAZZI PROVOKED ZIDANE” I will seriously PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE. or hit you with the keyboard. because seriously, you guys sound like the ENGLISH SORE LOSERS when they blamed Cristiano Ronaldo when Rooney pushed him and got Red carded.

VIVA ITALIA

Oh yes, regarding Zidane, did I actually see someone referred to this guy as uaually being calm? Zidane is anything but calm and cool. He has been known to engage in some dirty tricks. This is not the first time he has headbutted an opponent and back in 1998 he purposely stepped on an opponent in a clear attempt to injure him. But since Zidane is a star I suppose you can never hold anything like this agianst him. It “must” be the opponent. Rather than ask simply what Materazzi said to Zidane perhaps you should also ask what Zidane said to Materazzi and both players seemed to be verbally jabbing at each other.

Anyone one of you retards who say Italy got dominated are obviously either:

A) British football low lives who are depressed after yet another dissapointing WC by your overated club, so you take it out on the winning team.

or

B) A dumbass American that needs to watch more than 5 games every four years before you can open your fat arrogant mouths. (Eat some more ‘freedom fries’ you fat slobs)

Anyone who watches football knows that Italy’s style of play is defence and counterattack. The other team will naturally have more ball possession and be on the attack more.

If who watched last nights game you will agree that France had absolutely no real scoring chances (except for Zidane’s header).

Regardless, last night Italy confirmed there superiority over the human race. Not only do we have the best culture, the best food, the best looking people, but now the best team in ‘The Beautiful Game’

FORZA ITALIA!!!

Italy won and I couldn’t be happier. What’s better is they looked good doing it. No team plays with as much style and grace, and they are real sportsman.

Now for all you sour losers. France’s only goal was a penalty kick, so don’t down play Italy’s victory just because it went to PK. At least Italy’s penalty kicks were valid and not the result of a bad call. Anyone who watches the game closely, knows that Italy clearly won 2-0 even before the 5-3 PK win.

Through all the adversity Italy mainted their spirit and their cool and won the 2006 World Cup!!! FORZA ITALIA!!!! It’s a beautiful day!

You know what I like most about football? Every idiot is welcome*. My personal theory is: the more idiots, the more fun it is.

So please go on with “Italy cheaters!” vs “Italian haters stay out!”, I looooooove it.

_________________________________________________

* not true for the so-called “soccer”-regions, where the sports-industry try to establish football as instrument of distinction for the high-income white middle-class, blacks and hispanics not welcome

OK, here is an update on Zidane:

Materazzi apparently called him ‘dirty terrorist’. See it here:
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldFootballNews&storyID=2006-07-10T163843Z_01_L10406204_RTRIDST_0_SPORT-SOCCER-WORLD-FRANCE-ZIDANE.XML

Just for being an Arab. Now, all of you can you justify this???? And on the top, it seems that Materazzi added his sister is a prostitute. How about that????

Whatever you think about Zidane’s behavior, I am with him. It is the matter of honor and honor is more important than awards.

Filthy Italian soccer (NB: I am talking about soccer, not the people per ce). Diving, cheating, hitting and insulting from behind, simulating.

You got your world cup. Choke with it.

BOYCOTT MATERAZZI!!!

In the United States, you can swindle quite a bit by crying “racism” , but I know this, you can’t win a world cup with that cry.

I suppose you think all the refs are racist too… and FIFA right?

Please… go cry somewhere else. Even if Materazzi is a racist that’s his right to be. His personal beliefs have no bearing on the outcome of the tournament. You should all be ashamed. Zidane acted like a baby. You don’t lose your cool like that when you’re a professional.

P.S. I can’t even count the number of times I saw Italian players hugging or helping up black players.

For Billy end other poor mans:
The Italian people is NOT RACIST!!!

Honor for France & Germany.

CAMPIONI DEL MONDOOO!!!!!!!!

Vitali:

Come on!

Please understand that I do not condone or support racisim; it has no place anywhere PERIOD! And yes, Materrazi was a fu*&**ng punk for dissing Zidane like that.

But Zidane had two choices.

1. Retaliate, which he did and get tossed out of the game and sink down to Materrazi’s thug level.

2. Ignore Materrazi and walk away. Had he done this, he would have been around to take his penalty kick and yes, that kick would have gone right past Buffon. He would have won France the cup and gotten the last laugh!

Maybe Jesus was right when he said turn the other cheek when insulted.

The game could have been anyone’s .After the second half the game belonged to France..Italy did a good job. France propelled into the overtime without the best players..Zidane, Henry and Vieiera and Trezeguet botched up the PK. Now on a more negative note..the Italians insulted Zidane by calling him a terrorist..now dont u think Materazzi deserved that headbutt?I believe that it was a deliberate attempt to get the best player out…so its safe to say that in the end there was no competition …the game was handed to Italy on a golden platter…
And my Boy Zidane ends up with the Golden Ball!!

tony, I cant tell you how happy I am to see your comment. That was my thought too. I think Zidane was in fact on something. I think Henry too (which is why he almost fainted in the first 2 minutes…)

I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy italy won!

I’m not a racist but why are all of the French team black except for 3 players? I guess France forgot about the fact that no African team has ever won the world cup.

In the End Zidane’s famous temper got the better of him. Obviously he was fired up or upset about something and even the slightest thing could have set him off. Apparently it did as everyone saw just how human he is and Honor has a place on the field but not in the form displayed by Zidane.

So for all those who think the Matrix should be removed from the known universe, on Sunday regardless of his previous history he was wearing the National Colors and Guai a chi la tocha!

Quando si parla di difendere i colori non centra pui niente, e la vittoria o la morte !

L’Italia a chiamata e loro anno risposto.

Forza Italia

GRANDE ITALIA!!!!!!!!!!
WE ARE THE CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look at this human garbage called Materazzi here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq6HosVlskQ&search=materazzi

He is not just a racist, he is a garbage overall

Massimo, your comments about Zidane and Guantanamo Bay are not funny and are offensive. Let’s celebrate the victory with class not anger

France were far better. But the winner is the otherside.

It is like so often in real life.

Dirty tricks can pull honest men into the ground.

The most undeserved World Cup victory in football history.

Ok, Materazzi has this to say:

It is absolutely not true, I did not call him a terrorist. I’m ignorant. I don’t even know what the word means,” the Italian news agency Ansa quoted Materazzi as saying after the Italian team returned to Rome.

Oh, yeah, Marco, you do not know what terrorist means. You leave on Jupiter or somewhere else. You country is not in Iraq and they do not chop the heads of compatriots. You never heard about this.

WHAT A LIAR!!!!

BILLY,

We’re suppose to take tolerance lessons from someone who writes stuff like “Italy=racist country” and generalizes about Italians and Spaniards? Isn’t that racist?

Your free membership to the racist and hypocrite clubs are in the mail.

Rolf -

What dirty tricks? Italy played a far cleaner game, like always. Everyone who’s trying to demonize Materazzi must never watch soccer because that stuff happens all the time. It’s a sport. There is blood and injuries. Materazzi plays hard. So what, he’s more aggressive. No need to cry. All you who cry racist are the worst losers of all. Materazzi fouls white players too. If you watch the clip from Vitali, you will see he only fouls a black player once. So what… happens all the time… you can pick any player, scrutinize them and get the same result. stop crying… if you want ballet then stop watching soccer.

Hey Vitali -

The group who’s accusing Materazzi is based in Paris. HAHAHA! And if they’re going to quote him saying racist slurs, at least quote them in Italian as I doubt he would have said them in English. HAHAHAHA!! What’s your point anyway? What if he does think Zidane is a terroist? I know a lot of people here in the US who thinks France harbors terrorists… so what.. everyone has their opinions… stop whining. France lost. Their only goal was a highly debatable penalty kick anyway. Italy scored 2 REAL goals. Just accept defeat and move on.

And I quote:

“Zidane’s red card was anything but unusual. He was sent off 14 times in his career at the club and international level.

At the 1998 World Cup, he stomped on a Saudi Arabian opponent. Sitting out a two-match ban…

Five years ago with Juventus, he head-butted an opponent in a Champions League match against Hamburger SV after being tackled from behind…

At this year’s World Cup, where Zidane sat out one match for getting two yellow cards in the first round, he sent a message to his teammates. In a rare television interview, he said, “We die together.”

No one is a saint. Grow up people. Let the Italian fans enjoy this well earned victory.

Grosso = Dive

Germany – Frings = Italy’s desperation to win at any cost

Who’s Frings, I hear you say…? Well, who is Materrazi…?

Remember McBride…? Oh, you wouldn’t, that’s all the little hit-jobs that are part of the way to a WC win.

And finally, someone called the Matrix, comes up with the perfect plan to make the greatest threat to all their plans vanish under the wave of a card.

Enough plots to make up for a good book titled…

HOW TO WIN THE WORLD CUP THE MAFIOSO WAY.

Nice win, see you in 2010.

And yes, I’m a disgruntled Aussie.

Zidane lost his cool, regardless of what or wasnt said. these guys chirp at each other all day in all games, friendly or world cup matches. He did his country a disservice.

too bad he had to go out like that. I guess it was bound to happen as he had 9 or 10 red cards in international play already. Low EQ i guess…..

Italy shut him down and he couldnt go out in a story book way but now its blemished his whole career.

congrats to the Italy team. The better team won. That was clear.

Some observations:

True, France dominated possession, but both offence and defense are part of the game. Italy’s strong defense kept the French at bay. Brazil was not able to contain Zidane, Italy was, and won.

Anyone that says Italy does not deserve to win needs to look at the facts: Not a single goal was given up to ANOTHER team by the Italians during regular play. Not one. You can’t count the own goal against the U.S and you can’t count the one the French dove for.

No other team (that made it as far as the quarter finals) can say that. Italy deserved to win.

One more thing: Zidane’s actions are inexcusable. He is supposed to be a professional. No matter what Materazzi said to him, it does not justify a physical act. If he is such a hero, the way some in the media make it seem (including the stupid American commentators) then he should have controlled his anger or at the very least, said something back. A man that would take physical action on a world stage does not deserve to be called anything but a loser.

MAYBE I AM STUPID, BUT I AM NOT A CHEATER, AND ZIDANE IS HUMAN , HOW WOULD YOU REACT IF SOMEONE CALLED YOUR SISTER A WHORE I GUESS SINCE THE ITALIANS COULD NOT CONTROL HIM THEY HAD TO USE WHATEVER THEY COULD ITALY MAY HAVE ONE A STAR BUT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW BAD THEY ARE, FRANCE PLAYS ITALY IN 2 MONTHS LET’S SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO, OH ABOUT ZIDANE NOT BEING FRENCH IS IN THERE A PLAYER FROM ARGENTINA ON THE SQUAD, OH YES MALOUDA CHEATED DIN’T ITALY GOT A GIFT FROM AGAINST AUSTRALIA.

FACT ITALY GOT DOMINATED IN THE 2 HALF
FACT THEY COULD NOY KEEP UP WITH THE OLD GUYS
FACT THE WORLD KNOWS THAT ITALY IS A JOCK FUNNY THINK I AM ITALIAN FROM BARDELLO OUTSDE OF VARESE I LIVE IN NAPLES FL SO I CAN CRITIZE MY COUNTRY AS MUCH AS I WANT I AM NOT FRENCH BUT I AM SICK TIRED OF WINNING WITH DISCRASE WHERE IS THE TEAM WITH PAULO ROSSI NOW THAT WAS A TEAM NOT THESE LITTLE QUIERS CRYING FOR FOULS SERIOUSELY IF I WAS ON THE PITCH AFTER THE GAME I WOULD BEATED THE SHIT OF THTA DEFENDER

You can’t be dominated if you don’t give up goals.

Possession means nothing if you can’t get the ball in the goal.

Terry from Florida, maybe when you learn to spell correctly and learn that typing in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, I’ll take the time to read the mindless nonsense you call a post.

I’m sick of all these arguments and cheap, childish name calling.
If anyone can name one team in this whole tournament that didn’t dive, exagerate or give a cheap shot hear and there, let us know. If not, shut the hell up. The only difference between all these teams is Italy won and the rest did not.
Did they deserve it…..your damn right they did. I’ve heard of sore losers, but some of you people are way beyong that.
And as for racism, look in your own back yards, it’s everywhere. Is it right or justified….no way in hell it is. But the better people of this world will rise above it…I did, and I didn’t do it with a headbutt.

@ Billy & all Italian haters out there:
“L’INVIDIA FA SCHIATTARE!” Translation: “Envy makes you bust!!!”

Billy –
I know you cannot get past that your beloved England LOST….so you have nothing better to do then take it out on the italians by calling them “racists”. Yet YOU are the racist!!! what have the italian people done to YOU personally that you hate them so much??? You sound like a bitter old man…Go watch your curling and…Don’t forget your GERITOL!!!

Bravi Azzurri!! e Viva L’Italia!!!

watching the celebrations in rome, what a fantastic feeling, this is about football not racism politics or any other slur that you put on this site about italians, to me and other italians you are just jealous we are the champions, ****

How come Italy is Azurri????BLUE? where does that color comes from??the flag does not have any blue

Terry from Florida: Are you actually American? If so, have you ever played American football or basketball or hockey? Athletes talk trash all the time. Even golfers.

If not, go F yerself back to France. Loser.

Amusing that Josh (very Italian!) hasn’t responded to any of the comments made. Suspect he’s too hopped up on (american) Lambrusco to comment.
Lets face it – France were by far the better team, the divers held on until the angel Materazzi got Zidane sent off (the pre-match game plan worked a treat). No-one likes the way they play football, the history of spitting, verbals, violence, time-wasting etc, very football that Josh, eh? I’m disappointed in ZZ however – you get the opportunity to headbutt an Italian and you don’t even break his nose. This is the kind of stuff they’ve been doing right up until the advent of video evidence (& occasionally beyond then), yet they bleat when it happens to them.
No-one is impressed by Italy, they’ll celebrate in isolation. You are a disgrace to players like Gianfranco Zola, who is a credit to the game and your country, and who must be embarrassed by people like you.
The current match-fixing fiasco in “your” country proves how much you rate the actual game of football – look forward to seeing Chievo in the Champions League.

Note to all Italians.

Great job you deserved it.

BUT

DO nto rub it in everyones face like always. This is why no one else wants you to win because we hear about it for thousands of years. ENojoy it now caus eit will be all about the Scandal soon adn the ZC will be a distant memory.

Buffon is one ugly human being. Good thing he is good at soccer cause he would be on the streets in Rome pleasuring people for cheeseburgers.

JOSH, START A NEW POST. HAS TO BE TITLED SOMETHING LIKE MATRIX 06; THE REDEMPTION

The news here had a lip-reading expert but unfortunately can’t get what Zidane said as his back was turned. Materazzi started by saying “No”, then “Liar”, then “An ugly death to you and your family” and finally finishing off with a “F*ck you”. And that sparked the running bull retaliation from Zizou, what a complete tw*t.

Materazzi, I must admit that pre-tournament the name of this guy in the squad filled me with dread. But just look he has performed. One goal prior to the Czech game, and to top it all off in the final he concedes a very soft penalty, scores the equaliser, gets Zidane sent off (either he did it or Zidane looked at his bald dome in on the TV screen and finally got p*ssed about being a slaphead and looking about 46) and then scores a crucial penalty kick. And he’s a defender, the guys is nuts but I tell you what I love him.

Marco Materazzi, I for one apologise for doubting you. Forza Matrix, Forza Italia, quattro volta campioni del mondo !!!!!

P.S. Cannavaro is the real Golden Ball winner, all independent polls conducted around the world give him the majority vote. All 23 of you are legends, thank you for the best month I have had in ages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can’t stop f*cking smiling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah. Camoranesi is one ugly peice of crap as well. But as Italians good lucks have never been kind to us. We are one ugly heritage. But good at soccer so it all works out.

Italians

Good at soccer.
Ugly in appearance.

THank goodness we are good at soccer. We are one ugly heritage. Did you see the pictures in Rome, everyone was ulgy trash. But we partied good.

play this

http://widelec.org/zidane.html

good career end..really.

other site to play zidane game.
http://www.fifatickets2006.com/zidaneflashgame.php

MMMMMMMhhhh…. :

M afia

M oggi

M atterazzi

MMMMMMMMhhh….

Que bello.

What is the most obvious statement:

A) we would have won even in Zidane did not get the red.
B) The scandal will take over the headlines and ruin the followup of the WC.
C) Italy is good at soccer but the males are ugly trash.

the correct answer is C. All are true but C is the most obvious. Good work ugly men. You did it cavemen.

Rolf Habich you can’t take some bad pieces and generalize to a whole nation…it’s the same if i told you

H itler

H immler

H alf-final out 2 – 0

mmm…CHE

I am not a racist. I hate everyone all the same. Forza Italia!!

i’m really amused to hear people from usa, australia, canada, that have never saw a spheric ball rolling on a field, talk about italian football… and for the english… u have won just one Wc… and THAT one was stolen… it’s a fact…
so.. eat your heart out… and talk about something you can understand
4 stars

Hey everyone;

Lets let the Italians enjoy this one. THe have very little else to be proud of. Taking this away from them would be like taking a lolli pop away from a ugly sick looking baby. Congrats Italians. Im proud of you guys for accomplishing something.

Vitali & simon…..glad to see your choking in your own venom…..

….& also ckoing in your ENVY for Italy…

Italy are the CHAMPIONS, & provided a level of sportsmanship that few reached.

Oh, BTW: that Zidane is not only a violent person, he’s also a LIAR. Materazzi never called him a terrorist or an Arab. If Zizou’s claiming that, he’s a plain faced liar!

The people who condone Zidane’s head-butt are even more vile than Zizou himself…

Nothing worse then an Italian living in America. NOt only ugly but a fool.

Look at all those jealous non Italian Canadians.

Go Canada Go!
Lets have another Molson or is that MooseHead and shoot some deer from out the car window in the middle of the Tundra.

LOL, you guys kill me.

Italian -Americans.

Greasy, I bet
Patriotic -OF course
Ugly – without a doubt

italy didnt beat france, italy beat a bunch of monkey nigs…to say the french team represents france is a joke..an absolute joke..
http://www.u-soccer.com/euro04/images/players/france_team.jpg
half breeds and nigs…thats all there is….GET FRENCH PLAYERS!!!
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺ Italia!!
☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻ france….
forza azzuri!

As for your quote before about Canada. Yes I will have a Molson and no I dont live on the so called TUndra and no I dont shoot deer. Where. You must live in some shit like Dakota or Montana and lve by the prairies. HAHA. That makes the last comment by you more conforming to yourself.

Yevy from Malta: what a racist bone-head you are….

Comments like “materazzi in a cage” & “what do you feed it”…are simply vile & racist.

Yevy, you sound like a little boy with anal-retentive problems: GROW UP.

The mostlovely thing on this blog is seeing how much pent-up hatred the anti-italian racists have….& to add to thier MISERY, italy won the World Cup….

They must all be choking in thier own venom!

Roberto, well said on all accounts. I think all of us were deathly afraid that we would be Matrixed. But he picked the perfect time to play the best month of soccer in his life, scoring two crucial goals and filling in brilliantly for Nesta. Even if he reverts back to his inconsistent and general thuggish play, he’ll always be a hero.

I think this is also a good time to think about the future. Will Lippi stay on for Euro 2008? Who on the squad will retire from international duty? Totti? Del Piero? Cannavaro? Pippo? Who will fill their shoes for the upcoming qualifiers (first week of Sept)? Will Zaccardo ever be given another chance? There are so many questions already.

get over it | July 10th, 2006 at 6:03 pm
Italian -Americans.

Greasy, I bet
Patriotic -OF course
Ugly – without a doubt

words to describe this country:
Hockey playing, beer drinking, syrup loving, bacon eating, french speaking, funny talking people who live in igloos. go to tim hortins and eat your donuts fatass

you call us ugly, haha but the women like to f***k us, keep sending your quotes i”m iovin it

Get over it, LOL Montana what do you think? I think you been watching Broke back Mountain once too many times.

Go eat a Poutine and have a Harvey’s burger I hear it is a Fat Ass Beautifull thing made to measure for the Canadian who loves his meat.

LOL.

Ma dai propio sei un stronzo.

Back ON TOPIC:

great VICTORY Italy….there were about 2 million people at Circo Massimo in Rome this evening….what a Triumph!

Aussies hot-heads here, as well as all the anti0Italian racists,
should be granted a free passage to Italy, not only to learn football, but also to learn STYLE, art, architecture, amazing cuisine, great food, great wine (Aussie wine needs an overhaul….faaasssst!!!), culture, music, theatre….

…I don’t think it’ll ever work, it’s like trying to teach astonomy to a chicken…

little bit of luck through the championship, but in the end we were the best team – aka we won it. would have thought this would shut everyone up but to my delight it hasn’t.
roberto – nice retort to tom’s mis-informed biggotry.
jane- are you a football fan, or just sad and lonely dredging the worlds blogs looking for someone else as anti-italian as you – if so uv probably come to the right place . If england is so great why are you living in japan works for a anti rascist party . ignorant italians eh !!!! since most of us here are wrinting in english up yours !!!

I can’t believe some of the comments…. Italians are ugly?? Has anyone here been to Italy? Spend a day or two in Florence or Rome. Some of the most beautiful people I’ve ever seen are there…Copenhagen is nice too

vafuncul0: “italy didnt beat france, italy beat a bunch of monkey nigs…to say the french team represents france is a joke..an absolute joke. half breeds and nigs…thats all there is….GET FRENCH PLAYERS!!!

I agree with Walther. The mustaches on the women are just extraordinary.

Your funny man. I dare you to call a black person in his face a monkey. Lol you aint got the balls to do that because your just a little ignorant punk.

Uncle Sam, I can see you never been there. I’ve travelled the U.S. and I love the place but Italy is magical too.

The Colonel….after your last post why don’t you just shorten your name a little and just call yourself, The Colon.

Kyle you are obviously Italian, I can assume that from the level of your blogs. You are racist, ignorant and obviously of lower intelligence than most on this blog. You should go back and actually read what you have written. People like you should be arrested and locked away with the key thrown away for a long time. I hope your mother realises what sort of imbecile she brought onto this earth. You disgust me with your comments!

Jane, you’re not as different from Kyle as you’d like to believe. “Kyle you’re obviously Italian….” What irony!

Walter, I beg to differ, have you actually read the blog I am talking about. You are obviously not black other wise you would have taken extreme offence. I am not black but I have respect for all nations which is more than can be said for a lot of people. This is the WC not a rallie on racism, it is sickening. There are few people, on these blogs, who can write no more than two lines without being abusive or insulting. This is about FOOTBALL, not the colour of your skin, religion, gays whatever and to call someone and I quote”

vafuncul0: “italy didnt beat france, italy beat a bunch of monkey nigs…to say the french team represents france is a joke..an absolute joke. half breeds and nigs…thats all there is….GET FRENCH PLAYERS!!! ”
is really and truly pitiful

Josh:Stop cocaine it’s too bad for you.

KYLE sincere apologies and I take back what I said it was not you who posted the quotes I referred to above but
VAFUNCU10.

I hope you can forgive my mistake. I was so mad at the comments made by this person, I truly made a regrettable mistake of assuming it was you. Sorry.

TO vafunculO
You are a real italian aren’t you???

Thierry,

Do you know why the French planted trees along all of their roads? So the Germans could march in the shade.

yeah the Italians did well back in the 40’s. Pop pop pop.

“Kyle | July 10th, 2006 at 6:48 pm

Your funny man. I dare you to call a black person in his face a monkey. Lol you aint got the balls to do that because your just a little ignorant punk. ”

hey kyle…first of all ive already called a black person a monkey, second i got waay bigger grapefruits then youll ever have…thirdly you dont agree that the french team should have french ppl rather then africans???those “french” players should be reperesenting their home countries…such as angola, togo senegal(viera)…va rompe il cuzo di dio cesso

Get over it, Good point

damn the world cup was expensive…now we can’t afford to bribe anyone else.

http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/3779/1/32/

Remember all you fine people out there like to call Italian names because you can get away with it. It is acceptable it polite circles. However, up until they died heroicly in large numbers during WW2(more than any other U.S. ethnic group), Italians were not considered of any race, they were considered subhuman. In the 1930’s the U.S. changed its immigration laws to specifically prevent Italians from entering the country. They lynched them in New Orleans. That is why so many of Italians ended up in Toronto, Brazil and Argentina. On the other hand it was the great Italian philosopher, Phillip Mazzei, who as confidant and friend, gave Thomas Jefferson these words, “All men are created equal.”

By the way if any of you truely believe the Italian team is not the best looking and best dressed team then you are in that Twilight Zone episode where all the beautiful people are banned to never-never land.

Italians- decent at soccer.

But pretty darn ugly.

Let that be a lesson to all you young Italians. IF you dont play professional soccer you will be sucking cock for cheeseburgers.

Ugly bastards.

Stop trying to analyse the game to death it just gets alot of good people upset. Regardless of whether Italy won or France won or Brazil or Germany, the insults would still be thrown at each other and everyone and their mother would be on this blog site trying to make the most outrageous comments to see who will have the last word. Well unfortunately nobody does because while you are here trying to tear each other down the players are enjoying time off with their families and trying to deal with the problems and pressures in their own lives, things that we have no idea about. I’ll tell you something, in four years nobody is going to care about this and then we’ll start up another hatefest instead of celebrating the fact that “we all inhabit this small planet and we all breathe the same air” I’m certain I’ve heard that somewhere before.
Here is just a thought before I leave this blog forever. I was watching the World Cup with my eight month old son and to watch the glimmer in his eyes as the players moved across the field, it was magical. Wouldn’t it be nice to watch the game through the eyes of a child. We would be blind to matters of racism, bigotry, stereotypes and hate towards each other. It made me examine my own faults and I felt ashamed of myself. To take something so simple and pure and bastardize it with hateful rhetoric. If you are lucky enough to be a parent you will understand where I’m coming from.
I think everyone on this blog should take a look at themselves in the mirror and seriously examine you’re own faults and failures and stop judging other people’s faults and failures because this whole thing has gotten dangerously out of control. I sincerely apologize to anyone I have offended these past weeks and I hope that in 2010 we will all watch the game with a renewed attitude on life. Until than I wish for everyone health, happiness and most of all that you respect one another.
Good bye and God Bless.

If the a..hole called Zidane a terrorist, completely understand the reaction; 10 minutes left and running on empty, the game clearly headed for PK’s, he saw the need to stand up to that sort of skulduggery. Six months from now, the only thing we’ll remember of this game is Zidane teaching this scumbag a lesson with the Dive Team’s win on PK’s a statistic.

I saw the final world cup game between France and Italy.
I think that the winner is France because France above than Italy about everything.
Italy won the game, but they lost numerous things.

VAFUNCULO ISN’T ITALIAN: He try to appear italian to create same general hating against italians.

Vafunculo is in incorrect the real word is : Vaffanculo…an italian can’t make theese mistakes..

and then “va rompe il cuzo di dio cesso” doesn’t mean anything, they are only some bad words without logic.

vafuncul0

You carry on about the French supposedly having African players how about Italy?

Simone Perrotta was born 17.09.77 in Ashton under lynne in ENGLAND. He went to St Annes Roman Catholic school until he was 11 then return to Italy. Is he English or Italian?

yeah vafunculo is racist and hes not italian fo sure. jane thnx for the info, at least some do their research!

good job mazi on pointing out the nonsence that kid made up

to vafunculo…..vaffanculo hehe

world cup 2006, now win a euro cup for us in 08!!! va italia! (im a real italian )

Its stupid the way english people, and england lovers, spent their time trying to put the suporters of other teams against each other, SAD!

Greatings Italy!

Rumualdo,

It all depends how you define good looking. They have nice features, good body whatever.

Beautiful people are different, their beauty comes from within, they might not have the best features or body but their whole personna gives them beauty.

My opinion The Italian people are pretty. The French are beautiful.

Let’s talk about racisim
Ya like My parents and I who get a lot of racsit comments from the french or english here in canada
Since when is one group of people more or less racist then others
Don;t think Us italians had it easier
……….. I rest my case

And what do you think is happening now woth the italians pure racisim some person not wanting to accept the fact the someone else has won …. etc…..

Jacques, I am English and proud of it, I take offence at your blog. Before you state silly remarks like that I suggest you go back and read my blogs.

It is people like you who state things like you have that cause trouble.

Get over it, ok u takl like a child saying so many things u probly dont think well ur probly just saying that cuz ur madd italy won !!!!!!get over they won they deseved the win

VIVA ITALIA !!!!!!!

You want racism, well look no further. Go check out la Loi 22 and Bill 101 in our glorious Quebec History and see if that was not targetted at Italians and other ethnic groups.

Ma dai, racism I have seen it up close and personal. Being called many a thing or two during my days as a youngster in Little Italy in Montreal.

Ma you guys that talk so much do you really understand what racism is and what impact it has on people.

gET OVER IT, OK MAN R U SURE UR NOT ON SOME DRUG OR SOMETHIN ITALIAN GUYS R DAM HOTT THERE SO HOTT STOP HATING ON THE ITALIANS!!!!!!!!THEY WON!!!!

Jane,
you may be a pretty girl. Proud of you too.
P.S:They still are english who are proud, where did they hide?
lol

This blog is an absolute disgrace. Funny how ever post started by Josh turns to shit.

I’m happy for the true Italian fan who loves their football but I suggest they avoid this blog which is filled with the most ignorant comments.

From Wikipedia:

The deaf forensic lip-reader Jessica Rees was employed to analyze the video sequences with the help of an Italian translator. According to these reports, Materazzi spoke in Italian – a language understood by Zidane due to his time spent with Juventus F.C. – and first told him: “Hold on, wait, that one’s not for a nigger like you.” As the players walked forward, Materazzi allegedly said: “We all know you are the son of a terrorist whore.” Then, just before the headbutt, he was seen saying: “So just fuck off.” According to Brazilian TV Rede Globo, a lip-reader claimed that Materazzi twice called Zidane’s sister a prostitute.

You don’t call it racism? You don’t call it an act worth a prison term and suspension from the game for life, least the headbutt????

SCANDAL
SCANDAL
SCANDAL
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Get over it’

you make a good point.
The World Cup is over so we must concentrate on the Scandal and find out how quilty our players are. The Serie is now a joke thorughtout the world. We cannot claim to have the best league anymore. THe Serie A is now nothing more then BS. AS for our players we may have to give up out honour for their actions. HOpefully not to many on the team are quilty but if they are it will overshadow the win yesterday. The Scandal will ruin our pride.

Why do we cheat in the Serie A. It makes us look like shit. WHy fellow italians. WHY? WE are lead by bafoons.

HAHA Angelo,

That was probably me pushing you around. Hey Im sure you deserved it.

Hey Evelyn;

You got some low expectations, let me tell you.

PS I guess smell doesnt bother you..

Theirry stop hitting on chicks online and get a a REAL gf, haha if anyone else thinks Thierry is a pedo creep say so k?

anyways someone should close this comment/message board cause its a) going nowhere and b) theres nothing but constant fighting w/ racism and politics being brought up.
i think it really sucks that from now on we cant watch a soccer tournament without racism being involved and brought up.

vafuncul0, I hope the other bloggers are right that you are not Italian because you are disgraceful.

Jane, you were absolutely right to be angry at the comments but then you state “… you are obviously Italian, I can assume that from the level of your blogs. You are racist, ignorant and obviously of lower intelligence than most on this blog” and you lose me. Why would you do the same thing and generalize about Italians? I know so many Italians that are great, tolerant and generous. Every race has its bad apple and no one race is completely bad or good.

It’s funny. It seems that all the idiots in this world are dating together in this blog. Is that some kind of scientific experiment?

Amazing run! Great article on Buffon’s brillance and the future of Lippi here:
http://www.greatsportsnews.com/italy.php

Materazzi – the biggest ugly loser on this planet!! A racist pig! The officials should not allow a racist prick to play! He knew Italy would lose and the only way to get the key player of France out will be by him using racist/mean remarks abt his family! In my books, the winner is Zidane! Bravo for standing up for your beliefs!

Hey Sam,

Who are the champions.. Thats right Italy.. and for Zidane.. He is an asshole for doing what he did..in front of all the world.. the FRENCH are a bunch of fagots…dirty players..

THEY LOST.. AND SO DID ZIDANE…

Check out these videos of this savage bastard named Materazzi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gyu8W1g2co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmW83FjB1Yc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImAjXdTKfjg

FY you sanctimonious trash, how could Zidane,blah..blah…blah. A lowlife like Mothrfckerazzi surrounded by fakers and divers (Totti in the semis was a clown, diving away) there’s a great team role model for aspiring kids. The one half-way decent guy, Grosso, he wasn’t above it either when threatened with a man disadvantage over 30 OT minutes against Australia. And this is the team that scores over the head-butting Zidane in role modelling. Get a f..king brain.

Pao, if it is an experiment, it is a bad one. And I have to ask if all the idiots in the world are on this blog, what does it make us?

Come va in Italia? Mi sarebbe piaciuto vedere la partita li.

Alla fine, son contenta che c’e l’abbiamo fatto … forse non era calcio bello ma siamo campioni

Sorry, but I must say myself in Italian:

Materazzi è un giocatore terribile. Desidero che non era sulla nostra squadra nazionale. Il mio buon amico lo ha denominato dalla sede posteriore e mi ha detto che fosse allineare, queste cose terribili quello Materazzi ha detto di Zidane. Desidererei che questo non è accaduto, ma che cosa potete fare? Se guardate Materazzi ed il suo stile di gioco, realmente non possiede abbastanza abilità per giocare al livello dei giocatori dell’elite. Ricorre agli attacchi fisici ed anche chiamare la chiamata. Ammetterò questo, ma prego non odio l’Italia a causa di Materazzi. Non ha indotto la Francia a slacciarsi. Spero che Zindane continui a giocare.

Vitorone,

Ancora non si sa quello che ha detto Materazzi ma spero anche io che lui non abbia dato del terrorista a Zidane. Sarebbe triste. Nonostante, anche Zidane ha sbagliato nel reagire e non e la prima volta che reagisci cosi.

Purtroppo, chi gia non ama l’Italia, trovera nel episodio con Materazzi una ragione per il loro odio / razzismo e credera che tutti l’italiani sono cosi.

hehehhehe….good blogs Jane.

anyone kno when Euro Cup starts?

FYI, Camoranesi is not Italian. He’s originally from Argentina. Ask any from South America (who’s not from Argentina) what their opinion is of Argentinians and they’ll tell you they are the USA of South America. They are despised by everyone because of their holier than thou, our shit don’t stink attitude. Of course Argentinians can’t stand the USA and prefer to think of themselves as upperclass Europeans. No offence to the good Europeans out there.

Raybron -

You rate italian women lower than Brazilian, Swedish or Argentinian in terms of looks?
Do you know what you are talking about?
Do you know how many italians or descendants are living all over the world today especially in the Americas?
Let’s look at the facts..
Brazilians = 53% white. Mostly exports from Europe post WWII, germany especially, and many Italians as well.
Argentinians = 50% italian descent. Check your demographics before you show your ignorance…Viva L’Italia

A barman was standing behind the counter, when an elderly Irishman came into the pub from the cold. With great difficulty, the Irishman hoisted his bad leg over the stool, pulled himself up painfully, and asked for a pint of Guinness. The Irishman looked down at the end of the counter and said, “Is that Jesus down there?” The barman nodded, so the Irishman told him to give Jesus a pint of Guinness, too.
The next patron to come in was an ailing Italian with a hunched back, who moved very slowly. He shuffled up to the counter and asked for a glass of Nastro Azzurro. He also looked and asked if that was Jesus sitting at the end of the counter. The bartender nodded, so the Italian said to give Him a glass too.
The third patron to enter the bar was a Frenchman, who swaggered to the counter and shouted, “Barman, gimme a bottle of Chablis. Hey, is that God’s Son down there?” The barnman nodded, so the Frenchman told him to give Jesus a bottle, too.
As Jesus got up to leave, He walked over to the Irishman and touched him and said, “For your kindness, you are healed!” The Irishman felt the strength come back to his leg, so he got up and danced a jig out the door. Jesus touched the Italian and said, “For your kindness, you are healed!” The Italian felt his back straighten, so he raised his hands above his head and dived out the door.
Jesus walked toward the Frenchman, but the Frenchman jumped back and exclaimed, “Don’t touch me or I’ll headbutt you! I’m on disability benefit!”

Domenica,

La vittoria della tazza del mondo per l’Italia avrà sempre la macchia di Materazzi & di Zindane. Spero che Materazzi lasci il gioco beautifal. Sì, alcuni useranno le azioni di Materazzi per odiare tutti gli italiani, ma queste sono la gente ignara. Potrei inviare parecchi collegamenti del suo stile di gioco e gli renderebbe il wonder come persino ha fatto la squadra. Ho guardato due volte il gioco ora ed appena ho messo a fuoco su Materazzi. Spende molto tempo durante il gioco che comunica con Zindane. Se soltanto Zindane fosse più forte lasciasse le parole ripugnanti dalla bocca di Materazzi non importunarlo e l’Italia potrebbe vincere con la bellezza. Preferisco sempre guardare il gioco beautifal in cui la squadra che dimostra il controllo della sfera e di abilità fisico migliore per essere il vincitore. Sono felice noi ho vinto, ma non gradisco il senso che abbiamo vinto. In particolare, con Materazzi sulla squadra

@Cristiane:

I already responded to your inquiry on the post that preceded “Veni Vidi Vici.”

[Someone named Cris had wondered what I was thinking about the PKs and my 1/2 star to Brasil commentary from May]:

“Hey Cris:
I’ll tell you what he’s thinking:

4 stars, count ‘em, 1-2-3-4.

The big difference between 1994 and 2006:

1. France were gifted a goal by the referee (ZERO contact by Materazzi, I watched the replay of the “foul” several times after the game, and he actually retracted his leg so as not to touch Malouda).

2. Italy were robbed of a goal by Toni. Toni was onside on the free kick from Pirlo. That is THE EXACT SAME WAY FRANCE SCORED THEIR GOAL AGAINST BRASIL. (Viera was offside but Henry wasn’t). Today, the player on the nearside was in an offside position, but the goalscorer (Toni) wasn’t.

But for these two very bad decisions, Italy would have been up 2-0 and we wouldn’t have gone to penalties.

Ahhh but the penalties…. I’ll bet you thought we were done, eh Cris??

Eh Cris??

Now go back, why don’t you, and read my posts from the past few days. Go ahead. Never a doubt about my team, only doubters and haters like you.

4 stars, Cris. I’m not thrilled about any championship being decided by penalties, as I think there’s no place for them. But if there was a team that deserved to win the game, clearly it was us.

FORZA ITALIA!!!!!!!”

–>There’s your answer Cristiane. That was the first thing I addressed after the final. But thank you for your (uninformed) concern, you jealous, petty little thing.

4 stars (and counting, sweety!)

NEXT STOP:
EURO 2008!!!!

FOUR-ZA Italia!!!!!!!

Sunday I appreciate your point, I was so mad when I read what that idiot wrote. I of course do not class all Italians in the same catergory as the fool and bigot who wrote the blog and if you have taken offence the I am sorry.

Italy won and they should be celebrating and I am sure the true fans are and would love to talk about the final game on this blog along with the French. That is not to be the comments on here and the language have become gutter level. Is it any wonder I feel sick.

whewww… all the racist comments -_-”) thank god all of u finally get sum life! viva la italia!

vitorone, who’s side are you on anyway you traitor? too bad the only way that france could make any goals on us was by taking sissy penalty kicks, they should be embarrassed, this blog is just full of jealous haters who wish they were italian. As for zidane, instead of going down in a flame of glory, went down in a flame of sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to the italian team for providing nice eye candy! they’re all hot!!!!!! AUGURI E FORZA ITALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ITALIA. On average a world cup final every 3 world cups since the 70s. If we’d beaten Brazil in 94 finals penalites, we’d have 5 world cup titles and Brazil would have 4. That makes us pretty special and only 1 unfortunate Baggio penalty kick away from being the best… I’d say we were equally good and I think more spirited and less cocky than brazillian players. What does 20 step overs actually achieve!? Pass the ball successfully I say… take note Christiano Ronaldo too. What a waste of energy.

Henry’s reaction to Zidane vs Materazzi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE30z83dJS0

Azzurren Campioni del Mondo ale ale ale
All team playing good.
Fabio Grosso you are cute player.
aleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealeeeeeeee

I know in the past the British Press have not been the best at reporting the news and facts. If however what they have printed in todays newspaper is correct Materazzi is sicker than I thought. Especially as Zidanes mother is ill at presnt.

**ZINEDINE Zidane headbutted an Italian in the World Cup Final over a vile slur on his ill mother Malika, it was claimed last night.

A lip-reader told The Sun that Marco Materazzi called Zidane a “son of a terrorist whore” before the French Algerian was sent off in Sunday’s explosive match.**

A lip-reader told The Sun that Marco Materazzi called Zidane a “son of a terrorist whore” before the French Algerian was sent off in Sunday’s explosive match.**

RANT:
SO?!?!? WHO CARES IF MATERAZZI SAID THAT. GIVE IT A REST EVERYONE.WORDS ARE WORDS.IM SICK AND TIRED OF THESE RUMORS AND SPECULATIONS. zidanes a supposed pro-futballer so he should be used to that kinda trash talk and ignore it, face it do you all actually think this is the worst thing thats been said to the legend zidane?!!?!?!? its a damn shame to see this STUPID incident overshadoweding italy’s world cup win and this years world cup. i know i cant compare soccer to the nhl but you can ALMOST compare this to the bertuzzi incident(cept that moore almost got killed). Zidane got annoyed like bertuzzi and thus the boneheaded move, THEY both did it and THEY tarnished their career so its THEIR fault. AND THATS FINAL!

ITALIA 2006 WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS!

Read that article from the Sun as well but it’s not exactly the most reliable source (equates to the National Enquirer).

Having said that, I think such a comment would pretty much do it for me if it’s true, except I wouldn’t give a little bitch slap headbutt like that.

It’s all speculation, I don’t think we will ever know the truth.

World Deserves Zidane’s Headbutt

Classic Zidane. Albeit he’s calm and shy persona lie a true warrior who descended from Algeria ruled by France for 132 years, born in French soil and grew in a tough environment outside Marseilles. Because of Zidane, Algeria learned to blind …

Antonio:

No one argues that Zidane deserved the red. What the argument is all about is that Materazzi is a real and much worse type of SOB. I personally would not argue that Italy deserved the World Cup. All results are legitimate, so it is yours. What I argue is that your style of playing and acting is filthy. But this is another story.

antonio-

Incitement to violence is a bad if not worse than the violent act itself but I agree that it is all speculation.

Once again a referee made and error although generally the ref. in this game didn’t do to bad. In accordance with the rules of the game both players should have been sent off. (refer to No.2 & No.6 below)

A player is sent off and shown the red card if they commit any of the following seven offences.

1.Serious foul play
2.Violent conduct, such as throwing a punch
3.Spitting at an opponent or another person
4.A player other than the goalkeeper denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball
5.Denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free-kick or a penalty kick
6.Using offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
7.Receiving a second caution in the match

Ah ha ha ha ha. I don’t think a single person outside of Italy that isn’t of Italian descent or has some interests in it somehow accepts this world cup as legitimate. What’s funny, dear, moronic Italians, is not that you have a piece of shit cup residing in your country, it’s that you’re all blind enough to think you deserve it. The anger you’re feeling from all sides has less to do with what you perceive as your own superiority, and much more to do with the fact that just about anyone who either plays, or supports, in all honesty, has to become a victim to this larceny in order to allow you lowlives feel good about yourselves, courtesy of orders from above. No team deserved this less than Italy. No team dived, faked, clawed and cheated less than Italy. No team was as clearly effeminate and unworthy of the game as Italy. And all that was apparent from the opening games. You may have an insignificant material cup in your hands, but all over the world, you are talked about as shameful. This is not just a reference to your weak performance in the final – please, don’t for a minute believe that it is out of ‘jealousy’ for your ’skills’ or ’superiority’; rather, it is out of loathing for the fact that injustice goes unpunished, which is something an awful lot of people in the world can relate to. Go home, feel good about yourselves; nothing hides the facts about your dismal economy, your prehistoric political system and your sissy manner of playing football. In the final, your national symbol rightly became Materazzi – a spaghetti-spined racist who knew that the only chance of victory was to be a bigot, a strategy that has clearly payed off so often at home. Nobody in their right mind blames Zidane for what he did. Better to lose with honour than to win like frauds – and every team that had the misfortune to play these miscreants thinks the same thing. You didn’t win anything, Italy, besides a symbol, but you did reaffirm that you’re not worth anything in anybody’s estimation but your own. Your greasy trophy won’t solve your economy, your spinelessness or, above all, your limited perception of the world. Let us hope that Italian football – cowardly, devious and false – does not reflect Italian mentality. But if you want anyone to think otherwise, you’d need to make some major adjustments in the only field anyone even knows you for in the 21st century – football. And that, given how cowardice and foul play is rewarded, is a long shot. Enjoy the phyrric victory, stronzos.

Oh Tom Bravo, well said in one blog you said everthing. I applaud you and thank you. You never once used abuse, or foul language and if the majority of Italians who blog on this site (and I don’t think the majority are true fans) don’t get the message then I think there is something really lacking in the education system.

Off topic but does anyone know where you can buy a Italian soccer jersey for a newborn. It would make a perfect gift for a friend of mine who is having a baby. Thanks All and Forza Azzurri!!!

Bloodly hell Tom! How long have you held that inside? It’s only a game!!!

I can’t help but feel like the Italian soccer team along with Italy itself are much like America, every loser nation hates them because they are the best in the world.

Italia #1

Funny how you like to compare USA with Italy, fell of my seat laughing. Exactly what is it that Italia have done for the world? I can understand the point about America being best in the world but you lost me on the rest!

Italia #1 –
Ah yes and George “W” is going to invade France because of Weapon of Mass Destruction “Zidane”

Get a life!

Jane –
What do you mean? Didn’t the Italians give Japan noodles?!?! What would you eat without Marco “Pele” Polo

Oh yes tom what a great country Austria is it left the world the greatest gift of all, Hitler. That’s what you useless tool of a country has given to the world as apposed to Italy who are the world center of fashion, the invertors of the modern city, and great car makes you may have heard like Ferrari and Lamborghini. Wow your right I’m ashamed to be Italian.

Tom from Austria,

Unfortunately, alot of what you said is true. Infact I was at a match between Lazio and Livorno when some folks brought out and displayed a Nazi Swastika flag.

I could not believe it. I have also been to matches where I have heard the crowd making monkey chants towards black players.

It is hard to believe that this still goes on. It is a shame that team italy decided to have this racist thug who really has nothing beautiful about his game running around on the pitch. (check him out on youtube if you want to see what I am talking about)

One thing I am sure of, how you live your life now will determine your future.

Be kind.

I finally understand; just like their brothers of Argentina! You all play without class.

“Imagine if the greatest footballer of our generation was a Jew. That’s right: imagine Zidane, who is the greatest footballer of our generation, as a Jew. Now imagine that a German (or Italian—who were also fascists) calls him a “dirty Jew.” This Jew, the greatest footballer of our generation, uses his big Jew nose to beat up the bigot. I would be sending the guy fan-mail and pouring olive oil in my already fecund nose to make it more like his. Except the greatest footballer of our generation is not Jewish. He is Berber. North-African. Arab. Algerian. Not white. As I would celebrate the nose-whooping, I am celebrating Zidane’e use of his skull. You see, it was that bald pate, that “Arab terrorist” forehead, which delivered not one, but two headers in the 1998 World Cup and sent Brazil packing and put Zidane on the path to super-stardom and gave France a world cup. The team that Zidane did not represent, he came to embody. They called him “The Eternal” in Paris. It is appropriate, all too appropriate, that he used that same head to beat to the floor (literally) a far more important opponent: bigotry.” The full piece here:
http://www.pierretristam.com/Bobst/Contributors/eteraz071006.htm

Lazio is a very extreme right region of Italy and only the Ultra fans do that sort of stuff. If you didn’t know all of Europe have racist living in them from Croatia to Germany and down to Greece. How can you be so childish as to think that every person in Italy or Europe for that matter are racist? Do you think this is really the case or does racism exist in every corner of the globe by some not all? Don’t be a sore loser Italy are the best in the world in soccer at the moment get over it.

Tom… in response to your comment “No team dived, faked, clawed and cheated less than Italy” did you see Portugal play at all ?

Your post is unbelievable, you go on to say “You may have an insignificant material cup in your hands, but all over the world, you are talked about as shameful.”. Insignificant, so a single event which millions of people around the world pay to watch you deem as insignificant. So what’s better in football terms to win the World Cup or win p*ss-poor friendlies and qualifiers and be ranked no. 1 by the much maligned FIFA World Rankings.

And you still continue to my disbelief “This is not just a reference to your weak performance in the final”. Weak performance ?!?!? The game was a draw all over, France got given a very soft penalty (which running Bull Zidane almost c*cked up a treat). You seem to forget we scored an equaliser and hit the bar as well as having a legitimate goal chalked off. France were the better team in the 2nd half and extra time as we slowed down which suited their aging legs. But to win the shootout is something in itself, we have lost all our other shootouts in World Cup history. That includes a previous World Cup final and also one against France so to convert all our penalties is no mean feat.

Also you are a hypocrite Tom. How can you make a comment calling Materazzi “a spaghetti-spined racist” when your comment is racist itself. Regardless of what Materazzi said they are only words for gods sake. Surely if Zidane had any sense with 10 minutes to go France were playing better surely he should think I’ll show this guy and try and go on to win the World Cup. Then he could walk straight back up to Materazzi and tell him that was for him. But no… What does Zizou do he headbutts him in the chest like a coward. Why not the face if he was that aggrieved ? Because he is a sneak and if he touched his face with the velocity of that headbutt he would have smashed it right open leaving visible evidence. End of the day he let himself down, his teams mates and his country. He can hide behind the blanket of 98 and 2000 all he wants. It’s a shame none of the team or management have the balls to criticise him. Lebeouf got it right, amazing player but he let everyone down – now that’s an honest opinion.

Oh and just prove you’re a racist Tom you back it up with this later on “You didn’t win anything, Italy, besides a symbol, but you did reaffirm that you’re not worth anything in anybody’s estimation but your own. Your greasy trophy won’t solve your economy” I think you’ll find the World Cup win will boost our economy if anything.. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1152569410517&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851

And I have to laugh when you type “Let us hope that Italian football – cowardly, devious and false – does not reflect Italian mentality.”. Remember a certain group game back in 1982. Austria vs West Germany, let me give you a history lesson…. As Algeria had already played its third match the day before, West Germany and Austria knew that a West Germany win by 1 or 2 goals would qualify them both, while a larger German victory would qualify Algeria over Austria. (The fourth team in the group, Chile, was eliminated regardless of the outcome.) The two Germanic teams went into an unspoken agreement and, after West Germany scored the 1-0 on 11 minutes of furious attack, just kicked the ball around aimlessly for the rest of the game to the chants of “Fuera, fuera” (”Out, out”) from the disgusted Spanish crowd. This led to the introduction of a revised system at the 1986 World Cup and future World Cups, in which the final two games in each group were played simultaneously.

Your cheating led to an introduction of the rules, do you think Materazzi’s so called cheating will lead to a mouth-guards so nobody can speak thus not invoke a headbutt to the chest ?

And if there is one Stronzo it’s you Tom, but seeing as I live in England (and yes I respect England as it’s home) there is a good word which sums you up. Tom you are C*NT !!!!

Keep your racist non-football comments away from this board. Don’t f*ck with the Italians my friend.

FORZA ITALIA * * * * (yes that’s 4 stars)

Vitali- yeah but just dont call materazzi an SOB yet, no one knows the true story, if he did say something to zidane i assure you ill be the one calling him an SOB.
Tom and Jane- you believe that italy won by diving and cheating?
Not true, this italian team played spectacular football, italy did not concede a goal this year thanks to cannaveros defence and buffons goaltending, the italians are in a 25 game unbeaten streak. and maybe JUST maybe youd see why if you were real football fans rather then being a couple of racist jerks jumping on the “i hate italy” bandwagon.

jeez were are all the italians in this forum? come and join the fun guys!

Italy had a superb defense–no one can deny this fact.
The penalty kick for France was earned on a major dive; the Italian defender barely if at all touched the attacker… ridiculous call by the ref. What a gift for France!! Regarding the headbutt, people shouldn’t be criticizing Materazzi, but rather criticize Zinane for not keeping his cool. Real pros learn and know how to keep their cool.

Now everyone go eat some spaguetti and drink a glass of red wine Stay away from the snails.

Viva Italia!–Forza Italia!

Congratulations to ITALIA…Campioni del Mondo!!!!!!!!!!

Guys i just want to say one thing, this blog is funny especially when u get to see some people pretend to be from somewhere , while the POSTED FROM FLAG appears to be somewhere else TOTALY.

It is football, and i think if the italian team or the french team read your comments in this specific blog, they will stop playing. Some of them might suicide.

At least when you talk about football remember that it is a sports game and not THE PHILOSOPHY OF POLITICS.

Also remember that the players don’t care about this, they would play wherever they are paid more. Zidane could have played in Algeria but he prefered playing in france because he would be more recognized and mostly more paid.

Its all about the money if you want to think about it. So just don’t and enjoy watching football instead of thinking about the world war effect of humanity and its races.

This was a great World Cup and we got to watch great games, very few were boring, and the team who won deserve it. Even if Maz insulted Zidane, it means he knew what would get him to make such a bad move. This is not balet , this is football and the frustrations of the last game can get you to do anything.

i suggest those of you who can’t controle their anger to do some anger management therapy because guys, even Zidane is about to forget what happened on sunday.

what really happened:
materazzi- hey zidane i enjoyed scoring on your mom and wife yesterday
zeezou- o’rly?
materazzi- yeah man! it was a nice experience you missed the actions
zeezou- cool how many goals did you score?
materazzi-goals?!??!
*zidane heatbutts materazzi*

Guys that’s the dialogue between Materazzi and Zidane, it’s a bit rough don’t know if it’s a good thing posting it here but I’ll do it all the same. Enjoy.

Zidane: hey Matrix leave my jersey alone
Matrix:Leibniz, sometimes regarded as a Stoic or Fatalist because
his philosophies were based on the idea that everything in
the world was determined by fate, theorized that God,
having the ability to pick from an infinite number of
worlds, chose this world, “the best of all possible
worlds.”
Zidane: baaaaaaaaaammmmmmmm

@ Jane

what Italy has given to the world ?

the best sportscars in the world, the best fashion, most industrial machinery used currently all over the world, Fnmeccanica is the biggest defense contractor in the world (sold choppers to the US), etc. etc.

let’s take a look at the Uk:

Inner London, millionaires paradise, i agree, very few English people live there tho, mostly yanks, eurotrash and arab money, the brits are generally just delivery boys

rest of the Uk: sub-par European country with some pockets of thirld world poverty (the whole north). Scotland being one of the poorest filthiest and most dangerous areas of Europe, nohing there really except “booze&blades”. I remember in th 80’s when we were exchange students and we used to refer to areas like Newcastle and Manchester as “the thirld world”.

finally: honestly did you guys look at yourselves ?!?! i mean the way you look, the lack of personal hygiene, the shitty Ikea furniture you put in your houses (well yeah let’s call them houses) ? C’moooooooooon

@ Tom

dismal economy ?

Yeah yeah i heard this one forever, then check out some indicators: Italy is the 4th largest porsche market in the world, 3th largest for benz, 4th for bmw’s. HIghest sales of luxury goods, highest personal net worth in Europe (you know we are big savers). Then let’s take a look at i.e. Germany: 5 million people unemployed, lowest growth in Europe (aka in the world) for the past 15 years, horrid demographics (like Italy) etc. etc. i’ve been to Eastern Germany and guess what ? It looks like a dump that makes the most depressed areas in our south look like Beverly Hills

bye bye trailer rash

FORZA AZZURRI

You guys are takeing yourselves to seriously – this is supposed to be just fun. Forget about the bigots and don’t stoop to their level.

So if any out there thinks their superior, remember God invented alcohol to stop the Irish ruling the world.

(Time for a new post I think, this one hasn’t gone anywhere since yesterday when the children logged on)

Materazzi to Zidane “Why don’t you coem and play for INTERNAZIONALE FC?”

Zidane – headbutt -

ahahhahah ;-DDD

Lol yes Irishdownunder you are correct so your an Irish man living in Australia? You must have a f’up accent.

Italia #1 -
Only when I’m sober!

Intersting this, match fixing back home, racist comments because Materazzi knew he was not up to Zidans level and an “all man love in” celebration at the end. Football eh..macho or what?

Well, being a fan of the azzurri I can’t help but be happy for them. Unfortunately, it seems Italy has a lot of racists like those guys demonoid and massimo…Guys, give the world a break and educate yourselves before speaking !!

Which isn’t for long i’m guessing?

Demonoid,

Ha ha I am still laughing, sorry at least we have houses and schools and an education system that works. That my friend is what is missing in Italy, it is so obvious now I read the Italian blogs posted here. Perhaps we can send aid in the way of books and teachers, do let us know, we only want to help. I am sure the educated world will gather together and send help, I know perhaps we can throw a “Live Aid’ concert. must get on to it right away time is of the essence.

According to a number of publications & news services around the world Materazzi did cross the line with his sledging. It is reported that he was insulting Zidane’s family continuously prior to full time (calling his sister a prostitute etc.) and that before extra time the French coach told Zidane to cool down or he would substitute him, hence the altercation between Zidane and the coach.

When Materazzi was holding Zidane (and pinching his nipple) he said: “Hold on, wait, that one’s not for a nigger like you.” refering to the incoming ball and as Zidane walked forward, Materazzi then said: “We all know you are the son of a terrorist whore.” Then, just before the headbutt, Materazzi was seen saying: “So just fuck off.”

Non c’è fumo senza arrosto.

I shagged Zidane’s terrorist mum last night…am I gonna get a head-butt too?

I am a black man who plays football who supports Italy a great footballing nation. They finally won the world cup(again)Forza Italia, I tahnk you.Unlucky 1990 So close in 1994 so close but unlucky in 1998 and unjustly in 2004. It is a man right to be what he wants to be, racist or not racist. Zidane insulted The Matrix (not my favorite italian) and he insulted zindane back verbally. Zidane lost the verbal battle and took it physical. Not an isolated occassion for Zidane as he is a volatile character, as been for Juventus, France before and at Real. On Sunday Italy played a typical Italian football match, defending from the mid -field and attacking swiftly. Cannavaro was a wall in the back and so was undisbutedly the best Goal keeper in the world. The Italian defense was not going to be on hinge by a “good” french team. Can you imagine if the man rated as teh best defender Nesta was playing. Italy created the better chances throughtout the game france only had the header saved by Buffon. The penalty was dubious which the ref made up for by not awarding a real penalty, Karma. Italy was always treathing from set pieces and had a good goal ruled offsides and big Toni hit the cross bar. After the 70 minute mark it was all france as Italian legs where tired due to the last match against Germany. They possess but would never break down a team that a opposition player had not scored on during play. They where practicing there penalties as 4 out of the last 3 of the last 4 cups it had undone them.No on sunday. They all kicked perfect penalties and deserved to win. Forza Azzurri
Diving and cheating cannot win you 4 world cups, ask Portugal. Talent tactic and determination does. Lippi was the manager of the competition spot on with is tatical decisions everytime. We cannot say the same about equal good teams like argentina(pekerman) and england(erickson).
sWEET # 4 just 1 to tie Brazil.

PS. If you vaguely understand the rules of football you should know that the penalty against Astralia was indeed a foul. It might have been a bit harsh at the time it was given but it was a foul. IF you find it hard to believe read the Rule Book.

Bob, stupid racists are averywhere. I’m a Italian from Italy and I can assure here there are few stupid ignorant/racists as I can find in UK, France USA and everywhere. Italy is open to all the cultures. thousands of immigrants are choosing to stay in Italy integrating themselves here…

Racism=Ignorance

My point is if you are a professional footballer on loads of money then you have to have dicipline, if someone says the harshest thing to you on a pitch, you have to ignore, you can’t head-butt someone in a world cup final. Zidane – A great player but has himself to blame for the red card. Matterazzi played the game, Zidane got played.

demonoid, yeah great post man!!!you sure owned her, as for jane…im not gonna waste my time arguing with you cause you’ve proven youre a lowlife who’s just craving for attention, maybe its cause you have no friends or maybe its cause your a homo.

>>SO FROM NOW ON JUST IGNORE JANE AND TOM

Well it comes to an end…

What can I say it’s been absolutely fantastic!!

Congrats to Germany for all the hard work they put into the Tournament which turned out to be great!

It’s definitely a World Cup to remember…

For more soccer news or just a good read check out my blog at :http://the-soccer-locker.blogspot.com

ALot of work went into it, you wont be dissapointed

Sunny. did your mother take drugs when she was carrying you cause sure as hell something happened to your brain.

Do you realise that absolutely nobody is say the action Zidane took was right, he should have had a red card. They are trying to find out why he did it!!!! and if as stated he was the victim of verbal racist abuse then who ever spoke the racist remarks to him should be also held accountable.. Do you get it now. FIFA NO RACISM

Jane you silly wh*** don’t you dare start on me or give my my mum abuse. I f***** your mum last night and your sister and I’m thinking about maybe your daughter now too. Silly cow, suck my italian d**** you fkin retard

A better reaction than a headbutt…

http://not.raunvis.hi.is/~pallja/balls.html

Jane I’m gonna throw so many insults at you that you won’t ever come back to this blog you stupid bit**. I bet you’re a right fat ugly cow. Whats a stupid bit** like you know about football anyway? Silly sl**

Sunny -
Hasn’t your Mummy brought you to kindergarden today?

Condoning Zidane makes all you posters who did so…….reallt VILE people!

Is this the example that is being transmitted to the world?

Is this “sportsmanship”?

Shame on FIFA for rewarding this violent player (no less than 14 red cards in his career…check it out)

Shame on FRANCE & the french govt for condoning Zizou’s vile head-butt.

…& then France preaches “tolerance…etc”….what a hypocritical nation France is.

Jane from Japan….don’t even think of preaching anti-racism…..what are you,a “burakunin”?

Antonio thank you sweetie, but I think the Italians have proven, quote ‘lowlife who is craving attention’ unquote, long long ago at the start of this WC. They certainly will not be remembered as winners of 2006 but remembered for their antics, their abuse their degrading racism. It is such a pity there are some particularly nice, good Italians around the world and you lot have let them down, you have disgraced your nation to the point were you have made people hate you, dispise you and loathe you. For all those good, football minded supporters who have come on this blog and discussed football please accept my apologies for the above. I have respect for you but those people who come on here and use expletives like I have never heard before go crawl back in the sewer in which you hatched.

Irishdownunder – No beacuse your mum’s taking me in…taking me in up the ar**

Jane why don’t you do yourself a favour and go play with the traffic.

Sunny have you learnt a new language today at playschool, bet you mummy is really proud of you. Well done sweetie you get a star today, perhaps you to can put it on you football shirt. Now theres a good boy go play with your Barbie dolls.

Sunny I am sure your mummy is doing it to your bottom, I’m sure all Italian mummies do it to there sons cause their men are useless!

Joesph from malta. Wasted mate I’m British.

I’d rather play with your mum, and yes I have put an extra star on my football t-shirt…do you know why bit**? Because we are THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD so take your japenese ass and get it out of here because it ain’t wanted in this blog you dirty hook**

Zidane, 34, floored Materazzi with a headbutt to the chest in the second half of extra-time in Sunday’s final and was sent off, missing a penalty shoot-out in which he would have been expected to take one of France’s spot-kicks.

“I held his shirt .. for only a few seconds, he turned toward me and scoffed at me, looking at me with super arrogance, up and down: ‘if you really want my shirt, you can have it later.’ (Zidane said) It’s true, I shot back with an insult,” the paper quoted Materazzi as saying.

Asked whether he had insulted Zidane’s sister or mother, Materazzi said, it was an “insult of the kind you will hear dozens of times and that just slips out on the ground.”

“I certainly didn’t call him a terrorist; I am ignorant, I don’t even know what an Islamic terrorist is; my only terrorist is her,” he said pointing to his 10-month-old daughter who was sleeping next to him on the plane that took the Italian team back to Italy.

“I certainly did not mention Zidane’s mother; for me a mother is sacred.”
http://townsvillebulletin.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,19757059%255E23209,00.html

A lowlife like Mothrfckerazzi surrounded by fakers and divers (Totti in the semis was a clown, diving away) there’s a great team role model for aspiring kids. The one half-way decent guy, Grosso, he wasn’t above it either when threatened with a man disadvantage over 30 OT minutes against Australia. And this is the team that scores over the head-butting Zidane in role modelling? The only thing we’ll remember of this team in 6 months is the bleeding McBride and a disallowed goal, a 95th minute penalty to deny the Aussies and a taunt-filled final with a lot of clownish divng along the way. Pity noone is going to remember the great football of the semis. Brazil’s 94 win, despite the asterisk, is a win; yours will be a mere statistic and an empty star. Outside of the 75M people that speak your tongue, the 06 team you sent will forever be remembered as the Dive Team, go mass-produce 75M blue one-piece bathing suits.

Sunny sweetie, dear boy I am English. You can play with my mum only she is used to men don’t know how she would handle an imbecile, hang on I will send a message to heaven and ask her. I think it is only the Italians who are calling themselves Champions, do you get newspapers there? Do you think you could give me the name of somebody in Italy who could show me how to become a hook.., think Italy have the take on that. Perhaps your mummy could show me. Now theres a sweet little boy go play or read noddy or better still get you tele tubbies out and bash them.

sunny+jane can u see the love haha

Sunny and Jane, create your “bad words” blog elsewhere, please.

Sunny -

You couldn’t get laid in a whorehouse.When your balls have descended you can talk with the adults.

Catherine you claim that support zizu doesn t know much about football, but let me doubt you know more than he does…

There were no PK granted to neither France vs Spain (actualy spain got a PK) nor France vs Brazil. The pk we got vs Australia was quiet soft as soft as the one France got in the final within which they were later on denied a real PK so all in all it got balanced. I m really glad Italia won but the French outplayed us for a great part of the second part of the game.

Don t make yourself a foul, spare us your biased comments and keep it humble.

Joseph of Malta,

Before you go blaming FIFA for awarding Zidane the award, get your facts straight. It isn’t FIFA who decide, there is a vote from supporters worldwide, they all can’t be wrong can they?

Irishdownunder its on jerk, dont insult sunny hes cool. i dont care how many lil drunken leprechauns you get ill shove them and some lucky charms up your ass.

Antonio, I don’t think you are doing yurself anu favours by trying to support Sunny. Or does it take two of you to think the words up and try and spell them. lol

It almost plays out like someone said earlier like a Shakespear play. The guy that is a legend, who, in my opinion should have gotten the big prize, had an average player with no real football skills, resort to the tactic of trying to get Zidane out of his game mentally with verbal insults. The to see him walk past the cup back to the tunnel was just a terrible sight.

Zidane had a weakness and it was found. I wish he was stronger at that very moment, but the italian managed to bring the “street” out in Zidane.

What a way to win the final match huh? Great skill. I think if italy didn’t have this foul mouth/player, I could respect their title win more. I prefer to watch games without these type of events, but hey what can you do?

I’m sure matterazzi is a natinal hero now and all italians would want to emulate this guy. Great player and person huh?

Zidane for coach of the next French World Cup Squad!

Jane what is your problem? If you think us italians are so vile then why are you here? Don’t get it. Maybe it’s because you don’t have a life of your own…or maybe it coz your just down right ugly and cant’t get attention and this is the only way you know how. I pity you.

italianboi19@hotmail.com all i can say is add it now….jerk

antonio-
This is cool? ….

1.”I shagged Zidane’s terrorist mum last night…am I gonna get a head-butt too?”

2.”Jane you silly wh*** don’t you dare start on me or give my my mum abuse.” followed by “I f***** your mum last night and your sister and I’m thinking about maybe your daughter now too. Silly cow, suck my italian d**** you fkin retard”

3.”No beacuse your mum’s taking me in…taking me in up the ar**”

He is incapable of proper debate; the only argument or entry he has contributed to any blog is to insult anyone who puts up better argument than him which tends to include even shit ones. A “masterdebater” you might say.

I’m married to an Italian and my children are Italian. One thing a know about Italian culture is that a persons mother is never to be insulted.

Where have I insulted anyone’s mum.

So why you insulting my mum you hypocrite, you chat sh** because I don’t even have an argument, why would I when we’re champions of the world? dumb fu** and Antonios right…I am cool.

Irishdownunder your a complete pr** and you need to stop getting into situations with me or I’ll end up owning your a**. Jane I take it you do fancy me then??? Love is in the air.

next time i hope the moderator of these blogs disables comments cause these messages are turning into pure bs, everyone go home, go sleep, cyanaro im out

Sunny-

You don’t even make sense.

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For anyone who thinks that both players shouldn’t have be penalised look at this angle. (apologises if someone has already posted this tape)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2slJ9CBnk0

Clearly both players were out of order and both should have been red-carded.

Irishdownunder, how about you and me throwing in a couple of bob to see if we can find just one braincell for this cutie Sunny. It might help in trying to get him to function as an imbecile lol

Sunny as we say in England, I’m stuck up not hard up!!
If you need me to translate it means
I’m not desperate mate.
go find a goat somewhere.

Lets move on from the petty insults!

I asked the question yesterday whether Zidane & Materazzi have previously clashed at either Club or International level. I can’t understand why either player would lose control so badly in a world cup final unless something happened between them before.

Anyone know?

Now all the trash has been put back in the box does anybody want to talk football.

I see that France and Italy meet again in 2006. That will be worth watching. I wonder if Zidane will really retire. Maybe they can convince Totti to stay around.

My goodness!

It’s been >24 hrs since the final and you guys are still ‘boxing’ in here??? You guys should appear in ‘Ripley’s Believe It Or Not’!!!;)

@ Jack
It’s ABC…the Azzura is the color of Italy’s Royal House, dont u know?;)

Alright…go on every1! Keep pulling each other’s hair…I’m starting to enjoy the ’show’…hah!

A be-fitting POEM for vicious Zidane & his vile supporters….enjoy!

“ZIZOU from hero to ZERO”

Zizou lost his head
ended up with a red….

…faced ending
after his 14th off-sending

How unstable is that guy!
now he can only cry

The Italians ran rings around him
that why he lost his whim

no “ifs” or “buts”…No excuse
for such violence we’ve no use

Walk home in shame, Zidane
No, don’t walk….run

FIFA was also so disgusting
for rewarding his head-thrusting

His home country equally to blame
for welcoming home his shame.

The head-butt is there for all to see
it was vicious, that’s doubt-free.

This guy surely wasn’t a role-model to imitate
his vicious character so filled with hate.

a bad example throughout his remarkable career
his talent won’t save him from the jeer.

After this incident his fans can only shut up.
he didn’t deserve the World Cup.

his team would’ve lost anyway
Italy had the very best play.

Congrats to Lippi & his Italian players
for winning deservedly despite the naysayers!

Well i hope that it is proven that Materazzi made a racist comment as it will show the Italians for the underhanded ignorant foul mannererd and down right dirty individuals they are, true Zidane should not have done what he did but as a campaigner against racism if he recieved a comment such as materazzi has been accused of then he should have waited until after the game gone to italys dressing room and cut materazzi down like the little greasy turd he is!!! Anybody saying that a team who couldnt beat the USA and had the referee beat Australia for them deserves to win the cup is quite simply a monkey and probably has a similar IQ to materazzi himself
And are u really telling me it wasnt a video decision
i hope the truth is revealed and fifa take appropriate action making materazzi pay for being a slimy little facist and give Zidane an honorary award for his attack against materazzi the anti racism header!
Vive la france allez zizu and a nice big vaf fon culo to the cheating italians!!!!

Posted from Spain

Malouda diving Lauhgable and it was only after 6 mins whereas i believe if we look at the last 20 seconds of italy aus we’ll se a classic example of the italian approach of every time a player comes within 10 centimeters of you jump on the ground cry like a hurt little mamma mias boy and attempt to get given penalties as its the only way they can win, their whole league is under investigation for corruption but hey whos surprised they are cheats and turncoats and they killed jesus, but hey italians lie its a fact of life and in fact they didnt even invent pasta look at italian football history CHEAT’S italy did not win fairly mterazzi is a vindictive little facist and they red card was due to a video decision = against the rules oh but what a surprise italy win another match due to dodgy decisions

Zidane is a great player, but the Italians made him almost disappear yesterday so give them their due credit. Maybe that’s what frustrated Zidane a tiny bit.
However, Zidane probably didn’t deserve the golden ball because he did get a couple of yellow cards besides the red card and he has had a history of violence. No matter how skillful he is, he lacked the professional mannerisms which would have made him great.

He will be remembered as:
http://widelec.org/zidane.html

Joseph from Malta – a man of many talents I see!!

FIFA didn’t reward Zidane. The voters were journalists and the voting was nearly complete before the “headbutt”.

I think the was only a few votes between him and Cannavaro.

My favourite was Gattuso for his sheer determination and work effort. Special mention for Pirlo for the the threat he posed anytime he had the ball and of coarse Buffon is the reason Italy got to the final, he never looked like he was ever having a bad game.

oh yeah and as for the poem YEAH RIGHT zidane won player of the tournament france outpaced outweighed outplayed and way surpassed italy on all levels of fitness and surprise surprise italy win under a cloud of dodgy decisions and unsure circumstance

Plain Jane listen up. You need some d*** and baby I got what you need. Don’t fuss baby just get on them knees and suck these ball bags.

****LATEST ON ZIDANE****

Reporter: “Why did you do it Zidane?

Zidane: Do what?

Reporter: That head-butt thing you did

Zidane: AAH Yes! it was good wasn’t it? I did it because I am Zidane…the greatest footballer of all time. He said that I suck Henry and I didn’t but Trezeguet heard and got upset because he has crush on me since 98. I could see he was hurt so I had to defend his honour.

@ bd

You love to generalise, bd. “it will show the Italians for the underhanded ignorant foul mannererd and down right dirty individuals they are”. In your eyes, if you meet a Spaniard who has bad body odour then all Spaniards have bady body odour and the you can say they are filthy pigs who don’t wash. Or if you meet an Asian with bad breath then in your eyes all Asian have a foul breath and conclude they don’t brush their teeth. If you are a Spaniard, then all Spanish people must be so pure and innocent – um – no jails in Spain, I suppose.

Sunny, you have to be a big boy to have b…. yours haven’t dropped yet have they?

I just read this Materazzi quote:

“I did not call Zidane a terrorist. I am not a cultured person and I don’t even know what as Islamist terrorist is.”

http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/0711/materazzim.html

Italians… help me out here. I’ve never been to Italy, but is it such a backwater country, cut off from the rest of the world that people do not know what an islamic terrorist is?

@Jane, have you any grass on the wicket?

Reminds me of an old joke, apparently true but nothing to do with football like everthing on this blog ….

A nurse from England was on duty in the emergency department, when a punk entered. This young woman had purple hair styled into a Mohawk, a variety of tattoos and strange clothing. It was determined that the patient had acute appendicitis and was scheduled for immediate surgery.

When she was completely disrobed on the operating table, the staff found that her pubic hair had been dyed green and above it was a tattoo reading: “Keep off the grass.”

After the prep and the surgery, the surgeon added a small note to the dressing which said: “Sorry, had to mow the lawn.”

lol minhoca
@giorgio no in fact i have italian blood in me giorgio and i speak from thousands of years of documentmented evidence from the killing of jesus to ceasars betrayal to mussolinis turncoating to the present day its tru italians are born liars its not their fault they are brought up that way

I think it might’ve been the moderator of this forum who at the beginning of this World Cup said that Italy in fact already had 3 and a half stars because the 1994 World Cup went to penalties and therefore they shared the honors with Brazil. All of a sudden penalites now are good enough to crown a champion…
After hearing so much Italian gloating on both the France and Italia blogs, I can at least take comfort knowing that outside Italy, the only thing people will remember about this final is the headbutt. Nobody thinks what Zidane did was right, but neither do they care about Italy’s triumphant skills from the line… It just wasn’t a very heroic win, so I don’t understand why you’d be so damn pompous about it. Here is a public service announcement to some of you fanatics: Every single neutral fan, and even many Italian fans I’ve talked to about the game felt for France because they deserved to win the game. Enjoy your trophy and be proud, but stop being so damn unlikable about it.

Irishdownunder that was actually a good joke…well done for a change…if there’s grass on the wicket we’ll play cricket!!!

unless the italians start cheating then we’ll have to stop oh no thats right italians dont play cricket coz it’s a gentlemens game and it’s hard to cheat

bd from spain…

Don’t you realiuse what a racist you are???!!!

all those anti-italian abusive comments amount to racism, no less.

Do you *have* to be so vile?

BD your just a racist scum and you need to get the hell out of here, its people like you that do monkey chants. You guys are the most racist guys on the planet. And you guys suck d***

@bd

“thousands of years of documented evidence”? Which books of fiction have you read? You admit to having Italian blood and then claim Italians are born liars – so you must be the exception, or does your Italian blood lack the lying gene? Give us a break, bd, you are just a stirrer, saying things which are illogical, just to iflame. Sorry, mate, you have just proven your irrelevance in the argument.

if you consider the ‘bible’ to be documented evidence, I have an invisible pink unicorn to show you…

ya me di cuenta que todos latinos son mentirosos… pero buena gente!

the question remains: is his ’statement’ plausible? I notice he was born in sicily

bd has no italian blood. Come on man you can see that from a mile aways. He’s just a confused cock looking for the pus** hole.

actually i do have italian blood and i am an excellent liar ok bible maybe stretching it a little and i would love to see your pink unicorn and giorgio shh now what have i said thats illogical dont get up tighty whitey oh and sunny please if i wanted to converse with a protozoa i would definitely find one with a little more personality than you

what does ‘bd’ stand for? Big Dick-head?

only true believers can see the invisible pink unicorn and understand her holy mysteries, for she is the one true god it says so right here in a book IT MUST BE TRUE!!

I know how bd has italian blood in him. It’s because his mum got fu**** by an italian milkman.

“Veni Vidi Vici”

The reason why Latin eventually died out- Italian women got sick of Caesar’s premature ejaculation…. Apparently he came before he did anything.

Time for a new post!

A new video game featuring our vicious friend, Zizou:

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6342/zidane29b8gb.gif

I think its time for a new post. I’m sick of all the vile people using profanities in here. I’m disgusted to say the least.

Sunny a bit of the ‘pot calling the kettle black’on’t you think.

Oh by the way have you learnt to tie your shoe laces yet?

Can you manage to wipe your own bottom yet or does mummy do it maybe even daddy does it for you, that would be exciting for you now.

Have you realised how pathetic you are yet, but maybe that is just a little to advanced for you, perhaps when you advance through kinder garden.

Sunny I think you should read back through the blogs, you can read can’t you, it is YOU who has brought this blog the shameful obscenities and degrading racist comments.

Do any of your brain cells function?

@Sunny

Note:idiot world cup is not here. find another place to break our balls.

you’re a broad band stupid

Jane it takes you a whole hour to come back with something. Point is I don’t give a monkey’s toss for you but you keep aiming comments at me which leads me to belive that you really do wanna swallow my cum.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ (asleep)

Repeditive shit above.

Italy has 4 world cup trophy.

So, there aren’t addional words:

SHUT UP RACISTS!!

NOI A FESTEGGIAAAA VOI A ROSICAAAAA
VOI A ROSICAAAAA

i think sunny needs a ride on the pink unicorn loosen up a bit eh a little enlightenment eh

italy also has the highest adultery rate on the planet congrads greasey

Sunny have you learnt to tie your shoe laces yet. Have your learnt to wipe your bottom all by yourself or does mummy do it for you or perhaps even better daddy.

Do you realise how pathetic you are, maybe not I think that is for people who passed through kinder garden. Now theres a good boy go play and not with yourself you naughty boy.

Sunny sorry dear, it was grown up time you know G&T slice and ice. Oh sorry perhaps you wouldn’t understand grown up talk. Go have your milk it is nearly bedtime and last time I saw your dummy it was in your cot with teddy. night night sweet dreams hope the bed bugs don’t bite.

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Sunny I also note you are having trouble telling the time, perhaps we will work on that tomorrow when we have done the alphabet. Oh maybe it is just a little too challenging for you, please let me think about it.

Anyway football lovers the next meeting of France vs Italy is 6th Sept 2008 Euro qualifiers. France the hosts should be a good match. Wonder which players will be still around, isn’t much time for new talent to emerge.

For everyone who thinks Italy sucks, I’ll tell you that they don’t. Who believes that Italy’s 7 game undefeated streak, doesn’t deserve the cup, must be out of their minds. This is why they should have won:

1) Italy’s defense scored, and you guys are jealous that your team’s defense couldn’t do that. We have the best defense in the league. Every time France got into the box, there would be 2 white shirts and 8 blue. Don’t blame the defense; France had no attackers.

2) If Italy dived, they would have called it, but they didn’t. Comment that “Italy are divers” = Prejudice. Whatever scandal happened within the country, had nothing to do with World Cup 2006, because that is nationally, not inter-national. Comment that, “They paid the ref off” = very racist.

3) Sure maybe Matterazzi said something to Zidane, but Zidane should have calmed down. He deserved that red card, just like Figo should have, in his match. It would have been a greater scandal if Zidane had not been sent off…

4) Buffon was the best goalie of the tournament, that’s why he got the goalie trophy.

5) With the scandal going on, they came to the World Cup, to prove not that they are innocent, but to prove they can win a world cup without cheating. So, whatever happened in the matches is not Italy’s fault, but the ref’s for not calling stuff during the games.

6) Remember that France played a draw against both Switzerland and Korea. The only reason USA tied was own goal by Italy; otherwise, USA wouldn’t have even gotten a point. I call that lucky for USA. And don’t get me started with Australia. Australia played well, and deserved to win, but so did Italy. Don’t blame Italy for that controversial call, but blame the ref instead.

7) Wow, all I’ve read is plenty of rubbish from non-Italian supporters. If Italy are the worst team to have won world cup, then how bad are the teams who didn’t win it? That’s because Italy have been the best team this tournament.

Facts

1) Half of the French players play in Italy, and they were involved in scandal too. So don’t blame Italy, you have to blame everyone involved. Including other players on other teams and the GM’s of each team involved. In that case, France didn’t deserve to be there also.

2) Just because the scandal happened in Italy, doesn’t mean it has anything to do with the ways refs made their calls. Calls were based on how they played, and France was rougher.

3) Fifa made the refs call pretty much everything. Then after the Portugal game, which was the worst of the match, Fifa complained about how many cards were given, and that the refs needed to calm down. So its Fifa’s fault in the end, how the outcome came. Cause it would have been a better game if Fifa let the refs just do their job.

4) People’s points are based on an assumption that Matterazzi made a racist comment. a) You have no proof whatsoever that it is true and b) even if it’s true, how that makes ITALY the worst team, I have no clue.

5) There was no video checking at the game. FIFA made that clear. The fourth official alerted the ref, but he has no video access. The 5th official has access to video but not to ref or fourth ref, and he never spoke to either of them.

6) Also, this is not the first time Zidane has done something like this in a World Cup. In 1998, during France’s second match of the first round, he received a red card and a two-game suspension in a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia for stomping on Saudi Arabia’s team captain Fuad Amin for no apparent reason. Reports from people close to Zidane state that Amin had provoked him verbally. Sound’s familiar?

players attack each other verbally every game is just how it is. Zidane is not innocent he insulted the matrix but matta what ever he said hit Zidane where it hurt. Zidane should have just accepted that he lost the verbal war but he stupidly made it physical. Who’s fault is that. You dont think the black players call the white ones crackers, and the arabs terrorist think again. If so every world cup ever won would have to be returned. Its a part of the game

I was heartbroken in 1994 when we lost on penalties to Brazil as was 1990 to the argentines and 1998 to the french, now i am happy. Finaly Italy are the world Champs. All you people taking about racist shit and not deserving, its not a matter of not deserving it is who gets the job done on the day. In 100 years Italy will be in the record books as the champions. People will not recall france dominating and that dumb shit. Italy have thropy number 4 how many does france have. Only brazil can claim to be better because they have 5. Human heroes are a part of the game until replays can be used. The french goal was not a penalty. Toni’s goal should have counted, the french should have gotten a good penalty call but they didnt, Karma. Italy struck 5 manificent penalty kicks to exoricse there demons. Zidane is a true great who was in a verbal war with 1 of my least favorite italian players, he lost and he took it physical, his bad. Italy are the champions and they have overcame alot of adversity to achieve it. Definetly not boring but an effective counterattacking team with lippi getting the tactics spot on every game. We cannot say the same for argentina(pekerman) or england(erickson) who had the same wealth of talent. Italy of the 32 nations in the world cup are the only team to score in every game in the world cup and conseeded only twice (a dubious penalty and a own goal). They are in the top five teams for the most goals scored. France is not their. Italy deserved winners and one of the best footballing nations with 4 stars to prove it. Italy vs Germany was the best game of the competion and was the real final because germany posessed and created and Italy did what they do best which is counter, therefore it was entertaining. France pocessed in the second half but could not break the italian defense down to create but they kept the ball so italy coudnt counter. When france scored and italy pocess the game was exciting till Italy scored and wanted france to attack to hit them on the counter. France was aware of the counter attacking treat and protected the ball by pocessing in mid field. Italy played better tactically and only gave up 1 chance the header by Zidane and this is why Buffon the best goalkeeper in the world is in the goal. That chance was given away because the Italians got tired in extra time due to the Germany game. Italians as one of the cleanest records in this world cup and thats a fact. Only bad was te de rossi incident which was not justified but the italian squad but he was condemned. They have finally done it again well done Italy. Congrats and Thank You.

PS. As a ref in training if one as the most vague knowledge of the game they should know the grosso penalty in the australia game was indeed a penalty as the player was impeded by the defender, he probably could have stayed up but why? U have 10 players why would he deliberately go to extra time. Every player in the world except rooney are ronaldihno would have gone down. Its facts. Forza Azzurri!!!!!!!
There are no weaknesses in my argument only facts.

Zizou cucù the cup is not for you!
ITALIA ITALIA!
Big party here in Rome!!
BO BO BO BO BO BO!!!
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

sigh. this is getting boring…

victoria go and die yet another italian celebrating an underhanded victory what gets me most is your blatent ignorance to anything

Jane look how your going on, your the one thats pathetic, any all your little sidw kicks aiming sh** at me are just as pathetic. FACT – AZZURRI WORLD CHAMPIONS 2006. Just take it and stop being so vulgar. People wanna talk football and your bringing the blog down to your level. Looking at your comments I’m assuming your only 15 or something so I’ll let it go this time.

bd stop insulting anything italian…this is an italian blog so we are going to take offence to people putting us down. Your a racist son of a bi*** and you need help. FORZA ITALIA!

From “le monde”

Zinédine Zidane a été “super-arrogant” et “je l’ai insulté”, a reconnu le joueur italien Marco Materazzi qui a provoqué le Français, ce dernier lui donnant un coup de tête qui lui a valu l’exclusion en finale du Mondial de football, affirme La Gazzetta dello sport de mardi 11 juillet.

“J’ai tenu son maillot pendant quelques secondes seulement, il s’est tourné vers moi, il m’a parlé en raillant, il m’a regardé avec super-arrogance, de haut en bas : ‘Si vraiment tu veux mon maillot, je te le donnerai après’. Je lui ai répondu avec une insulte, c’est vrai”, a raconté Materazzi, selon le quotidien sportif.

Alors qu’on lui demandait si l’insulte visait la sœur du joueur français, comme l’ont affirmé certains médias, Marco Materazzi a précisé : “Une insulte de celles qu’on s’entend dire des dizaines de fois et qui nous échappent souvent sur le terrain.”

“Ce qui est sûr, c’est que je ne l’ai pas traité de terroriste : je ne suis pas cultivé et je ne sais même pas ce que c’est un terroriste islamiste et ma seule terroriste, c’est elle…”, a dit Materazzi au journaliste en se tournant vers sa fille de 10 mois, dormant à ses côtés dans l’avion qui a ramené l’équipe italienne à la maison.

“LA MAMAN EST SACRÉE”

“Je n’ai certainement pas mis en cause non plus la maman de Zidane, pour moi, la maman est sacrée”, a ajouté le joueur de l’Inter Milan. Le Corriere della sera rappelle dans un article consacré à cet échange de propos entre les deux joueurs que Marco Materazzi a perdu sa mère à l’âge de 14 ans et qu’il n’aurait certainement jamais insulté celle de Zidane.

Le mystère demeure donc sur ce que Materazzi a réellement dit à Zidane pour provoquer une colère pareille. Selon des spécialistes de lecture labiale interrogés lundi par la chaîne de télévision brésilienne Globo, Materazzi aurait traité la sœur de Zinédine Zidane de “prostituée”, tandis que d’après plusieurs journaux britanniques, qui ont consulté également des experts, le défenseur italien aurait traité le Français de “fils d’une pute terroriste”.

Zidane a pour sa part décidé d’attendre quelques jours avant de parler de cette affaire, selon son agent. La presse italienne rappelle que Marco Materazzi est coutumier des provocations et des bagarres.”

i am just telling the truth my dear which is Italy never win without some cloudiness around it the FORZA ITALIA is more of a what just happened hang on thats not right how is that possible omg italy have one again but its all very fishy for once i would like to see a clean game of football from italy who could be a great team if they stopped the pantomime charades and actually focused on playing football not trying to get free kicks penalties cards for the other players not cheats just very poor standards of sportsmanship and bad losers worse winners

To BD.
Your words shown your ignorance but I forgive you. I don’t give a sh…. about you and your thoughts.
Come to join us here in Rome!!
AH AH AH AH !!!!!!

Big Dick-head I think you were watching some other tournament. Maybe Wimbledon? What the hell are you chatting about? Italy never cheated. They won all their matches fair and square apart from the match against Austraila which is a 50/50 decision so suck my balls knob boy. FORZA AZZURRI!

AH AH AH!

BIG PARTY HERE IN ROME!!!

Po po po po po po po poooooooooo

Bd go to play iss pro evolution on ps2 maybe you can win something….
we celebrate Real soccer and real world cup…

PO PO PO PO PO POOOOOOOOO
CAMPIONI DEL MONDO EEEHH OHHHH

Come on the decision against autralia was a joke wou wouldnt give that in the 5th minute let alone the 93rd so now your being defensive i didnt mention australia and the fact is the official used a video to card zidane means it was againtst the rules like always italy win under suspicious circumstance

bd what will it say in the history books ol’ boy? it will say ITALIA – WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS 2006. The 5th official saw what Zidane did, no replays were used, did you mnot see the way we played against Ghana, Ukraine and Germany? Stupid fool.

oooh ghana oooh ukraine i saw australia and hahaha the usa, germany i will admit a good game although still pretty dirty nonetheless and we will see what the history books will say after materazzi is banned for being a racist bigot=should have been sent off aswell

now its the 5th official eh and what is the 5th official watching and if he saw it beforehand why did it take 4 mins 37 seconds for him to inform the ref smells like video playback to me

Victoria
i would love to come and join you in rome i was there recently and i had a pleasant time shame about all the Italians but hey maybe you guys will one day learn that truth and honour mean a lot more than a gold plated trophy and uh i would guess your bf or husband is cheating on you as we speak coz thats what italians do but hey have fun over there in the city of the honourless

come on somebody with a valid defence please answer me i want to understand how you can feel victorious justifyably after the atrosities you performed during the world cup

If Zidane really had to hit Materazzi I don´t understand why he didn´t take his fist instead of the head and finished him off so he had to leave the pitch too.
It was not stupid by Zidane to hit Materazzi, no it was stupid that he didn´t do it right.

damn right claude although even better would have been to wait win the world cup which they obviously would have done and then afterwards gone and waved the cup at the crying materazzi and the proceed to beat the little italian prick to death with a french flag
cheaters never prosper
italy may have won but there is no glory in this world cup the glory goes to the player of the tournament ZINEDINE ZIDANE one of histories greatest footballers and he has honour!!!
allez zidane if only more people could be like you and less like materazzi this world would be a better place!!!!

bd, great minds think alike.
I totally agree

excellent claude and it appears the italians are speechless ,well not too bright as a rule the old italians or maybe theyre off commiting adultery or lying to everyone they meet as usual!!

Another note for Jane, the harbinger of world education:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4252421.stm

this must be one of the saddest and most pathetic things i’ve ever seen, ppl stampeding and stabbing each other to get into an Ikea sale, it fits the country quite well after all

Regards

PS

Please notice the beautiful and refined features of the ppl in the pics, you guys the product of some botched genetic experiment ? Thousands of years of inbreeding ?

FORZA ITALIA, FORZA AZZURRI

ODIATI E FIERI (HATED&PROUD)

just champions!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forza Italia, best team in the world for the next 4 years

bd
First , my husband is not cheating on me because I am a very beautiful girl like most italians are. Maybe in your country they cheat on their wives because they are ugly and ignorant like you full of envy. And nobody in Italy thinks that Zidane is not a good player or a champ. We accept the results like in the FIFA WORLD CUP 2002 the ref Byron Moreno was paid to let South Korea win vs Italy. And study about the history of football !
But I think you are not spanish because I have a lot of friends from Spain and they are much smarter than you.
And now let’s keep going with the party. ITALIA ITALIA!!!

OK victoria that is exactly the naive brash arrogant ignorance that makes italians one of the most hated races on the planet and in regards to youre beauty again italians have this misconception that bathing in chip fat and dressing like 1980’s pornstars makes them attractive oh and youre husband is probably cheating on you because it is a fact that 9 out of ten italians cheat on their partners i repeat FACT proven unlike italy winning the football

@demonoid
If you refer to those people in the beginning with that white stuff on their heads: Those are POLICE MEN. They were HELMETS. Maybe you haven´t seen this. It is not natural. There is another guy with black skin color. He is probably of African origin, some people there are a little darker than euros.
So no inbreeding

i would be prouder to have gone out with honour to a great team like france than to win the tournament through foul play and thats the truth what is a trophy without any glory tell me what is being champions without any honour it is an empty victory for italy but being italian i dont exprect you to understand anything about honour or glory i pity you i really do hated and proud that is right but nothing to be proud of the glory goes to Zidane adn france take your head out of the sand and realise the whole world is talking about the great french team and everyone is dissapointed at the pathetic way the italians scratched a victory in no way glorious but in all ways italian

bd, that´s funny!
They really bath in chip fat?
hahahaha

no but they drip grease from every orifice so maybe its olive oil who knows

bd
you know what?
Yes my husband is cheating on me cause is going to bed with your partner and all the racist and ignorant like you. ENVY ENVY ENVY
I AM HAVING AN ORGASM WITH YOUR ENVY but ITALY IS THE CHAMP !!!
AH AH AH AH
And instead of your attitude we love all the people from all over the world and if they hate us we don’t care!!!!

@ bd – I wouldn’t necessarily say speechless, but how do you respond to someone who is so obviously ignorant, narrow minded and racist! The definition of: Racism – n. 1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. 2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.

Unbelievable what nonsense you are spouting in the ITALIAN blog bd and now your new friend claude is joining in!! First, I wish to say that I have been a Zidane fan since his days with Juventus and still am because he is undeniably a great footballer, therefore, I would like to think I am being somewhat objective here. The man (not god) that you say “has honour” is the same man that stomped on a player in WC ‘98 and by all accounts it looked INTENTIONAL and MALICIOUS. The same man also head butted another player (again intentionally) during a Champions League match. Also, this is still the same man, has been sent off the pitch at least a dozen other times for various infractions due to his hot temper. There is absolutely NOTHING that Materazzi could have said that should have made Zidane react in that fashion, especially since I am sure trash talking is (unfortunately) part of the sport (as many other sports) and I am sure he must have heard insults from other players a hundreds if not thousands of times. Let’s call it what it most likely was – he was frustrated that the Italians were doing such a good job defending against him, he must have been in pain due to his shoulder injury and France could not score unless it was by a penalty – so he acted like a BOY would have and physically assaulted one of his peers. Materazzi is no saint in anyone’s books since he is known for being a tough and rough player. However, to villanize him when he was the victim is unjust because really we do not know for a fact that he used a racist comment. Yes, maybe Zidane should have waited until AFTER the match to make a point to Materazzi, but he didn’t because he was selfish AGAIN and POSSIBLY lost the cup for himself and is teammates. Hmmm, maybe, just speculation of course, he KNEW that France was not going to win so if he could not be remembered as a champion why not be remembered as a goon!!

bd, are you Spanish? you sound more English.
Have you been to London recently?
I’m Italian and I leave there. We love it here.
It’s so good to be world champions again, I enjoy it so much.
I wake up in the morning and I know we are WC champions, what a feeling.
That’s also the 4th time we are champions, it is becoming statistically significant, not like England winning the WC in 1966 which can be deemed an outlier.
Even more statistically significant for instance is the fact that Spain never won anything. Well, they can’t obviously play football.
You know what, I’m overwhelmed with a feeling of serenity and peace, thank you so much Italia, you are the best team in the world, you make us Italians very proud.

BD, you’re mum was waiting in the tunnel after the match so that she could go back to their hotel and suck them all off. Claude your a german so you’re sour anyway but please people take your sourness else where. BD if I was in front of you, I would knock you clean out for talking like that to Victoria. Your a p**** who has nothing better to do than wind people up coz you have no girlfriend, no friends no nothing…your a total loser who needs to find a hobby. Maybe you can join your mum on some street corner. FORZA ITALIA

bd

Spain has NO WORLD CUPS. Spanish are perpetual losers. Italy has 4 world cups. We have been to the final 6 times. Its so obvious that you are jealous of Italy. The french could not score on Italy in regular time, our defense was too great.

Mon Cul I couldn’t have said it better, peace bro.

Joe bd is just a 10 year old kid on his dad’s computer, ignore the little pric*

hmm nice insight thx for the attitude adjustment and to claim that it is racist to say one nation has different characteristics behaviours or attitudes to another is ridiculous we are products of our environments and therefore of course a child in africa has a different take on the world than a child in new york its just unfortunate that italians are brought up in an environment of adulterers and liars
and how can you have an impartial view i have an impartial view fool i am neither french nor italian not even a france fan in fact wasnt really a big zidane fan before this cup i just love football and i hate to see the sport brought down by the childish and unfair attitude people like materazzi bring to the game he was out of line during the whole match, ok fair he’s aggresive but also the first to fall and cry like a baby when tackled, also if you think zidane overreacted tell me how would you react if you grew up in an environment where you recieved racist abuse everyday so you campaign against racism pull yourself out of squalor to become one of the best footballers of all time and then recieve a nothing like materazzi call your mother a terrorist whore on the same day she went into hospital tell me how would you react materazzi will have his comeuppance hopefully fifa will do what is right and have him banned which for me would be a lucky escape from a very mediocre career

@bd you what mate?

can’t even be bothered to read what sh** your on about now. pi** off you silly cu*t Italy are champions so suck on your dads sweaty bollo*ks forza italia

and sunny please i do not converse with amoebi so please get some more cells or just dont talk to me as you obviously would be outwitted by pretty much anything that can move

bd is a nut licker! you lick nuts! you’re a nut licking wan*er!

my father died about 4 years ago as well so i doubt theres any sweat on his balls but thanks for the insight or maybe i could just go work it out on your puttana mama italian women are soooooooo easy too like i said cheats and whores nothing more

wow sunny you really are a clever spark arent you did you ever go to school or was it too hard to find oh and MON CUL
like i said being world champions means nothing if you dont deserve it HONOUR, GLORY maybe look these words up it might encourage you to drop your native roots and live a true life

oh yeah and joe why dont you go and watch the curling or hockey or summit what insight can you offer here please leave us europeans to our stuff and dont cry i know you guys are sensitive over there eh eh eh eh eh

bd even though I feel some remorse towards the comments I made about your dad, I feel absolutely no remorse towards a little evil racist son of a bi*** basta** cu** mother fu**er like you now go and join your mum on that corner, shes waiting for you.

well guys its been a blast watching you all sweat like i said only a guilty conscience would be so defensive but hey listen enjoy your moment in the spotlight oh yeah thats right actually there is more interest about your racist materazzi than there is about the fact you won the cup pity that eh anyway i have finished work for the day so i’m going to go and do something now (thats right i’m not sad enough to spend my free time in front of a computer talking to losers like you) but hey maybe i speak to ya soon when we know a little bit more about what will happen to your little facist lets see if fifa do the right thing i wonder how much it will cost italy to get him off the hook hmmm

Thank god now f*** off you little pri**

sunny i’m not racist i hate racists however i feel it is fair to say that italians are dishonest its not racist it’s a scientifically proven fact i dont feel i’m better than you just a little less ignorant and a little more honest anyway as i already said my mum died in january so uh unless theres a lot of nechrophiliacs around business wont be great anyway i have a life to live so i’ll love you and leave you little fella by the way a nechrophiliac is someone that screws dead people sorry bout that forgot about ure problem with long words anyway byeeeeeeeeee
ps allez zidane greater then any iti that has lived or ever will

some food for thoguht read this and see who are the racists:

A Racist Slur at the World Cup?

By Dave Zirin*

Behind the stunning ejection of France’s star player during overtime in the World Cup finals are allegations of racism on the part of an Italian player.

Imagine Michael Jordan in his last game, with the score tied in overtime, knocking out his defender with a punch to the throat. Imagine Derek Jeter in game seven of the World Series, at bat with the bases loaded, thrashing the opposing team’s catcher over the head with his bat. Our collective shock would only be exceeded by disappointment. No one, fan or foe, would want to a see a great player end their career in an act that speaks to the worst impulses of sports: when hard competition spills over into violence.

Now imagine if Jordan and Jeter claimed they were provoked with a racial slur. Does their violence become understandable? Even excusable? Herein lies the case of French National team captain, the great Zinedine Zidane. Zidane, competing in his last professional match, was kicked out of the World Cup final in overtime for flattening Italian player Marco Materazzi with the head-butt heard around the world. Zidane, or Zissou as he is known, became the first captain ever ejected from a World Cup championship match.

The announcers denounced Zissou for committing a “classless act and the French team withered, eventually losing to a demonstrably inferior Italian squad in overtime. The following morning the international tabloids with their typical grace, gave Zissou a new nickname: “butt-head.” Less examined was the fact that Zissou was literally carrying a lightly regarded French team to the finals. Less examined was the fact that Zissou had been grabbed, kicked, and fouled all game by the vaunted Italian defense. Less examined was the fact that Zissou had almost left minutes earlier due to injury, his arm wilting off his shoulder like a wet leaf of spinach. This unholy amount of pressure is the primary reason the 34-year-old veteran snapped and planted Materazzi into the pitch.

Now the great mystery is what set Zissou off. What could Materazzi have possibly said to send him over the edge? Answers are beginning to filter out. According to a FIFA employee transcribing what was said during the match, Materazzi’s called Zissou a “big Algerian shit.” A Brazilian television program that claims to have used a lip-reader said Materazzi called Zissou’s sister “a whore.” The highly respected French anti-racist coalition SOS Racisme issued a press release stating, “According to several very well informed sources from the world of football, it would seem [Materazzi] called Zissou a ‘dirty terrorist’.”

Materazzi, in an answer that can only be called Clintonian, said, “It is absolutely not true. I didn’t call him a terrorist.” Of course he didn‚t comment on what he did call him. Zissou himself has only said cryptically that he would reveal what Materazzi said “in the coming days.”

Right now, we do not know beyond a shadow of a doubt what was said but all the circumstantial evidence points at least toward a variant of SOS Racisme’s claim. Zissou is the son of Algerian immigrants who has sparred verbally with Europe’s far-right political machine for more than a decade. He is an outspoken anti-racist on a team that has defined itself by its multiculturalism and stubborn insistence to stand up against bigotry both inside and outside the sport. Materazzi on the other hand, will be playing this year for the Italian team Lazio, where his father was the former coach. Lazio’s fan club, The Ultras, are notorious for their Fascist-friendly politics. Lazio’s hardcore Ultras, known as the “Irriducibili,” have members in Italy’s extra-parliamentary far right and try to use the club to recruit. The group has frequently uses racist and anti-Semitic banners, one time hanging a 50-foot banner that said their opponents were a “team of niggers.”

It‚s wrong to taint Materazzi for the actions of Lazio’s fans, but there is more. Earlier this season in a match that pitted Messina against Inter in Sicily, Messina’s star African player Marc Zoro famously picked up the ball and walked off the pitch in protest of the monkey chants rained upon him by Inter supporters. In a stirring act of solidarity, many of the Inter players immediately showed support for Zoro’s actions. But one opponent yelled, “Stop that, Zoro, you’re just trying to make a name for yourself.” That opponent’s name was Marco Materazzi.

At the start of this tournament I wrote a soccer column with my colleague John Cox, called “Racism Stalks the Cup.” We expressed our concern that the monkey chants, banana peels, and peanuts raining down on African players this year would continue on the sport’s grandest stage. This largely did not occur. But then in the final act, at the moment of most exquisite tension, it seems racism may have actually emerged from the shadows. I, for one, am damn glad that when it did, it ran smack into Zissou’s beautiful head.

We don‚t know with iron certainty what Materazzi said, but if it turns out to be more of the anti-Black, anti-Muslim, garbage that has infected soccer like a virus, the Italian team should forfeit the cup. They should voluntarily give the greatest trophy of them all back to FIFA as a statement that some things in this world are more important than sports. Racism will be the death of soccer if things don’t change. Italy can set the sport back on course, with one simple, stunning gesture. Give the damn thing back.

I think if you have never been the victim of racist or segregative insult, you can not understand what happen in zidane head: this is if you are not a minority, don’t open your mouth and misjudge zidane. I am not violent and I am sorry for Zidane behaving, but if he didn’t catch the attention, would you believe him if he had complained later!?

damn right abiola he should be given a medal and materazzi should be banned from football as should his father and italy should give back the cup at this point harmony would return to the world!!

France are average… they’ve only been in one final before… And while we’re on the subject of racism… I can’t think of a more racist country than France either… so what must they REALLY think of their team now they have to muster up african players to become successful? That must annoy them heaps. We always hear about the slums where Zidane grew up… blimey… sounds like from another age… Treat eachother better in France and we’ll believe you that you love your Zidane.

When I read this blog it reminds of a bunch of kids in a school yard, why dont you all come to my house for a nice big plate of Lasagna and somg good Chianti followed by some Granita and closing out with an espresso con Sambuca and capped by Tiramisu and a shot of Limoncelo.

Ma dai la gente, ormai la partita e finita. Lets all learn to live and love as I see some folks are generalizing and stereotyping to the hilt.

Bd from Spain:

you are not IN THE LEAST interested in racism at ball:

you have been venomously RACIST towards Italy & Italians all along on this blog!

This is your REAL agenda, I quote you:
“They should voluntarily give the greatest trophy of them all back to FIFA as a statement that some things in this world are more important than sports. Racism will be the death of soccer if things don’t change. Italy can set the sport back on course, with one simple, stunning gesture. Give the damn thing back.”

You simply can take it that ITALY, the team & people you hate so much, won the Cup.

Put up or shut up: Zizou’s vicious action is completely inexcusable.

wow cs how ignorant and sheltered are you france is one of the countries that excepts the most immigrants the team is fantastic far superior to italy as they demonstrated and what kind of a racist comment is mustering up african players truth is france has black players because there are a lot of black people in france where they are accepted unlike in italy you ignorant fool

Give the world cup back???? Are you mad? How about Argentina handing one back for the Hand Of God incident!? It’s football man… a man’s game.. with consequences for actions as stupid as Zidane’s. Italy could give the cup back if Zidane agreed to go to prison for assault!? .. if you want to look at it in stupid non-football terms.

there is a difference between racism and an opinion i have backed my statements up with fact and truth be told italy are no minority and a renowned country for having extreme right wing policies now i dont know what your doing over there in malta but open your eyes man no i am not happy that italy won the cup they didnt deserve to but i didnt start to complain about it until i heard about why zidane did what he did put yourself in his situation recieving racists comments about his mother on the day she went to hospital from a confirmed racist how would you react anyway i dont need to justify myself to you because everything i have said is fair and true the truth will out joseph the truth will out

Greetings – I’ve been following this blog for some weeks now from the US. Soccer/Football is not a big sport here, but I have really gotten into the games and believe soccer is the greatest World Sport – and I love the passion of the fans as can be seen in these blogs. I have some outside, hopefully objective, observations. Note: I have been following Italy and am an Italy soccer fan.

1. I think the French overall dominated the final game. Not many people wanted to see a game ending in penalty kicks, but it did, and Italy won. They are the victors. Also, a World Cup is not about one game. Italy played outstanding through the whole tournament. As an American, I can only make comparisons with our main sports, and it takes a whole baseball season to make the playoffs, basketball, etc. Consistent execution of plays, hard work, team communication – the World Cup trophy was not won by the single, final game.
2. More people will remember the Germany-Italy game than the final, if you really appreciate the quality of play in a sport, which unfortunately the final will only be remembered by some of the ugliness, if at all. When the Yankees beat the Red Sox a few years ago to go into the World Series, it was won by a walk-off homerun in game 7 by Aaron Boone, a total nobody who is not a good player and was traded the year after. Nonetheless, it revived a love of baseball in the USA, the Yankees were the victors, and more people remember that “semifinal” series than they give a shit that the Florida Marlins beat the Yankees in the World Series.
3. I don’t think anybody is defending Materazzi – he may be a total jerk for all we know. But trash-talking is part of the game, and you can’t tell me Shaq doesn’t trash talk on the basketball court, or cathchers don’t say shit about steroids when Barry Bonds is batting. The true champions who exhibit quality sportsmanship stay focused, avoid the trash-talking that comes with their celebrity, channel that energy into winning. Zidane should NEVER have done the headbutt and deserved the red card.
4. I’m not sure why it’s so upsetting that “instant replay” was used. As can be seen by this World blog, it is reasonable that technology is embraced – even in modern sports. We use it in America because fans want to see a clean game, not because we want to jump down referees throats anytime they make a bad call. Umpires in baseball don’t use instant replay, but they consult together on questionable calls or if one may have seen something that another missed. Zidane was rightly held accountable for his actions.
5. Many comments of passionate fans have nothing to do with the actual sport, like the stuff about Juventus or racism. These are real things that need to be addressed, but had nothing to do with the players on the field executing plays in the final game. We’ve heard about steroids in baseball, Wayne Gretzky’s family gambling on hockey, etc. Currently, the St. Louis Cardinals have zero African-Americans on their roster. It is real problem, and the media should hold highly-paid sports players to a high standard of ethics and human dignity in all sports, and act through the appropriate channels. But during play time, the better team wins, period. Italy is deserving to be called the champions of the world.
Thanks for listening.

I think materrazzi just ruined the whole championship for me, I was supporting Italy to win, but i dont tolerate racism or segregation, Football is not a field for racism insult!! Be fair, If materazzi was effectivelyracist i don’t think he deserves to ever play football again because he his degrading the whole concept of the game: hands together whatever your skin color and religion and let’s play for the fun of the game!

I like an argument… specially when I make the truth hurt… BUT I would v much like some granita right now so if the offer still stands I’ll stop arguing … maybe…

bd,

David Zurin is wrong. Italians overcame a lot of racism against them also in this tournament. Everyone in the world seems to be against them and wanted to see them lose. There were plenty of call against them in this tournament also. To boot, a lot of the team is getting heat from things happening that have NOTHING to do with them.

It is shameful what was written. it is shameful to publicly say Italy should give back the Cup.

Even more shameful than anything that has happened in this World Cup.

Abiola

1. I dont believe you were supporting italy

2. You honestly think Materazzi is the only one to say racist comments in this tournament? (if that is what he even did)

3. you should be careful who you call a racist.

The Matrix gives most true fans of the Azzuri heart burn, everytime he is on the pitch we are anxious and apprehensive.

Now that being said, if this incident was a tit for a tat and actually escalated beyond what was acceptable so be it.

If Zidane looked Materazzi up and down like a little Italian piece of shit, well then what should the Matrix do? LOL

So for all of you who want to find reasons to justify the incident remember it takes two people to Tango.

I by no means accept or condone what Materazzi did especially if he used the typical so easy to spitout racist insult well I feel sorry but in the end we are all humans. If you have never done anything in your life feel free to cast the first stone.

yes shame on italy and if they were recieving “racist” abuse then thay should use a little more tact and maybe empathises are you saying that italy are justified in their racism because other people were racist towards them PLEASE!!!!
and as for zidane going to prison i hardly feel the result would be that maybe some community service but materazzi is so used to faking injury he made it look a lot worse andf ok fair is fair italy shouldnt give the cup back but if it turns out materazzi was being racist he should be banned anyway my day is shortening by the secong good luck to you all and oh yeah you catherine when i want an opinion on curling or ice hockey or moose hunting i’ll let you know but leave football alone

it’s such a good feeling to be hatred and to win…
there are more microbes in a kiss than in a spit
so…
eat your heart
4 stars (count ‘em)

oi milazzo shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I don’t remember all this crying when Italy lost on penalites to Brazil. Why so upset? You were rubbish overall. Italy only let two goals in (one own goal and one dodgy penalty) an dthey had a festival of goals from so many of their players. Ribery was good. That’s about it. I love Henry too but he was pants unfortunately.

I

you can gloat but the match showed who the better team was as did the player of the tournament award!!!

4 stars. Four STARS. The only shame in that is that the 3 stars went better with the tricolore flag design on the badge. FORZA ITALIA…

Materazzi dived!!!??? Errm you must have been watching something else… I’d like to see you stand up to a hit like that!

cs did you watch italy australia or italy USA come on they scrambled there way to the top but thanks to bufon they kept some pride ne way i have a life to go and live so byeeeee to all heres waiting on 2010

They always seem to give the player of the tournatement to the losing team.. hmm I wonder why.. is it becuase it makes the world cup ‘nice’ !? ha ha enjoy your ’special award’… maybe you can put that on your shirt? 1 star and a picture of a donkey maybe?

well if he didnt it would be a first anyway he sooo dserved it

Zidane deserved the red for what he did and Italy won so cup, nobody will contest that.
Now perhaps this bad gesture can bring a positive debate on racism all over the world if Materazzi said something racist. No matter one is Italian and the other French, but as it was the WC final it could open a wide debate on racism in sports and particularly in football, which is a sad reality in Europe.
It could be more effective than Fifa campaign “Say no to racism”.
But it has perhaps nothing to do with racism…

Baguette Jambon Frommage?
Sandwhich Grecque?

Pute sur la Rue Du Saint Sauver?

Paris, tu es belle mais tu n’est pas au delas des regards.

Suffit une promenade au Bois de Boulogne ou les Zones Rouges pour en savoir de tes vrais couleur.

Moi je t’aime tout de meme mais s’il te plait ne touche pas mes spaghettis putain d’abruti!

LOL

bd

oh yes…..
i’ll keep silent watching those four stars shining in the european sky

if it was for spain…
the night would be soooo dark

4 stars (count ‘em)

to joseph from Malta
Malta never exited. It was a joke.

Don’t get me wrong Italy is not racist, i’ve been there once and i liked it, i just don’t think football is the right place to bring back the issue of racism!

cs a i am not a french fan and B how is that being as the voting is done before the end of the final retard!!
and C) a prize deserved is woth more than a million that weren’t i’ll leave you with that goodnight

You are right of course. Although I never doubted Italy would win so I forgot this… maybe the officials new!? haha I’m not a retarded.. I’m elated. BTW you notice that there aren’t any posts from Italy? That’s because they’re enjoying themselves instead of talking about Zidane… it’s just the press trying to make something out sensational… but in Italy the only sensational thing about the final was the players, the result and the celebrations…

Catherine, I was behind italy because French are kind of exaggerate on their victory, remember 1998 we couldn’t hear anything else until Senegal came in, I just did’nt want them to have another chance of crying everywhere “on est les bleus”, But if they had to loose, they had to do it fairly. I was with italian until the 110 minutes, Materazzi alone just took the fun out of the game for me. What are we doing? we are supposed to have fun together not hate like we are now ???!!!

and the player of the match award doesn’t show who the best team was… the meaning of team is mroe than one player… that’s just what team means… the result shows the best team.. the spirit of the players won the penalties… they were simply awesome. So you are indeed equally retarded Bon soir.

Wow, World Champions for the fourth time! I am speechless. Italy is destined to win!

Racism is a part of humans being and animals too are racists in their own way as Darwin said. Why we don’t simply accept what mother nature made? Even people who are racism object are racists and that’s all part of the “species conservation”…Anyway u guys sound a little bit confused about all that.
Conclusion is “the best win” no matter nationality or racism…

Yeah Italians were good, tell the truth, materazzi wa s good..but the atmosphere of a world cup victory wasn’t really in it. right?

I will just enjoy my good old Italian food and wine wearing my italian shoes driving my Alfa Romeo and enjoying my happy Italian Life.

Besides when you look at stats Italy is not destined for another final until 2018.

By then who knows if the planet will not have imploded or another catastrophic event sends us deeper into the abyss.

Forza Italia, I campioni siamo noi e tutto il resto..behhhh

LOL

I agree with Veronica point of view. But i think segregation should not be taken so easily, Why should we accept people to feel miserable when we can make a better world ? Suppose every body was asian and you were the last italian remaining,Will it be fair to eliminate you just because you are different?: I don’t believe so, and i wouldn’t , i would even protect you because you have the right to live and like evreybody to be happy!, It’s not about proud but it’s about pain, soccer is joy not pain, the day of the finale soccer internationalism take a big hit

Yeah, a tainted racist trophy never feels good

italy may lose the title. der spiegel online wrote following about it
Hamburg – Was Materazzi Gegenspieler Zidane zugerufen hat, ist noch nicht
geklärt. Lippenleser behaupten, dass der Italiener den französischen Kapitän
als “Sohn einer Terroristen-Hure” beleidigt und dann “Verpiss dich doch
einfach” gesagt haben soll. Andere sprechen davon, er habe Zidanes Schwester
zweimal als Prostituierte bezeichnet.

Materazzi bestreitet dies, räumt aber ein, Zidane beleidigt zu haben. Er
habe Zidane nur kurz am Trikot festgehalten. Darauf habe ihn der Franzose
herablassend gemustert und gesagt, wenn er wolle, könne er das Trikot nach
dem Spiel haben. “Ich habe ihm mit einer Beleidigung geantwortet, das
stimmt.”

Wird dem 32-Jährigen zweifelsfrei der Wortlaut seiner Beleidigung
nachgewiesen, drohen ihm und seinem Team womöglich harte Konsequenzen.

Erst im März dieses Jahres hat die Fifa auf einer Konferenz neue Strafen
gegen Rassismus beschlossen. Im Artikel 55, Absatz 4 des
Fifa-Disziplinarreglements heißt es: “Verhalten sich Spieler, Offizielle von
Verbänden oder Clubs sowie Zuschauer in irgendeiner Form diskriminierend
oder menschenverachtend gemäss Abs. 1 und/oder 2 dieses Artikels, so werden
der betreffenden Mannschaft, sofern zuordbar, bei einem ersten Vergehen
automatisch drei Punkte abgezogen. (…) In Spielen ohne Punktevergabe wird
die entsprechende Mannschaft, sofern zuordenbar, disqualifiziert.”

Im Absatz 1 des Reglements ist von herabwürdigenden, diskriminierenden oder
verunglimpfende Äusserungen in Bezug auf Rasse, Hautfarbe, Sprache, Religion
oder Herkunft die Rede.

Findet die Fifa Beweise gegen Materazzi und deutet diese auf oben
beschriebene Weise, könnte dem italienischen Team sogar der WM-Titel
aberkannt werden. So besagt es der letzte Satz im vierten Absatz.

Noch aber will der Weltverband nicht gegen Materazzi ermitteln. “Noch liegen
uns keine Beweise vor. Wir müssen zunächst alle Umstände klären. Alles
andere sind Gerüchte und Spekulationen”, sage Fifa-Sprecher Andreas Herren
SPIEGEL ONLINE. Beweise gebe es derzeit nur gegen Zidane. “Wir werden ein
Disziplinarverfahren gegen ihn eröffnen”, erklärte Herren.

Zidanes Manager Alain Migliaccio kündigte an, sein Schützling werde in den
nächsten Tagen über den Vorfall sprechen. “Bis jetzt hat er mir nur gesagt,
dass Materazzi etwas sehr Ernstes zu ihm gesagt hat.” Üblicherweise bleibe
Zidane gelassen, am Sonntagabend im Berliner Olympiastadion sei aber “etwas
in ihm explodiert”.

Veronica, back to school

Veronica, Shut up!

Yeah…..Italy should give the trophy back!!! Why? Know one knows what Materazzi said and trash talking is part of the game…Zizou lost his cool and will be remembered as a bonehead for all eternity….

Rather than use his head physically he should have used it intelligently and used what ever taunts he received as motivation to win the game. That would have been the ultimate comeback. Instead, He chose violence and got red-carded. Who’s fault is that? It was Zizou’s choice…..He chose and France lost…..Everyone should just get over it and stop justifying this idiotic act.

Zidane is an idiot, if Materazzi provoked him he accomplished his ultimate mission…getting zidane sent off

All the shapes of life must be respected. I don’t tollerate racist people: they’ve been and are the ruin of the world.

- Zidane should be punished for his headbutt
- Materazzi should be punished if he used racist words against ZZ.

I can’t believe you Americans are calling Italians racist – take a look at yourselves -talk about the pot calling the kettle black………..

eugene from Netherlands…
..quoting “der spiegel”, the anti-Italian racist publication…

as our US friends like to say: “yeah, right….”

4 stars ****
What a nice feeling )

Well said scout!!!
Don’t make the same mistakes twice, Italy is a great country, In every farm there is a donkey the thing is to know how it works but zidane didn’t catch it. Besides i like pizza and meatbowls spaghettis,you guys know i can’t live without pizzas, if italians didn’t create them i wouldn’t like them, check italians girls too: ‘bellissimo”, that’s what i like about diversity, it’s all about sharing and exchanging… Shakira did sing with wycleaf “No fight tonight” at the beginnign of the match

You know what? I need to buy my new Italian shirt with 4 stars on it, isn’t that great.

Grazie Ragazzi, Forza Italia

****

A professional player needs to be prepared physically, MENTALLY, and in most cases spiritually for any match. If Zidane was strong enough to keep his head in the game then he wouldn’t have been affected by Materazzi’s comment, no matter what it was. Therefore, being provoked is no valid argument poeple. A professional player, a top notch, world class, best player needs to be able to keep his head in the game regardless of comments. Do you people know how many times in any game opponents do that to try to out psyche players? Get real. The best team wins, France played good and we congratulate them on that but this year it’s all ITALLLIIIAAAA baby ! Grazie a DIO (L) (L) (L) .

A professional player needs to be prepared physically, MENTALLY, and in most cases spiritually for any match. If Zidane was strong enough to keep his head in the game then he wouldn’t have been affected by Materazzi’s comment, no matter what it was. Therefore, being provoked is no valid argument poeple. A professional player, a top notch, world class, best player needs to be able to keep his head in the game regardless of comments. Do you people know how many times in any game opponents do that to try to out psyche players? Get real. The best team wins, France played good and we congratulate them on that but this year it’s all ITALLLIIIAAAA baby ! Grazie a DIO (L) (L)(L) (L) .

to Scout: Zidane got his punishment!

and what about Matterazzi, FIFA MUST give an equal punishment for all serious thing he did to Zizou.
matterazzi’s words are more serious than Zizou headbutt. you know it. everyone knows it too.

ZIDANE=THUG

I think people worry most about the cup than the morale, Italian can keep the cup they deserve it, but Materazzi can not take justice and degrade it in front of the whole wide world, if you let it be, sometimes it’s gonna come back at you !

We do NOT know what Materazzi said and that is what everyone is forgetting. People are saying that Materazzi said something racist, but that is only SPECULATION. Has Zidane come out to say that that is in actuallity what was said to him?! NO! The video shows that words were being exchanged by both so Zidane may not necessarily bet that innocent either in the trash talking. The only people that know for sure are Materazzi and Zidane. I always say “there are three sides to every story…theirs, mine and the truth…”.

Cheers All and of course FORZA AZZURI!!!!

I’ve found this at Sunstar.com:

“I held his shirt for a few seconds only, then he turned to me and talked to me, jeering,” Materazzi said a day after his denial of the terrorist comment. “He looked at me with a huge arrogance and said, ‘If you really want my shirt I’ll give it to you afterwards.’ I replied with an insult, that’s true.”

Materazzi did not say more but one report speculates that the Italy fullback retorted with a “I’d rather take the shirt off your wife.” Zidane walks ahead, turns back, two steps, lowers his goal-scoring head and wham! Materazzi is down on the pitch.

to LiGi: Go Read all the news about Zidane on the net, then you’ll find out. At least, it’s for sure that Matterazzi said something bad to Zidane. is it racist words or not, doesn’t matter.
he provoked Zidane. and it was not a speculation anymore.

Its an established fact that it was Zidane who was insulting Materazzi based on race. CMN reports that Zidane verbally attacked Materazzi for being Italian, so Materazzi told Zidane to “fuck off”. Zidane then proceeded to lower his head, and charge at Materazzi, perhaps believing that he is a Rhinocerous.

Still, I must admit that was the greatest head-butt ive ever seen. If he hit Materazzi in the head, he certainly would of knocked him unconcious. Whatever happens, Zidane has a future fighting drunks in pubs for money (where the head-butt is an effective weapon).

I dont care what Materazzi said. Zidane should not have taken the law into his own hands…

Anyone who has ever been insulted (as I have about my race) would know that.

Besides, Italy wouldve won if their good goal hadnt been disallowed and this game wouldnt even had gone into extra time…

Fron Zidane’s trial in the courtroom:

Z(idane): I used my head, but…

J(udge): so you admit it!

Z: yes it was my HEAD, but…

J: you’re admitting it again, right? You used your head, yes or no…?

Z: but…

J: “Butt”, you mean that bald crown on top of your neck is yor butt?!?

Z: But he insulted me.

J: So why didn’t you use your head..?

Z: I did…I mean I didn’t…no, I mean I *did*…but..

J: you did or did not? You must be still confused. You must have hurt your head more than the defender hurt his sternum!

Z: I did, but…

J: so you admit butting him?

Z: Yes, but he wanted my shirt, &….

J: …& you “bowed’ to his request, & instead connected with his sternum?

Z: You’re not letting me finish Judge, you’re continually butting in.

J: Look who’s talking…

**At this point Zidane loses it again & vicious knocks down the Judge, his lawyer & the stenographer….all with one head-butt.
As they are dragging him away, he is heard protesting: “But he….but..he..but…”

How sad. He just won’t admit his vicious attack.

bd,

I’ll assume your post:

bd | July 11th, 2006 at 12:35 pm

wasnt intended for me as I never mentioned anything about prions (and would agree that that is completely ridiculous)…

I still thing that Zurin was wrong to write that and that it is shameful AND that it is wrong to label Italians as racists as they suffered racism also.

To me, this makes sense. Maybe not to you.

Maybe you would be consoled to know that this wouldve never happened if Zidane hadnt gotten the phantome PK at the beginning of the game and Italy’s good goal hadnt been disallowed… then the game wouldve ended 2-0 and this wouldnt have happened…

But such is life. Its not fair. Its not fair to Zidane and its not fair to Italy, who played an amazing tournament and wins (in spite of EVERYTHING) and people want to take their hard-earn win away…

P.S. didnt France get a fake pk against Spain also?

to Catherine: you dont care with Matterazzi’s words..?? oh come on!
open your eyes, his words to zizou was the root of the problem.
yes Zizou maybe wrong, but like i said before, zizu already got his punishment!
that red card is enough. Matterazzi didnt get any injure in his body anyway..

and Italy’s second goal was an off-side.

support Zizzu!!
I agree with you actually. the red card was enough. but he certainly deserved a red card.

This is the dialogue between Zidane and Matrix according to some trustworthy sources:

Zidane: stop pulling my shirt
Matrix: Leibniz, sometimes regarded as a Stoic or Fatalist because
his philosophies were based on the idea that everything in
the world was determined by fate, theorized that God,
having the ability to pick from an infinite number of
worlds, chose this world, “the best of all possible
worlds.”
Zidane: baaaaaaaammmmmm

also, support Zizzu!!, look at the goal again. It wasnt offside. To boot, its the EXACT SAME GOAL (as mentioned by Josh-thank you) France got against Brasil.

Are you going to try to argue that Malouda actually got fouled too?

Give me a break!

no. matterazzi is the one who must get A BIGGER RED CARD!!
no forgiveness for saying bad words or maybe racist words while playing a football.
thats lower than a headbutting.

i adore brazilian team, and i watched every game they’ve played, and yes i was angry too.. bcause i thought Henry was diving.. but yeah, thats football game. France defeated Brazil. and it was fair enough because for the whole game France played better than Brazil.

did you think Italy really win when they played against Ausie?
ohh.. Grosso was absolutely diving. and yes Malouda got fouled, Zambrotta was the actor behind it. France should get their second Penalty. and win.

Zidane let his teammates + himself down. If Matterazzi is a racist jerk, so be it–there are plenty out there. Be a man, be a pro, go out + try to win the game. You can punch him out later.

More to the point of combatting racism:
The French right-wing political leader who said the French team didn’t have enough white players, should be condemned. Also, the German rag that published a vicious anti-Italian rant should be brought to book.

support Zizzu!!, your comments just show you dont know much about football. I’m sorry to have to say it and I dont want to insult you.

But there was a foul on Grosso (in the Aissie game), it was late and there was contact (much more than any contact that was made in any of the pk’s awarded to france against Brasil, Spain, Portugal AND Italy…wow! what a record, I would NOT be proud of)

Malouda did not get touched. No commentators, nor articles, nor video replays prove that. In fact EVERYONE agrees it was not a foul.

A bigger red card for Materazzi? that is just funny. I couldnt help but laugh. I’m really so sorry that you are upset, but that, my dear, is ridiculous. Do you think Ronaldo should get a bigger red card than Ronney? Do you think that Danish player Totti spit on should get a bigger red card than Totti? Do you think that Figo’s head butt on the Dutch player didnt deserve a red card?

Try to see things a little more in perspective here.

support Zizzu!!, your comments just show you dont know much about football. I’m sorry to have to say it and I dont want to insult you.

But there was a foul on Grosso (in the Aissie game), it was late and there was contact (much more than any contact that was made in any of the pk’s awarded to france against Brasil, Spain, Portugal AND Italy…wow! what a record, I would NOT be proud of)

Malouda did not get touched. No commentators, nor articles, nor video replays prove that. In fact EVERYONE agrees it was not a foul.

A bigger red card for Materazzi? that is just funny. I couldnt help but laugh. I’m really so sorry that you are upset, but that, my dear, is ridiculous. Do you think Ronaldo should get a bigger red card than Ronney? Do you think that Danish player Totti spit on should get a bigger red card than Totti? Do you think that Figo’s head butt on the Dutch player didnt deserve a red card?

Try to see things a little more in perspective here.

It seems you arent seeing things clearly.

Matterazi is bound to stay in the history books of football
as a shining example of unfair, ignominious artfulness, reminding one of Jago’s (cf. Othello, Shakespeare)stratagems.
Que bello.

Zidane will remain as one of the all-time football greats.
How good.

There is no place for racism. It is impossible to love this sport, to play it, or to support a team and be racist or xenophobic at the same time. The values conveyed by football are the exact opposite of racism. Because racism promotes exclusion and hate. Football, in contrast, brings people together to share a common pleasure. Every four years we experience a unique time in which people congregate together, take part together and celebrate together. Racists are not invited.”

-Zinedine Zidane

pao…

that was a good one

What did the italian fans say when Brazil beat them in the shootout in 1994. Remember the same applies to you.

Kwang….don’t jump to conclusions….what are you, the Australian player who jumped in the air over Materazzi without being touched?

There is no evidence on racist remarks on Matrix’s part.

But(t) we all saw the head butt…

In the end this Tournament also helps illustrate just what it is to be human.

I never want to see video replays in Soccer/Football as it would take away the human aspect of the game.

This time around the Italians showed heart and determination as an overall team effort, while France was relying on her 2 or 3 top players.

I truly wish that in 2010 a Strong African Team wins and the world can rejoice and be totally euphoric at how a countyr that should have no chance whatsoever takes home all the marbles.

Forza Cameroon,Nigeria,Ghana,South Africa, Ethopia or someother cinderella story somehow managed to qualify for the 2010 WC and wins it all.

In the Mean time, My Lasagna still tastes great and the little shot of Cold Limoncello still brings a little smile to my face.

it was really clear that Zambrotta blocked Malouda feets, not the ball.
and yes, grossso has fallen because he wanted to be like that and he wanted that penalty.
just for you to remember, maybe you can say i dont know much about football, but hey,,Italy was diving against Ausie was not a secret anymore!

after all, France played 100 times better than Italy. at least it was still a fairplay final until Matterazzi ruined it all.

and about Zizou, whatever you said, i still remember him as
a true football legend ever exist. the way i remember Baggio, Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo, Beckham and Matterazzi as a football’s criminal.

Ciao.

Penalties is like deciding the masters with a closest to the pin game.

Forza Italia.

Lets get teh scandal talks started.

From now on nothing but SCANDAL talk. The WC is over. The ZIdane stuff is old news. NOthing but SCandal talk.

“Bravo”
To play football you need aptitudes, skills, muscles, intelligence, and a little bit of tolerance, you rarely need words, neither do you need insults, whatever they are: If you don’t got what it takes to win a match, be a good loser, but don’t steal victory by demoralising your opponent. Where is the point of hunting when your prey comes to you, where is the excitement of winning when your opponents are weaker than you, where is the proud of david if goliath was a mousquito ???

Ciao a tutti!

Grazie Italia!!!

I’m enjoing all this negative comments toward Italy team and people. Indifference would hurt more than hatred comments. It is obvios that we Italians are hated from many. We are the best in all! Food, fashion, history, art, Soccer, Men, women, ..you name it!
The last ten years we were a step away from the cup..but we never criticed anyone. We lost at the kik penalities and didnt blame anyone. Of course we win and we don’t deserve it. You should all be ashemed of yourself!!
What a great excuse the racism comments of which is accused Materazzi..what else can excuse what Zidane did! I truly don’t drink that..and even if it was the truth..there no excuse to respond in that way! He was frustrated because It was Materazzi to tie the game..He was cooked and frustrated I feel bad for him.

Anyway to all of Italian haters-like it or not the cup is with us on’t beat yourself too hard!

Forza Italia!! Vivo a Boston da 17 anni ma il mio cuore e’ diviso in due!
Vi amo!

Soccer, the beautiful game…

Scandal,

I look forward to seeing my beloved AVELLINO playing Juventus this year.

LOL, what else can you say but let us hope the there will be no amnesty due to the victory.

Anybody including clubs themselves found guilty should be demotted and penalized.

Forza Avellino! but there is no hope for Napoli they are beyond salvation.

LOL

BTW, forza azzurri !

The WC talk ends now.

Just scandal talk.

SO what Italian national players are quilty and will live in shame like Zidane.

shame ? the french were the loozers, weren’t they ?

Zissou is the son of Algerian immigrants who has sparred verbally with Europe’s far-right political machine for more than a decade. He is an outspoken anti-racist on a team that has defined itself by its multiculturalism and stubborn insistence to stand up against bigotry both inside and outside the sport. Materazzi on the other hand, will be playing this year for the Italian team Lazio, where his father was the former coach. Lazio’s fan club, The Ultras, are notorious for their Fascist-friendly politics. Lazio’s hardcore Ultras, known as the “Irriducibili,” have members in Italy’s extra-parliamentary far right and try to use the club to recruit. The group has frequently uses racist and anti-Semitic banners, one time hanging a 50-foot banner that said their opponents were a “team of niggers.”

Obviously, materazzi is a racist

Why don’t you just kill us all so that we can be gone once and for all, it seems like when you are complaining about racism you are whining, it’s whining in fact, pain-whining if you want to know ,because it can not be keep in the throat it has to come out. You look at yourself and you like yourself but people think you are a nigga, so nigga it be, kill them nigga once and for all and get done, oh i forgot you guys need slaves you can exploit and empoverish so you can claim glory right, don’t forget the suprem judgement, god is watching and justice will be granted maybe not today but it’ll be.

How do you explain your children they are niggas, i tell them you are black everybody don’t like black but black is not bad. Who is rejecting your religion?, Who is rejecting your race?, Who is rejecting your beliefs? Who? So Why do you hate ohther’s so much , give em a little respect: show humanity don’t be jerks be fairs, understand people pain and never underestimate it, zidane pain maybe small, but how many were hurts at the same momment you don’t know, you never knew, i hope you will, and feel this way at leat once in your life to understand…snif snif

who cares…..everything is over and italy got the cup its clear italy rocks and france sucks…..GET USED TO IT!!!!!

here they are again !!

This world cup final will always be remembered for the head butt by Zidane and the gloss of Italy winning it will always be tainted by this incident. And rightly so!

Ciao Silvana, ma ogni tanto vieni a farci visita?

Kwang, in Italy there are about 60 millions of people and only few tens of stupids and ridicoulus nostalgics follow the fascism way.

Catherine,

You wrote:
“But there was a foul on Grosso (in the Aissie game), it was late and there was contact (much more than any contact that was made in any of the pk’s awarded to france against Brasil, Spain, Portugal AND Italy…wow! what a record, I would NOT be proud of)”

You claim that “support zizu” doesn t know much about football but I am not taking a wild guess when I say that you obviously don t know more than he does.

France was not granted any pk vs Spain (actualy spain got one in the first half)nor vs Brazil. On the other hand our pk vs Australia was soft, as soft as the one granted to France in the final. But since you are an expert you probably noticed that France was denied an obvious pk later on, so all in all it got balanced. I am glad we won the WC but I must admit that France outplayed us for most of the second part of the game while we dominated the very begining of the game. Two great teams.

Now we have four stars!

But…Spare us your biased comments,keep it humble, don t make yourself a foul.

Angelo Abruzzese:

the link to your website is not working…?

Andrea yeah, i don’t generalise on that. But please don’t tell me materazzi is not a facist, his father isn’t. Your country shouldn’t have let him played, than it will be an honorable victory

Grosso diving vs. Australia…?!!?

Don’t believe that crap, believe your own eyes: watch the replay of the game.

Here’s a POEM to all these Aussie bad losers:

“The REAL diver!”
Australia’s long over & out
no need to cry & shout

they couldn’t beat ten men
not even Hiddink from his den

a big mistake by Lucas Neill
he made the opponent reel

maybe we should tell him now
that it’s neither rugby nor a row

into Grosso’s feet he dived
a penalty it was, not contrived

he even threw up his elbow from the floor
to make it a foul even more

An undeniable penalty sure it was
Totti scored: a round of applause!

Italy outplayed Oz at a stretch
no wonder they won the match

the great diver wasn’t Italian
Materazzi’s red: it was an Australian!

Trust me, Italy needs to sack materazzi asap to get rid of this bad reputation of racism. Since the media has voted on zidane, the whole WORLD media is not going easy on italy to make themselves less embrassing, instead they will target materazzi which is a virus on the whole squad, and people will be start to generalise on italians.

Its all about money and power. Mob, Politics and Business control the world cup….its no longer a sport event…its more like a show….which it was setted and directed….what happen to the athelete spirit? Is it taking over by fake games, corrupted officials and players….not to mention coaches…..watching these fake matches made me sick…..knowing that who’s going to win…and lose….

Kwang, I don’t know if Materazzi’s though is fascist because I’ve never heard this about him…
I think before to head our fingers to him we should know the true.
However FIFA will investigate…

For example I found this article at Sunstar.com:

“I held his shirt for a few seconds only, then he turned to me and talked to me, jeering,” Materazzi said a day after his denial of the terrorist comment. “He looked at me with a huge arrogance and said, ‘If you really want my shirt I’ll give it to you afterwards.’ I replied with an insult, that’s true.”
Materazzi did not say more but one report speculates that the Italy fullback retorted with a “I’d rather take the shirt off your wife.” Zidane walks ahead, turns back, two steps, lowers his goal-scoring head and wham! Materazzi is down on the pitch.

It doesn’t matter now if it’s rumours or speculation. But please don’t defend materazzi. In this kind of suitation, people won’t believe zidane is provoked for nothing, likewise materazzi is at fault, he admit it by insulting him. For this case here, the best option is still sack him from italian football and for the country to stand against racism. People will then slowly forget as both parties are punished and italy has won a world cup un-tainted.

I don’t want to defend him. I want justice like you if he said to Zidane something so bad…

I only showed to you another version of the fact found at Sunstar.com.

Kwang…oh KWANG….

you only hear want you want to hear….you’re not MINiMALLY interested in the truth,

but simply interested in bashing Itay & the Italians.

You simply can not put up with the fact that Italy, the team & country you despise so much, won the World Cup.

You are even trying to justify Zidane’s vicious attack!!
That’s even worse than Zidane’s own action: you are *condoning* violence in sport….jeesh what a sportsman you are.

Kwang since you simply can’t “put up”, you’d be better off if you…..(you know how the saying goes, do you?)

Aaaah, those 4 World Cup stars ***** they’re so lovely

How do you dishonor the game but be given the MVP award?
FIFA is stacked with French officials, all of them fools.

Lance Armstrong is a world hero, but now it you Zizou in the spotlight. God bless you buddy.

I think it might’ve been the moderator of this forum who at the beginning of this World Cup said that Italy in fact already had 3 and a half stars because the 1994 World Cup went to penalties and therefore they shared the honors with Brazil. All of a sudden penalites now are good enough for the full star, because I somehow don’t get the feeling you all want to share with France…
After hearing so much Italian gloating on both the France and Italia blogs, I can at least take comfort knowing that outside Italy, the only thing people will remember about this final is the headbutt. Nobody thinks what Zidane did was right, but neither do they care about Italy’s triumphant skills from the line… It just wasn’t a very heroic win, so I don’t understand why you’d be so damn pompous about it. Here is a public service announcement to some of you fanatics: Every single neutral fan, and even many Italian fans I’ve talked to about the game felt for France because they deserved to win the game. Enjoy your trophy and be proud, but stop being so damn unlikable about it.

“a POEM for KWANG”

Kwang oh Kwang…
you’ve hit the lowest rung

You haven’t got a clue
whether it’s Football or your loo

You can’t just go spewing this spite
doing that won’t make you right

Your anti-Italian words are racist
like when you mention “fascist”

You just can’t stand that Italy won
their victory scrching you like the sun

It’s called “sportsmanship” dear Kwang
accepting defeat without all this dung

You must first know what you’re talking about
before even thinking of opening your mouth

Anyway at any possible rate
Zizou’s hot head met its fate

14 red cards are no joke
this is no easy-going bloke

He’s very prone to losing his cool
& turning from hero into fool

Kwang this is no role model to follow
his actions have brought him only sorrow

the only fools greater than him
are those who justify his action

Kwang don’t fall into the trap
of regurgitating all the crap

that you read on the anti-Italy brigade
it will bring you no accolade

It will only throw you dear Kwang
on the lowest of low rung

all this racist hate & blur
your vision did it blur

How can you ever justify such a head butt
it puts the violent in such a rut

forever marred is Zidane’s career
praise will now be replaced by jeer

the only ones to condone Zizou
are the misguided…are you?

“and about Zizou, whatever you said, i still remember him as
a true football legend ever exist. the way i remember Baggio, Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo, Beckham and Matterazzi as a football’s criminal.”
Support Zizzu, if you say beckham is a football legend you have no right to talk about football.
How funny it is when Totti spitted a dane all italians pointed their fingers at him saying he was an asshole and so did the rest of the world. No one said” hey he was provoked (and actually he was, there are videos showing the dane kicking him from behind repetedly). But for some people who can’t just be reasonable is an easier way to make their mind according to prejudice. When an italian spits he’s a fuc.king as.shole, when an italian get headbutted still it’s his fault, he surely is a racist. You don’t know what have been said so cut it off you are showing your bias and your showing how idiot you are. We are tired of your lectures, we don’t need it we are in this world from thousand years and the whole history shows we know how to manage in this world, so take your lectures for yourself and “non rompeteci i coglioni”
That said i don’t even know why i am replying, I am just enjoying our 4th and my wonderful way of life. Cheers

ITALIANS ARE ALL HAIRY BALLED FAT PASTA EATING RACIST FACIST DUMBASSES, FRANCE WON THIS WORLD CUP FAIR AND SQUARE SO HA

Alessandro – Latin cousins,

Very funny how you pretend to be italian… nice!

As far as I’m concerned, I’m allowed to defend Italians as much as I want. No one who really knows anything about soccer can deny that Grosso was fouled in the box during the Aussie game. I’m not going to deny it wasnt a «easy» fall and I’m not going to say it was a dirty foul (because it was a foul)

As for my comment about pk’s you are right. I was writing quickly and didnt think twice. So, France got a fake pk against Italy (their only goal), a fake pk against Portugal (who outplayed the French), a free kick they didnt deserve that gave them a goal against Spain and if you think that Italy’s second goal that was called offside in the finakl was ACTUALLY offside then I’ll have to go insofar to say that France’s ONLY goal against Brasil was offside too (since it was practically offside).

Now, as far as my knowledge about football, I’m pretty on top of things, you’d be surprised (I even play). Before accussing me, look at “support zizu“ many ignorant comments.

As far as “we” winning your your comment. I’m not Italian so it doesnt apply to me. I am very happy they won, however.

I have no links to Italians in my heritage at all. In fact I’m French by heritage. So, before you call me biased, check out the facts.

My name is Catherine by the way…

And I’ll stick to my beliefs and what I saw (over and over again as I taped aLL the games and watched ALL the games…)

So, genius, answer me this: A bigger red card for Materazzi? that is just funny. I couldnt help but laugh. I’m really so sorry that you are upset, but that, my dear, is ridiculous. Do you think Ronaldo should get a bigger red card than Ronney? Do you think that Danish player Totti spit on should get a bigger red card than Totti? Do you think that Figo’s head butt on the Dutch player didnt deserve a red card?

And remember:
Zidane let his teammates + himself down. If Matterazzi is a racist jerk, so be it–there are plenty out there. Be a man, be a pro, go out + try to win the game. You can punch him out later.

More to the point of combatting racism:
The French right-wing political leader who said the French team didn’t have enough white players, should be condemned. Also, the German rag that published a vicious anti-Italian rant should be brought to book.

ehmm vivafrance….breaking news: France didn’t win the world cup.

Poa, Italy won a piece of metal! the glory was taken away from the rest of the good player, the fans and the Nation by racist remarks of Materazzi.
Sorry mate thats I look at it.

As an Italian columnist wrote: “you French, Brazilians, English, Germans and so on, you boring teachers, see us winning, us ugly dirty and wicked. And stop your lectures.”
I couldn’t agree more.

Jane I don’t care of what you think you showed in this blog your bias and your mental attitude. You don’t know what Materazzi said, you are just assuming he made some racist remarks. I am not interested on your comments since I am interested on intelligent people. Our convo is just over, have a nice day or night according to your time zone. Cheers.

Catherine (et al),
France’s PK’s were real in every sense. While the call in the Italy game was a tough one (Materazzi knocked one of Malouda’s legs into the other, not easy to see), in the Portugal game, Carlvalho himself said the ref made the right call. Anyway, Malouda was again brought down in the penalty box in the 2nd half of the final and nothing was called (and “no one” denies should’ve been awarded a penalty). Anyway, in the first half, France seemd out of sync between Henry being knocked out and the PK… I think they would’ve taken over sooner without the call. Since you felt Portugal dominated their game against France, there surely is no doubt you recognize France dominated Italy all the more so.

Pao, read the reports on the internet. Get your facts straight and ye I am biased towards good clean soccer. However the investigation will open tomorrow with FIFA then the truth will be known.

Have you not learnt it is always the guilty who shout their innocence, I see Zidane has not past one comment to the press on the other hand Materazzi can’t keep him mouth shut to them,point made.

vitorone,

Se Materazzi ha dato del terrorista a zidane, mi dispiace veramente ma a questo punto non sappiamo se lui l’abbia detto o no. Aspettiamo i fatti. Credo che sia ingiusto condannare una persona prove.

Poi credo che la reazione di Zidane e stata una follia e che anche se provocato, non doveva agire cosi (e non e la prima volta che reagisce in tale modo)

Kaya, you are right, I agree France dominated the second half and the extra time in the final. (I’m sure you’ll agree definitely not the first half). But France couldnt score, even when they were dominating.

I dont agree France’s pks were the correct calls, EVER. I believe that France is a good team that got lucky.

Italy’s goal was onside.

And the overall better team won.

“pao…

that was a good one ”

Barbar, mate, I need you logging on a bit more, the IQ went very low lately on this blog, which is no big surprise.
As you know I am going to visit THE MEAN UGLY BEAST very soon. I need some good beer pubs in Stuttgart. Any tips?

Ciao sunday

Jane,

I hear you. Some of the comments on this blog are ridiculous on both sides and anger me too.

One word descrribes Italy’s team: Merda. What a bunch of thugs and divers. Except for patches of brilliant football in the semis, this was a team that was (but for incompetent officiating)beaten by of all teams US and Australia. F.ck your win, it’s a win only to you some 70M spaghetti-slurping, garlic-reeking, wildly-gesturing losers.

ahahaha good one vici my ass your sense of humor is so refined, you must be a genius. I can see you brain storming with the most brilliant people in the world. Respect vici, you are great!

Azzurri Glory, I was heartbroken in 1994 when we lost on penalties to Brazil as was 1990 to the argentines and 1998 to the french, now i am happy. Finaly Italy are the world Champs. All you people taking about racist shit and not deserving, its not a matter of not deserving it is who gets the job done on the day. In 100 years Italy will be in the record books as the champions. People will not recall france dominating and that dumb shit. Italy have thropy number 4 how many does france have. Only brazil can claim to be better because they have 5. Human heroes are a part of the game until replays can be used. The french goal was not a penalty. Toni’s goal should have counted, the french should have gotten a good penalty call but they didnt, Karma. Italy struck 5 manificent penalty kicks to exoricse there demons. Zidane is a true great who was in a verbal war with 1 of my least favorite italian players, he lost and he took it physical, his bad. Italy are the champions and they have overcame alot of adversity to achieve it. Definetly not boring but an effective counterattacking team with lippi getting the tactics spot on every game. We cannot say the same for argentina(pekerman) or england(erickson) who had the same wealth of talent. Italy of the 32 nations in the world cup are the only team to score in every game in the world cup and conseeded only twice (a dubious penalty and a own goal). They are in the top five teams for the most goals scored. France is not their. Italy deserved winners and one of the best footballing nations with 4 stars to prove it. Italy vs Germany was the best game of the competion and was the real final because germany posessed and created and Italy did what they do best which is counter, therefore it was entertaining. France pocessed in the second half but could not break the italian defense down to create but they kept the ball so italy coudnt counter. When france scored and italy pocess the game was exciting till Italy scored and wanted france to attack to hit them on the counter. France was aware of the counter attacking treat and protected the ball by pocessing in mid field. Italy played better tactically and only gave up 1 chance the header by Zidane and this is why Buffon the best goalkeeper in the world is in the goal. That chance was given away because the Italians got tired in extra time due to the Germany game. Italians as one of the cleanest records in this world cup and thats a fact. Only bad was te de rossi incident which was not justified but the italian squad but he was condemned. They have finally done it again well done Italy. Congrats and Thank You.

PS. As a ref in training if one as the most vague knowledge of the game they should know the grosso penalty in the australia game was indeed a penalty as the player was impeded by the defender, he probably could have stayed up but why? U have 10 players why would he deliberately go to extra time. Every player in the world except rooney are ronaldihno would have gone down. Its facts. Forza Azzurri!!!!!!!
There are no weaknesses in my argument only facts.

At this moment there are a lot of people who can;t stand Italians But I am proud to be one …. forza azzurri

The end ….. Lets close this blog

Enjoy the summer italians …

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totti(Jamaican),

very well said.

Poa, very well said also.

1. italians

An incredibly cultured people who work hard and are not considered white by white people and yet not considered minorities to the WASP-ass government.
Sometimes get a bad rep because of movies and shows where they are depicted as gangsters. Italian women are strong-willed, hard-working, and completey hot just like Irish and Black women. Usually have beautiful olive skin and dark hair. Italian men love their families and work hard and many are incredibly intelligent, despite what it shows in the movies. Leonardo DiVinci, an Italian man, was one of the smartest men in the world. Italians are also great artists. An Italian discovered America, an Italian named America, the Italians slave to make a better life while WASPs like Peter kick us in the face. And don’t sit there rolling your eyes, whities, because I know you wouldn’t give a damn if another minority wrote this, but simply because you think I’m Italian you blow this off. You’re hypocrites.

2.
The ones who discovered your America. And built your railwais. And told you how to fight organized crime (successfully).
We like cooking, is a way to say how much you love and respect who will get the meal. We don’t wear gold. We CARE family, women, and children.
We have mafia, but not like yours. Italian Mafia is born like an instituction in rural zones out of the “arm of the law”. If two men got a problem, they asked for the judgement of a “man of honour” who had interests different from theirs so he was super-partes.
Now is a criminal association, we fight it and often it costs life to men and their family. So please stop thinking italians are into mafia. Or if you like start thinking that our mafia, the one we ALL are into, is a proud example of fraternity. We all do our best to make a favour to everyone asking for.

Everyone seem to be going around in circles here. The facts are:

1. Zidane & Materazzi -
Both players should have been red-carded, end of story.

2. Goal, Penalty decisions etc. –
Anyone who follows football would know that controversy is a main part of the fun.

3. Bigoted and racist fans & players –
Unfortunately, every team has them.

4. Winners of World Cup -
If the rest of the World wanted the eventual winners to win, what would be the point of the competition? One of the main benefits of winning is the bragging right that comes with it. Winners are grinners, it doesn’t matter how they get there!

5. Beautiful football -
Rarely happens, but when it does we appreciate it more.

6. Shit Posts -
Always result in shit blogs.

Let’s look forward to Euro 2008.

The link to my site is working fine. BTW I was viciously attacked on this blog after the win over Australia and you know what I did not come back and threaten the person’s life as he did mine.

But now of course this blog thing is a total joke, there are some who are countering arguments that make no sense, there are some who are just blatantly stupid. I don’t understand why this whole thing has turned to a pile of shit but you know “La Mama dei Stronzi e sempre incinta”.

Also you may have noticed I posted under my real name, I have nothing to fear as I am a real person not somebody who hides behind IP address.

Forza Italia and yes I mostly wish Materazzi would no longer play for our national side. I hope to god Nesta will be back soon and the Matrix can go back to play at the club level.

Forza Avellino now Juventus and perhaps other so called great teams will join you in Seria C LOL.

Irishdownunder you’re the best.
Good night and good luck too all.
Peace

Sunday thank you very much for your post.
I swear to God that the majority of people who come on this blog and try and fight with abuse, racism , bigotry and say they are Italian need to be slain. I am sure most of them do not have one ounce of good Italian blood in their veins. They get their kicks by degrading (or trying) to degrade other. They prefer sexual inuendos and bring down the tone of a football blog (they obvioulsy aren’t getting any satisfaction) They are disgracing the name, the nation and the flag of the good people of Italy and taking away any glory the team achieved.
If thats what they have to do why don’t they go play in a box somewhere, preferably underground.
Apologise to any True Italians my Italian friends would never disgrace their country folk.

To Irishdownunder
essential was said.
So know what do you think about Earth warm up ??

Global warming? Can’t help, it’s winter here!

Santa wheres shorts then huh?

TOM, Your post is disgraceful and pompous

SUNNY – Get a grib. You’re an embarrasment

JANE (or AKA Diane on the other blog),

I got you wrong. You apologize about getting angry and insulting Italians and then agree with the vile post of Tom applauding him for never once “using abuse, or foul language”. Did we read the same post by Tom? He called Italians effeminate, states they have a sissy manner of playing. talks about a “greasy cup”, calls Materazzi “spaghetti-spined” and then exonerates Zidane saying “no one blames Zidane.” And that’s what you applaud?! So you can be racist as long as you’re not overtly foul?!

Here are the facts that we know today: Zidane head-butted Materazzi. That’s it. At this point, we do know what Materazzi said to Zidane. Interesting that you automatically assume that Materazzi must have made the racist comment. How can you be sure? What about giving someone the benefit of the doubt or assuming innocence until proven guilty?

And sadly do you know why you’re not giving Materazzi the benefit of the doubt? Not because Zidane kept his mouth shut and Materazzi has not, having made a single statement to the press (to your weak argument about “it is always the guilty who shout their innocence”) but because you’re biased and perversely, you’re not interested in the truth. You want to justify your own racism and this is the incident you grasp onto to be able to feel good and right about your dislike for Italians.

If it is found that Materazzi called Zidane a terrorist, I am sure no one rational on this blog would defend him or his words, including myself. As an Azzurri fan, I hope he did not but his actions do not reflect the rest of the players nor Italians in general, much like Rooney stomping on the Portuguese player does not reflect on the rest of the team per se or your homeland England. My argument here is not to defend Materazzi (let the investigaters do their work and come back with their findings) but to point out that whether he said it or not, what’s most interesting is that you and Tom, amongst others, assumed he did make the comment based on nothing substantial. You want to believe it therefore you make it true in your head and use lame justifications such as “it is always the guilty who shout their innocence”

As for Tom’s belief that the Italians won this cup by cheating, which you share having applauded his post … how so? Are we back to the Australia penalty goal? If so, read up on the rules or go talk to the ref because I’m tired of the whining. Even if it was a bad call (which I do not believe), how does this make Italians cheats? As any football fan knows, bad calls happen. Refs make mistakes but from a bad call to the assumption that a team cheated, well that’s a huge leap.

Oh, I know what it is … the old story about the Italians being divers. Are you trying to tell me that the Italians dove more than other teams? BTW, the French team were not exactly adverse to the dives this tournament. Again, you only see what you want to see. Sad really

I agree with Pao, I don’t know why I am replying. I’m going to enjoy the victory. It feels sweet.

Ciao PAO! Ho sentito che Cannavaro andra al Real Madrid. Vero? Se si, mi dispiace

Non so perche ritorno a questo blog visto la mancanza di qualsiasi segno di intelligenza con certa gente. Sono io la scema a prendermela ma mi fanno girare la testa.

No dryness risks with “EL NINO” this year?

out of every comment i have read the only person i agree with the most is the irishdownunder guy…100% everything

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Sunday-
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“I’m going to enjoy the victory. It feels sweet.”
- The proper attitude.

Forza azzurri

The Cup is home where it belongs…in Italy

For all you Italy bashers…..grow some balls…fly down to Italy and express your thoughts to the team in person.

Sunday what on earth are you talking about? I don’t know who,why or where these people are, I am just trying to say enough is enough it has gone beyond a joke!

If there are people on this earth who know nothing or have never met any Italian people and all they have to go by is what is written on these blogs then they assume the worst, it is totally unfair and disgusting to true Italians. My opinion is that they make assumptions (seems to be par for the course on this blog)on what is on this blog.

Do you honestly believe (and here I assume you are Italian) true Italians would write this garbage would be proud of the obscenities etc, cause I don’t.
They have taken away the glory from the rest of the team and their true fans. Italy have ended up with a piece of metal when the world should be celebrating their win. Yes people will always say this and that re diving fouls etc that is football. The poo on this site stinks. Zidane got a red card good he deserved it. Materazzi said something to Zidane to incite this reaction, Fifa are sorting that out. If the press are wrong with what they stated Materazzi said then it is Materazzi choice to sue.
If I want to read about the Mafia or the KKK or educate myself in any of these matters then I will buy a book. This is a football blog.
One last point if however Materazzi did say what has been reported then he should be dealt with as well, not the Italian team but him.

win win win!
italy is italy!wonderful

What kind of team an irish australian may cheer ?

Thierry –

Leprechauns FC. They play at the end of the rainbow.

Jane does the yack and $ucks the cack… fo’ free b*tches!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! LOL!!!!!

That’s FREE, F – R – E – E
B!tches!! Especially the Japanese.
Jane’s really Diane, remember her?
C*nt.

Oh by the way Sunny where did you see a blog from “Tom” have looked can’t find it.

To Sunday
-Sunday:”He called Italians effeminate”
So jane said “they assume the worst”
then Sunday “Oh, I know what it is … the old story about the Italians”
-jane:”Sunday what on earth are you talking about? ”
Sunday:”What about giving someone the benefit of the doubt or assuming innocence until proven guilty?”
-Jane:”I don’t know who,why or where these people are,”
-Sunday:”Sad really” then”disgraceful and pompous”
lol With all my best.

Zidanes mother (aka Sunny), get your fact right. You didn’t wet the bed again did you is that why you are away so early.

Leprechauns FC? They certainly defeat the P.S.G the last year.

Yeah Jane it’s true?? Your are Zidane’s mom. Congrats.

to Jane=Zidane’s mother
Now, could you tell me again the time where your grand mother had been kinapped by E.T.??

The winners write history.

Thierry,
Sorry mate wish I was Zidanes mother, However I will just remain mother to my precious twins and hope that they can grow up and live a peaceful and happy life without racism, bigotry and hatred, enjoy all sports and play them by the rules. Thats all any mother could wish for.

http://www.nd.edu/~sheridan/fighting%20Irish.jpg

What a courageous mom you are! Wish all the morons of the Earth could hear you. It might be possible, because a lot of them arranged to meet here.

Thierry, Thankyou I suppose it was meant as a compliment. However I love watching soccer from every nation It is exciting and skillful to watch, but Oh my lord this hatred it is so sad. As much as I wanted France to win in the final Italy won and good luck to them. They should be enjoying the win and discussing the good performances of the rest of the team but this blog is just pure dirt.
I was absolutely amazed at how Ribery played he ran and ran and made a fantastic contribution. Bet he is snapped up by some great club soon. I also read that Klinsmann has retired from coaching Germany that is such a pity, I loved him when he played in the UK.

There is far too much love on this board!

Irishdownunder,

You are so funny and obviously well balanced (Thats a compliment coming from a Scots) only I wish you were right lol.

Sunday, One other point I forgot to mention, everybody keeps repeating that Zidane has a bad temper he has been red carded three time before etc. Nobody has ever mentioned that in the 27 games Materazzi played for everton between 1998/99 he was sent off 3 times in 27 matches. he also was suspended for 2 months for punching Bruno Cirillo whilst playing in a Series A match when playing for Inter. It takes two to tango and if we must here about Zidanes past lets balance the scales.

Calssic sample of anti-Italian RACISM form a coward posting from the US (”Vici my ass”),
too bad he’s choking in his own hatred

“One word descrribes Italy’s team: Merda. What a bunch of thugs and divers. Except for patches of brilliant football in the semis, this was a team that was (but for incompetent officiating)beaten by of all teams US and Australia. F.ck your win, it’s a win only to you some 70M spaghetti-slurping, garlic-reeking, wildly-gesturing losers.”

@ Jane

Zidane has been red-carded 14 times in his career. The information is on the follow website:

http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=73298

a poem for JANE from Japan:

Jane from Japan my lady
your posts are a bit shady

justifying a vicious attack
to facts you turn your back

You try to defend that head-butt of Zidane
a useless affair…it’s as clear as the sun

You must first know what you’re talking about
before even thinking of opening your mouth

Anyway at any possible rate
Zizou’s hot head met its fate

14 red cards are no joke
this is no easy-going bloke

He’s very prone to losing his cool
& turning from hero into fool

Dear lady this is no role model to follow
his actions have brought him only sorrow

the only fools greater than him
are those who justify his action

Jane don’t fall into the trap
of regurgitating all the crap

that you read on the anti-Italy brigade
it will bring you no accolade

it will only vilify you more
as if you’re calling “encore”

a head-butt is the example you want to give
to children learning to live?

You can’t just go spewing this spite
doing that will never make you right.

So what if (IF) Materazzi insulted him? Can Zidane use violence to retaliate? We’re not even sure at the moment it was pure provocation by 1-side (materazzi) or it had been an exchange of childish insults (between Zidane and Materazzi). So how can u steoreotype Italians?

How about all you goof-balls who say italian cheaters and divers and spagetti-eaters so on and so forth? Are these racist remarks? Yes, i think they are. Can we then go around head-butting you?

Joseph from Malta-
I was only joking when I referred to your talent. No more poems please.

Thank you very much Roger very interesting, don’t think he got them all in one season though.
It is was also interesting to read about the senator and his quote regarding the French team. Now I do understand that ALL members of government are not of the same opinion but pretty digusting wouldn’t you say when it come to the point that France have to write and official letter of complaint.

I have never agreed that the action Zidane took was correct in fact I have stated many times that he deserved the red card and sending off. I have not intentional made any slurs about the Italian Team all I have tried to state is that if Materazzi has said vile racist comments to Zidane then he needs to be disciplined. I am sure from the reports from FIFA that this will happen because they are under so much pressure to deal with the situation. Any slurs bad language, racist comments on this blog are those written by people who claim to be Italian. Which as stated previously is such a pity foor the true fans of Italy.

Joseph from Malta,

How very sweet of you dear. However perhaps in your tea break you would care to go back through this blog and read my posts. Never ONCE have I justified Zidanes headbutt on Materazzi. I have stated that I believed he should have been red carded and sent off.

Thank you for the poem, but please don’t give up your day job just yet.lol

It has been pointed out to me that Materazzi probably wishes he was sent off as well as it might have ended the matter. As it now stands Zidane is almost forgiven for his rush of blood whereas Materazzi and Italy are tainted as racist instead of basking in the glory of the world cup.

Clearly football hasn’t done well out of this World Cup and it is turning into a PR disaster for FIFA in the world media.

On my last point FIFA are forcing various websites to remove any footage they have of various incidents! I have come across a few examples where links have been closed following action by FIFA. Trying to brush things under the carpet- good one!

@ Jane

In response to my note, you said re Zidane’s red cards “don’t think he got them all in one season though”, and I originially said “Zidane has been red-carded 14 times in his career”. Just a bit of pedantry.

Hey guys, I have a theory why Zidane did it. He was asked by 200 or so good players, like Shevchenko, Gerrard, Del Piero, Sorin, to give a good lesson to this butcher Materazzi.

And to all clueless people here (the ones who follow footbal only at WC, or major events) Materazzi deserved this, and the most surprising thing is that head butt of Zidane, but the fact that he played in WC for Italy.

good point Irish, this world cup has had some pretty nasty incidents, Zizou, Rooney, Argentina’s exit, Portugal-Holland and all the diving and ‘gamesmanship’ … I really hope that FIFA realises how bad they look and how bad soccer looks and try to do something about it.

@ Irishdownunder

With today’s technology, FIFA has Buckley’s chance of preventing footage of various incidents. I have video records of many games, including camera angles not seen during the game but which were televised in sports shows. I am certain thousands of people have recorded the WC games in a similar manner. FIFA can try to run, but it can’t hide.

Italy has won, and what materazzi said won’t change anything, even if he was out of the game, italy still would have won. Because Zidane would have also been out. A headbutt is a headbutt no matter what.

Besides, if a team is built on one person, this team shouldn’t win. Italy wasn’t. France without Zidane and Thierry Henry can’t win, therefore the main issue is that when Zidane was out , there was no one else to back him out.

I am an arab and i totally understand that any comment that is racist against arabs in specific would get me to react but then i would have to bare the consequences. This is what Zidane did and I salute him for that. And He does deserve the Golden Goal but Italy still deserves to be first.

I think you guys are building what you are saying on oppinions, I am not saying FIFA is not about money, but still, you should have evidence not just chit chats. On the other hand if it was all about money, then the teams who are angry about it , should not play anymore. But I guess they are all IN THE MONEY GAME.

“truth be told italy are no minority”

oh, so it’s ok to be racist to a large group or country but not a small group?

interesting way of justifying your own racism.

Roger thank you missed that bit.

Irishdownunder.

Just read a report on Sports.com looks as if FIFA can only deal with the situation on the pitch (i.e sending off) have cut and pasted and extract for those who are interested.

There is no precedent for FIFA acting in such a retrospective manner to punish a player for an on-field remark but English referees’ chief Keith Hackett sees no reason why such a principle cannot be established. Yesterday FIFA did announce that it will open a disciplinary investigation into Zidane’s conduct, although this would be essentially pointless given the player’s retirement. Inter Milan’s Materazzi is, however, still active, and faces calls for his behaviour to be punished.

“They [FIFA] are reluctant to take action after the game but here is a situation where, if there is proof, for the good of the game, action should be taken,” said Hackett yesterday. “I am pleased the Football Association, in May, wrote a circular to all clubs, through the PFA and LMA, reminding everyone that racist remarks constitute a sending-off offence.”

@ Jane

There may not be a precedent for FIFA to act in a restrospective manner to punish a player for an on-field remark, but there is definitely a precedent to punish for an on-field incident long after the game has ended, and I don’t see the difference, eg., in the 2002 WC when Brazil played Turkey, in the closing stages of the match, Turkish defender Hakan Ünsal kicked a ball gently towards Rivaldo, who was waiting at the corner flag, and hit his thigh. Rivaldo fell over holding his hands to his face instead. The referee sent the Turkish player off with a second yellow card. After a video review Rivaldo was fined 11,500 Swiss Francs by FIFA.

pao!

quote “Barbar, mate, I need you logging on a bit more, the IQ went very low lately on this blog, which is no big surprise.
As you know I am going to visit THE MEAN UGLY BEAST very soon. I need some good beer pubs in Stuttgart. Any tips?” / quote

hi pao, my friend!

thank you for referring to me in relation to “high IQ”. Also a lil bit confusing, because I did my best to do my worst during the last 10 days. When finally the blogger josh named me the dumbest on the blog – well, second-dumbest after “vive le france”, to be correct, I reached my aim and planned to retire. I reached my personal aim, being among the three worst on the blog, while my team, the Germans, became third in the real World Cup. You, pao the king, were even more successful, becoming first in the section “best blog commentator” and your team, the Italians, becoming CAMPIONI DEL MONDO, so congratulation again to Totti and you!

Anyway, I saw king pao still ruling the blog in the most superb way, so everything was fine. You are right, most of the new commentators lack a bit of class, but maybe they only need practice.

I ran short of ideas, to be true. My only contribution could have been: I would have like to see the Rooney-foul by Zidane in the final, and reverse, this idiot foul of Zidane could have been the Rooney-thing against Portugal. If Christiano Ronaldo could have been the victim then, that would have been PERFECT.

Think about it: A real nutcracker against Materazzi would have been sooooo nice to look at the photo of the CAMPIONI DEL MONDO 2006. In 20 years you hold it in your hand and guess with your friends… “mhmm, who at last was the guy, who get the one from Zidane? mhm… let us have a look at the faces… OH YES, LOOK AT THIS FACE, Materazzi, he was it! Definitely!” hehe

you know, Zidane’s mother died when he was 14 and Zidane’s family was sitting in the stadium to watch his last match… I really loved his reaction, to be true, and Italy was the right winner, anyway.

STUTTGART tips? oh man, the most boring city in Germany. Why don’t you visit me in Berlin? We take some beer with us and make our private and personal Fan Mile.

Stuttgart is better known for vine instead of beer. So make a daily trip to the countryside with some friends and drink the stuff (white vine) directly at the producer’s site.

If you want to know about the clubs take a look at this side:

http://www.dancefloorguide.de/ranking/stuttgart/leute/a/1

Stereo, Conditorei and Club Prag seem to be the in-places today.

cheers, see ya later, king pao

Roger Good!!! incidents like that need to be disciplined. If they can’t do anything about Zidanes incident they can certainly hit him were it most hurts, his pocket. As for Materazzi let FIFA stand up and be counted they set the “ball park” say No to Racism, so if it is as stated racial remarks he should be dealth with also.

A bunch of divers, and 70M people around the world that exult in this win, you will never get any credit for this “win” from the other 99%. The enduring pictures from this world cup are a bleeding McBride and a disallowed goal from the US game, a 95th minute dive PK against Australia, clown Totti in an otherwise excellent semis, and of course the taunting Mothrfckerazzi deservedly drawing Zidane’s headbutt. The asterisk against your statistic of a win will forever be associated with an underhandedly-denied Zidane. And if you think you’re going to see a tourist bounce because of this, keep looking….And UEFA competitions are not going to miss your cheating Serie A clubs. FORZA ITALMERDA.

Barber, I would just like to correct you on one fact. Zidanes mother did not die when he was 14 his mother was rushed into hospital on Sunday morning,very ill,just before the cup final. None of his family could be there they were at the hospital.

materazzis mother dies at 14

raybron,

quote “Hypocrisy and stupidity at its finest.” / quote

It seems that you EXACTLY know what you are talking about, because you seem to be the most arrogant commentator at this blog.

pao has four stars on his jersey, being Italian
I have three stars on my jersey, being German

raybron, how many stars have you got?

please give us this key information. without it we can’t take you serious. thank you.

jane & marco – thx

So when Materazzi THEN said something about Zidane’s mother in the stadium (thought she would be the step-mother), I PERSONALLY will come to Italy and give Materazzi a nutcracker

No honour in your win,

Firstly I wanted France to win, in reality Italy won so shouting and screaming and using abusive language does not help anyone. Accept it and move on all that can be hoped for is that the awful incident between Zidane and Materazzi will be dealt with. Zidane suffered the indignation of being sent off in his last professional match and more than likely will be fined heavily (you can’t physically abuse anyone and expect to get away with it)secondly as I have stated many times if, as stated, it was abusive racial comments from Materazzi then FIFA should set an example and punish him also. The Italians won congratulate them and move on wait for the inquiry.

Barber, Zidane’s mother is Malika, who is his birth mother, although Zidane is a non practising Muslim his parents are.

So is this the end of this blog? No more new posts? ok then, it was nice ‘knowing’ all of u.

Arrivederci.

rinaldo don’t we will all be crying soon, have a good day. However changing the subject drasitcally I am so sorry to hear of all the bombing in Mumbia, it is so awful.

rinaldo sorry thatr should read drastically

pao, sorry, I disagree

quote pao: ‘As an Italian columnist wrote: “you French, Brazilians, English, Germans and so on, you boring teachers, see us winning, us ugly dirty and wicked. And stop your lectures.”
I couldn’t agree more.’

In my opinion, not only the result counts, but also the way to it.

The critics of the Italian Team are wrong when denying that Italy was the deserved winner of the World Cup 2006. Italy is the deserved winner, because Azzurri were the best out of 32 teams, that is enough. They didn’t need to play perfect or the most beautiful to become World Champion. It is enough to qualify for second round and then win each match.

Speaking about football in a general perspective, it is open to doubt if we wanted to see that kind of sport we watched at TV this World Cup. Personally, I would like to see more genius midfielders and more powerful strikers – so, more goals and less tactics. And if you want to see a more offensive football it is okay to criticize Italy as impersonator of a defensive style, that showed up to be the most successful this time.

After 3 days of party maybe it is now the time to speak about racism and corruption in Italian football…

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Klinsmann is leaving, shit
Lippi too, as I heard

Goodbye everyone. Until the next World Cup. Best wishes to all of you.

Jane, I want justice but would you like to be a “killer of innocents”? Don’t head your finger to a person if you don’t know the true before. It’s better to wait…no?

I’ve just read tens of versions about what Materazzi said to Zidane: please, wait and don’t waiste our time with your poison.

Jane you really are a nasy piece of work. You keep going on with your silly opinions that no one here cares about. We are celebrating our fourth world cup win, no european nation has won it more so suck these nuts and let us enjoy. Silly cow. Forza ITALIA

andrea shhhhhhhhhhh materazzi and his father arer known racists innocents mi culo

Andrea, one and one is two.

I am a referee in Berlin, specialized in reffing multicultural tournaments, e.g. polish vs turkey vs serbian vs russian teams. Therefore I have some experience about what one has to say in a southern-style context to make someone fight. Definitely, it is the sistermammaputa-thing, and you know that.

By the way, I always see so many Italian ladies near the Berlin station, but they never take a train or bus. How come?

hehe

just joking

no honour in your win said it right and that is the truth this victory will be scarred forever with undertones of diving foul play and racism but i wouldnt expect italians to understand anything about honour or pride

lmao barbar italiana puttana fuerza puttanas tuttis puttanas

in fact in italy 1 and 1 is however much the italians paid the referee to say it is

Just some observation from a long-time player, coach, and ref with no vested loyalty to either side- the Italians played superb defense, but were indeed the worst divers in the Cup. Without their considerable acting skills they may not have even gotten past the US! (The PK) Zidane’s meltdown is inexcusable, but if called properly, Italy would have been playing with 10 already, with the “make-up” non-call being almost a classic example of a foul denying an obvious goal opportunity. France was the superior side this day, but as I always say to my players: “For a round ball, it sure bounces funny.” Overall, I enjoyed the Cup tremendously, and find that I no longer care if the rest of America “gets it” or not. Peace.

The “real” zidane!
http://multimedia.repubblica.it/home/332051?ref=hpmm

what erks me is that italy make a mockery of a great sport and what kind of an example does it set “cheaters never prosper” no they just win the world cup

Italia performed so brilliant!
All the players really gave out all they have!!!!!!!!!!!

bd,

if I have to name one country where the problem of racism is even more urgent to solve than in Italy, it is Spain.

And if I would have to take a choice which team I had to support, US (excluding hispanics and black), Spain (excluding blacks and arabs) or Italy (excluding blacks and arabs), I would choose the successful one, Italy, not the born losers

cheerio

@ Mark – very good comment, good luck to you

yeah if by all they have you mean diving and crying and fishing for fouls then your right

barbar i am not spanish do not support spain and yes there is a big racism problem in spani i volunteer for an anti racism programme here in barcelona also there are twice as many immigrants in spain than in italy and italy has a far greater racism problem with right wing parties left right and centre, spain is recovering from a facist regime in italy it never really left and oh yeah so you just support teams that win do you here we call that glory supporting let me guess your a yankees fan too are you arsehole

One thing that is ugly after this world cup is to see sore loosers and graceless winners using the net to send insult to each other. It’s pathetic to consider every defeat of your team to be caused by cheaters, and it it stupid to forget every fair play when your team win.

As for the match itself, after 90 minutes, one PK on the French side may or may not have been legitimate, and one other was clearly deserved but did not happened. On the Italian side, the first goal was great, and the second may or may not have been an off-side. The Italian team dominated in the first half, the French team had the upper hand on the second half, and both team were exhausted on the 30 last minutes of extra-time. So in the end of the 90 minutes, the score was 1-1, could have been 2-2 but I cannot say that one team was clearly better than the other, for me they seemed on equal ground.

It’s true that loosing the PK shoot-out is a bitter end, and it’s true that, since it’s a final, playing the match again when both teams are unable to take the advantage by the end of the game would be a better choice, but the rules are the rules, they might be changed in the future, but for now, PK are the way a match end.

As for the headbutt, No matter how you look at it, it was clearly a fool that deserved the red card. It was not a dangerous tackle, but one player that stoped playing to hurt another one, such act deserve no excuse.
And, about what Materazzi told Zidane, Zidane will explain himself at 8 PM “heure Française” tonight, so we will now what the Italian player told him, and if it was a racist insult or a more common one.
And, if what Materazzi told him a racist insult… Well, we might consider that now it is legitimate to hit people making racist comments (Which mean that life for me will be much more funny from now on, since I won’t have to refrain myself every time I hear a moron showing how stupid he is for the world), and Materazzi will then will be sanctionned as well.
But one thing that is neither intelligent or worthy of respect is to consider that the behavior of one player makes one team, no, one full country is worthless. Saying “Materazzi is racist, so all of Italy is a bunch of racist/fascist pieces of shit” should cost those sayings such things more than one single headbutt.
By the way, what was the most sickening about racism during this WC did not happen on the field. Before the Final, Lepen, the french fascist leader, said that they were to many “coloured peaople” in the French team, and after the final, one of the Lega Nord spokesperson in Italy officialy said that Italy deserved to win because there was no black and muslims in it’s team. THOSE were scandalous statement, and those who said that will once again walk freely, and no one is reacting to such things.

Sunny, Oh my God they haven’t let you out already have they.

Andrea, pls read previous blog where I have stated many many times “Please wait for the inquiry.”

Sunny you are again bring down the tone of the blog don’t you have some dishes to do or wash some floors, you are a silly little boy.

What is wrong with you pretend Italians can’t you read.

Mark you are therefore your judgments are incorrect and partial, but that is excusable since being in the US u are not used to football , the professional one. But if I may I would like to ask you just 2 questions:
1. where are all these dives that allegedly italy performed, considered the beautifull performance assured by Malouda within just 3 min. o f the first half,
2. how about the goal that toni scored and was disallowed?
I am sure that you being a ” long-time player, coach, and ref ” wil be able to enlighten me.
@pao, incredible butI agree with all your comments, and thanks to barbar too.
For all the rest be assured of one thing…. the cup is where it belongs… at least for the next **** golden years

Alfredo well done, that video proves that Zidane is a terrorist and he should be locked up. Jane tell your mum to stop changing her lip-stick coz my di** is looking like a rainbow. FORZA ITALIA AND PUT THE TERRORIST AWAY!

alfredo italy performed more dives in this world cup than we saw in wimbledon and as for malouda well watch the replay materazzi knew he had fouled and snaps his leg out of the way in typical italian style trying to hide his fault and the second goal was blatently offside please the cup is where it belongs in the hands of those who forget about pride and honour just to have a trophy italy above all is the one team that cannot hold its head up high they may have the worlds trophy but they dont have the worlds respect if it was a fair world italy would have been knocked out by dare i say it Australia hahahaha

@ bd&Jane

Jane i hope for you and your high expectations about the British school system this bd d00d is not English (he kinda sounds like one tho), English is my very second distant language and i write way more proper sentences

sunny i doubt you have a dick and that video shows one of the worlds greatest players in his worst moments whereas if you watch the wc final you will see 120 mins of footballs biggest cheats scrambling to an altogether dissapointing and pretty honourless victory

Alfredo,
Sorry, but I only have acouple of days to spare, so I can’t adequately list the dives!
1. Indeed a marginal call- I myself would probably not have awarded the PK, but I was in my living room, not on the pitch.
2.Offside, I thought so at them moment the ball was played, and replay does not change my mind. And, by the the way, re: your condescencion, I have played this game off and on for 34 years, and been a fan for much longer than that. I’m sorry that I’m just an ignorant Yank, I really need someone of your considerable verbal skills to show me the way from the darkness.

actually demonoid english is my first language i in fact carry a degree in it and give free english classes maybe you should attend some because you cant even say that you speak good english properly how ironic
but hay nothing new in false pride from an italian eh

lol mark well put i think the usa had a great cup and next time they meet italy they could just beat them!! heres hoping anyway

@BD & JANE – I HAVE NOTICED THAT BOTH OF YOU MORONS HAVE BEEN PUTTING THE ITALIANS DOWN SINCE YESTERDAY AND QUITE FRANKLY SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ALL MY FELLOW ITALIANS, WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH…WE WON THE WORLD CUP FAIR AND SQUARE, DON’T BLAME US FOR BEING THE BEST IN FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW. WE DESERVED THE CUP MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, WE ONLY CONCEDED 2 GOALS, ONE WAS THE OWN GOAL AND THE OTHER WAS THE PENALTY IN THE FINAL, WE’VE HAD 10 DIFFERNT GOAL SCORERS PROVING IT WAS A COMPLETE TEAM EFFORT ALL THE WAY. THIS ITALIAN TEAM DESERVED IT AND ANYONE SAYING ANYTHING DIFFERENT IS OBVIOUSLY JEALOUS OR THEY HATE ITALIANS AND QUITE FRANKLY WE DON’T CARE BECAUSE OUR MISSION IS COMPLETE. 4 STARS BABY!

To anybody who is interested Zidane will be giving an exclusive interview tonight at 8p.m on canal+ tv. Perhaps we will get the other side of the story. We know the red card bit and how everybody agrees it should have happened but as to the remarks made, perhaps we will learn the truth.

bd,

are you a participant of the anti-racist-programme, as I guess, or are you a teacher? in the case of teaching instead of getting teached: who had the contacts to bring you into this internship, your uncle or your daddy? but congrats anyway, after this two weeks in Spain you have “experience in the foreign”, that’s at least one nice line in your cv hahaha

btw, your name bd reads like “bidet”, that is where the girls clean themselves once a month. good choice! congrats again.

quote “spain is recovering from a facist regime in italy it never really left”. / quote

hahaha a good one! where did you find it? and what do you think about Germany in this regard? yeah, give me your balanced, high-educated view on this topic, expert from *cough* Barca

Jane: the Zidane truth
it’s different

Ale Nesta, Why? have you had a preview of the interview?
Zidane has not spoken yet and he might just put all our minds at rest and say that the statement Materazzi made is correct and that he himself just flipped. However I doubt that scenario very much. Again I will say lets wait for FIFA to decide and watch the interview.

Jane none of us care what Zidane has to say, anything he says won’t take away our 4th star! FORZA ITALIA WE ARE THE BEST, LONG LIVE THE AZZURRI!!!

A SPECIAL THANKS TO LIPPI WHO STEPS DOWN AS MANAGER TODAY

THANK YOU MARCELLO YOU ARE A PRINCE. I AM SO SORRY THAT YOU ARE STEPPING DOWN. YOU HAVE MADE A NATION DELIRIOUSLY
HAPPY. WE WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK

VIVA ITALIA CAMPIONI DEL MONDO * * * *

I messed up, I really am not as good as all you people think. I guess now I must confess to the fact that I am indeed a terrorist through connections from my mother. I also must confess that I head-butted Mr Materazzi who apologise to now for no reason. All he wanted was my shirt and asked if he could have it for his daughter as she is a big fan of mine but with penalties on their way I was frustrated as I missed an open header and I was being marked out of the match. My age was showing that day not only through my skills but the way I look. It’s not easy being bald. So with all this going on in my head I lost and head-butted him. I apologise to every italian and I apologise to the world. I really am not that great. Roberto Baggio would have pissed all over me. Merci

Sunny congratulations. For 4 weeks you’ve been a disgusting foul mouth troll referring to everyone’s mother. Finally you’ve started commenting without the vulgar language to celebrate your teams victory.
Based on that effort alone, Italy are worthy champions

Hey thanks Shane (giving the gun & the wink)

And well said Zidane, finally he’s admitted to what he’s done.

Sunny when will you realise NOBODY wants to take away your cup, Italy won, get it. What people want to know is WHY Zidane headbutted Materazzi. Materazzi might be innocent of all charges the again he might not be, but people who care about football and hate seeing this kind of behaviour on the pitch want to know the truth.
So please stop being so aggresive and abusive in your blogs you shame the Italian people, the rest of the team and the nation and you take any glory from winning away becaue you are amking people dispise Italians.

Jane,

I’m not defending Materazzi (not my fave player by any stretch of the imagination and not my place) but his right to a fair investigation and the assumption of innocence until proven otherwise.

If he made the despicable comment, then let FIFA deal with him and for sure, he will have to carry the stigma in his life.

As for keeping a fair balance, that was exactly the point of my email. No one knows what was said and yet there is an assumption he is guilty.

You’ve been an advocate for tolerance and against racism in your posts and then you go and support Tom’s post which is latent with it. Whether or not Tom used foul language or not is not the issue … generalizations / racism is what it is, no matter the language used

For the record, Zidane has always been a fave player for me to watch and to see the headbutt was disappointing as a fan (not a first, alas). Materazzi is not a Zidane and certainly has been a rougher character in play. None of these two are above reproach. Nonetheless, since I don’t have the facts, I can’t make a call until I do know

And I think that is fair and balanced!

Sunny I also think it is you who should apologise to the good Italian people of this blog the true fans who you have shamed undisputedly with you offensive language and inuendos. Any good Italian would NEVER direpect their mother or anybody elses. It is not funny it is sick

Sunday, I can honestly swear on my childrens life that I have never read a “TOMS”blog I even sent you a blog asking where it was!

Jane my dear it’s irrelevant what materazzi said because if you know anything about football like you claim to do then you would also know that if you are playing at world cup final then as a profesional footballer you have responsabilities and as a pro you should have dicipline. Players name call all the time, abuse on the pitch has been going on for years but that don’t mean you head-butt someone on national tv infront of the world. I don’t care if Materazzi did call his mother a wh*** or him a terrorist or whether he wished death on him, it don’t matter, regardless of what he said, you can’t retaliate that way. He should ohave got on with the game and maybe just maybe he might have lifted the cup in the end. But it was his moment of stupidity that cost his nation.

Thats the truth whether you like or ya don’t

FORZA ITALIA

The only reason Materazzi is anybody is because of Zidane. Without Zidane, this leech doesn’t exist.
So instead of giving this genetic experiment an identity he doesn’t deserve, people should focus on the fantastic players Italy did have in this tournament.

Jane I will only insult people with filty insults if they keep going on about how italians cheat how they are greasy and all the rest of that stereo typical crap. Point is we have the best fashion designers, best foos, best wine, best looks, healthy culture and now the best football team

FORZA ITALIA – SO PROUD TO BE ITALIAN ****

OK Sunday I have what you where talking about and yes I agreed with what he said in certain aspects he got across a lot of valid points that I agreed with. However I have the utmost respect for true Italian people. What I don’t have is respect for the morons who come on this blog pretending to be of some sort of Italian heritage and use abusive foul language, racism and bigotry. I think toms blog was particularly aimed at those sort of people.

NEWS BULLETIN

MATERAZZI BEING CLEARED BY FIFA OVER INCIDENT WITH ZIDANE.

ZIDANE IS BEING INVESTIGATED FURTHER.

THERE YOU GO, SUCK ON THAT

Sunny I hear what you say but it looks like Materazzi is used to head butts. Take the quarter finals of the Champions league Inter vs AC Milan he got slayed there as well. Only Shevchenko got away with it, which again I don’t condone.

actually barba i have been in barca for two years actually my part in the anti racism programme is teaching english to children from empoverished backgrounds and of all cultures brining spanish and immigrant children together in a neutral environment the qoute is my own and if you had any idea of personal hygeine you’d be aware that a bidet is for more regular use by men and women and is found in many homes in continental europe but being descended from a line of dockworkers i wouldnt imagine personal hygeine is high on ure agenda

Yeah right Shane
Matrix was instrumental in Italy’s FOURTH WORLD CUP VICTORY.
1/ Award of penalty to France
2/ Goal in open play
3/ Sending off of ZZ nutter
4/ successful execution in PSO
QED

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Sunny again read my blogs I have never stated that the Italian team cheated, how they are greasy etc etc. So your apology will be gladly received.

I have always stated that the Italian team won, full stop. My grudge has always been the headbutt incident that should not have happened, that is should not be condoned and I would like to know the reason why it happened.

Sure Vincenzo, so who’s talking about his goal and who’s talking about his incident with Zidane

@mark I did not mean to sound disrespectful, but since seems it happens that I played football too, your comments seemed a bit bias to me. For what diving is concerned you just said that ” Indeed a marginal call- I myself would probably not have awarded the PK…” ???? a marginal cal??!!! a penalty kick in wc final is no marginal call! Moreover it would be nice to support your “italians are all divers with blatant facts, just to show that you are not a”an ignorant Yank”….. as you just put it. oh, by the way, I attended the University of Maryland, a few years ago, which might be taken into account in order to understand my point of view, that by the way I will summarize:
1. the pk was not there
2.toni’s goal was to be allowed compared to previous France goals
3.zidane actionn deserved a red card no matter what materazzi said
4.sagnol had an argument with grosso, but I did not see the italian player headbutting anybody
5.france DOMINATED the secon half anf the extratime(similar to italian better play in the loss against france on pk in 1998 and to what happened in euro2000), but football is just that.
6. where are all the “italian divers”, please name just 3 instances not picked up by the ref
7. italy won france lost, period.
8. the best game of the tournament was germany vs. ital

Another thing, for the record, Grosso was in instrumental in Italy’s victory, Cannavaro too. France’s penalty was a dive, so don’t give Materazzi the credit

what kind of english this bd dude teach ???? empoverished ?? dissappointed ??? it’s spelled impoverished and disappointed , genius. What kind of people they hire for this kind of programs ?!?!?!

bd from Spain,

what a lousy (anti-Italian) RACIST you are…!

I quote you: “lmao barbar italiana puttana fuerza puttanas tuttis puttanas”.

Nice example….& YOU have courage to condemn ANYONE?!?!?!

Go to sleep, crybaby. Spain didn’t make it, neither france nor England.

Only *Italy* are cherishing thiermerited Cup p) p)

Shane

read what you wrote:
The only reason Materazzi is anybody is because of Zidane. Without Zidane, this leech doesn’t exist.

I disagree with your comment. I think that Matrix does believe that he is lucky to have been given the opportunity to play in this world cup. However he will alo be the first to admit that he does not even come close to the quality of Nesta. Not being a fan, I think he has done remarkably well to fill in for Nesta.

As for Zidane, IMHO he is probably a victim of his own temperatment which is the unfortunate facet of his genius. 14 RED cards during his career also suggests this, hardly Gianfranco Zola!

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@Vincenzo I agree with you he is no Nesta. In 12 months time when someone mentions Materazzi it will be “oh yeah … the headbutt”.
There’s better fairytales in the Italian team. His was just an accident.

VIVA ITALIA * * * *

Catherine,

Well, next time think twice or even three times, since you taped the games watch them again(do u really know offside rules?)

France got lucky? Frankly no, after the dismal first round they managed to step up their game and outplayed three great teams such as Portugal, Brazil and Spain.
- Against Portugal they were dominated but their defense twarthed any of the Portuguese tricks and, the PK was the correct call as it was even admitted so by the Portuguese side (you are obviously wrong, watch again). Italia is famous for good defense and we like to bragg about not taking any goal, this could apply to the French team as well.
- Against Brazil, they dominated the game from A to Z it was tacticaly and technicaly very impressive and one must stick to that fact, plus the goal was onside no doubt, Henry run faster and nobody looked after him that was the Brazilan defense liability (watch the tape again) Quote Ronaldo: French played better
- Against Spain, All the goals were fair and square, they surely tacticaly dominated the game. Henry’s call was right though the guy obviously overplayed it, he was fouled, but isn t drama part of the game? And, since u notice that Henry overplayed I am sure that you will be as objective with any other team in this tournament since all teams without exception resort to that kind of play. On top of that France only got a remote free kick not a PK, free kick does not automaticaly come with a goal, u must outplay the defense (not easy, as you claim to be a player I believe you can understand this).

Italia got lucky? NO
We had a tough group stage with two dangerous teams (Ghana and Czech Rep.), then we managed the fighting Australians playing one man down, they couldn t crack our defense and the PK was the right call though quiet soft, we crushed Ukraine (a good team that qualified first for the world cup) and beat Germany fair and square 2 – 0 during extra time

Italia and France got kind of the same path, steadily steping up their game and beating good teams making their way to the final. The final was exciting both team deserved the cup but only one could take it home and this year it had to be Italia.

As for your stupid blind comments stating that I pretend to be Italian, well I could also reply that u don t know facts and that your post is sheer speculation. I am living in France but I am 100% of Italian descent (there are many like me around the world, ever heard about the Italian diaspora? I am sure u have a lot of them in Canada). So I have come to love both countries and I love football (not only for WC event), though my heart goes to Italia I also respect and support the French team (of which many players currently play or played in Italia, and Zidane is just amazing except when he loses temper)… That is why when I read your arguments I can t help but pointing out what seems to be wrong. Just to bring objectivity to the debate and try to raise the level of this blog.

To Nix
Great post buddy, keep it up!

ps: bd, since u r an english teacher maybe u can help me improve my writing skills?

a POEM for JANE….

Jane it seems to like butts of all kind
maybe also those behind

but head-butts simply make your day
it seems your hatred is here to stay

maybe you should bang your head against the wall
from your high-horse you may fall

band some sense into that head of yours
instead of walls you may use doors

keep at it Jane, keep it up,
you might even play in a World Cup!

in a match you’ll want to do it hard
it’ll surely result in a RED CARD

then you’ll moan & complain
but it will be in vain

Off the pitch you’ll immediately be sent
you can’t allow that hatred to vent

you’ll then find all sorts of excuses
becoming delusional & using ruses

but your action will there to see
like Zidane, you will be history!

lady Jane eat your heart out
you may groan, moan or shout

Italy deserve the FIFA World Cup
all others put up or shut up.

Nothing can detract from their merit
not even Jane or her jackrabbit.

****
Italy FIFA WORLD CUP 2006 CHAMPIONS

Vincenzo.

Just a point you mentioned Zidane had 14 red cards in his career yes undisputed. However I would like to point out that Zidanes career spanned for 18 yrs fromm 1988 when he started with AS Cannes until 2006 Real Madrid and this WC. Materazzi on the other hand was sent of 3 times in the period 98/99 his time with Everton then was suspend for two months for punching another player, Bruno Cirillo whilst playing in a Serie A match. As there is no sign he is to retire from professional football I think we should wait and see as to the future.

Has anyone stopped to consider that Zidane’s mother or grandmother may actually be a whore??

Zidane’s mother opened her mouth ( daily mirror)

THE furious mother of Zinedine Zidane last night PRAISED her son for his
disgraceful World Cup headbutt on Marco Materazzi.

And Malika Zidane warned the Italian defender she wants his “b*lls chopped
off for his part in the French skipper’s sending off amid claims he branded
her a “terrorist whore” in the ugly spat.

Algerian Malika, who is recovering from an illness, claimed Zidane, 34, was
simply protecting her honour when he butted Materazzi in Sunday’s final.

She told friends: “I am utterly disgusted by what I have heard. I praise my
son for defending his family’s honour.

“No one should be subjected to such foul insults on or off the football
pitch and I don’t care if it was a World Cup Final.

“I have nothing but contempt for Materazzi and, if what he said is true,
then I want his balls on a platter.

“Our whole family is deeply saddened that Zinedine’s career should end with
a red card but at least he has his honour. Some things are bigger than
football.”

Malika spoke as it was claimed the Italian players also made jibes about
Zidane’s bald head.

Materazzi last night admitted he insulted his French opponent but denied
calling him a terrorist or abusing his family and Muslim religion.

He also accused Zidane of being arrogant and treating him like dirt before
he was butted in the chest.

The Inter Milan star said: “I categorically did not call Zidane a terrorist
and certainly didn’t mention his mother. For me a mother is sacred.

“I held his shirt for a few seconds, then he turned to me, jeering. He
scoffed at me, looking at me with super arrogance, up and down. Then he said
‘If you really want my shirt I’ll give it you afterwards’.

“I replied with an insult, that’s true. It was the kind of insult you will
hear dozens of times and just slips out.”

Materazzi refused to disclose what the insult was. But some reports claim
the 32-year-old said to Zidane: “I’d rather take the shirt off your wife.”

A French football source told how Real Madrid star Zidane was ridiculed by
the Italian stars over his baldness.

The insider said: “Footballers can be very childish and Zizou’s lack of hair
was certainly a target for the bullies.

“On Sunday he received the usual shouts of ‘baldie’ from Italian defenders.

“The word never makes him happy, but it inflamed an already tense
situation.”

Zidane was last night believed to be at his mansion on the French Riviera
with his Spanish dancer wife Veronique and their sons Enzo, 12, Luca, eight,
Theo, four, and six-month-old Elyaz.

Fifa confirmed a probe would take place into the shocking scenes which
marred Italy’s triumph over France.

A spokesman said: “We will open a disciplinary investigation into Zidane’s
conduct to clarify the circumstances.”

England skipper David Beckham sent a text message backing his Real
team-mate. A friend said: “David knows ZZ as a man of integrity and wanted
to wish him the best. They are close.”

Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika – visiting Tony Blair – sent Zidane
a letter of support. He described the player, born in Marseille after his
parents emigrated from Algeria, as a “World Cup demi-god”.

Officials last night called for Materazzi to be punished if it was proven he
hurled racist insults at Zidane.

Anti-racism group Kick It Out said: “If there was a racial slur, Fifa needs
to act.”

Yeah .. that’s the kind of talk that would come from a whore alright… she wants balls on a plate.. freak

Joseph from malta, please tell me you haven’t given up you day job. I would hate to see you on the streets with a hat. If that is your best effort I am sorry but I am very disappointed. You know what they say if at first you don’t succeed try try again.

I know maybe try writinga song or perhaps drawing a picture but for effot you can have a star on the wall chart. Bless you

IT GET WORSE:

Zidane’s Mother Wants Materazzi Castrated

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sent Zidane a letter of support

So now we have the mother wielding hedge trimmer ready to do remove siad nuts. Why not put out a fatwa and send him into the burning abyss. And the president sending out his sycophantic approval. WHAT A JOKE!

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Why is teh algerian president sending Zidane a letter? I thought he was French!?

CS If you have one drop of Italian blood in your veins then you should be ashamed of yourself. People like you give good Italians a bad name and encourage other nations to dispise you and your country men. However it is my belief that you are definitely a wanna be Italian.
True Italians should shoot the likes of you.
You make fun of them, their nation and their fans.

Jane

agreed. But what is your point??

* * ITALIA * *

Yeah what is your point?

And why would you shoot someone? Are you mad? Are you a terrorist?

actually demonoid impoverished is the true english spelling coming from the middle english word empoverishen ok and the occasional typo is not exactly a reflection on my grasp of my vernacular however quick hint:

What kind of people they hire for this kind of programs ?!?!?!
should be
what kind of people do they hire
for these kind of programs?
or
what kind of people do they hire for this kind of program?

anytime you need a lesson let me know

empoverished*

actually i am currently in a negotiation with italian company ENEL and maybe you italians could help me with something how do i say Utterly Incompetent???

Vincenzo & CS I get it now you both have one brain cell each and they rub together and you both come up with the same question, magic! My point is exactly what I have stated but you are so blind you cannot read.

People like you bring shame on the good Italian people, fans, team, nation and football with you silly childish remarks.

We all know that Italy won the cup hooray, is it so unbelievable for you that you have to keep repeating it along with obscenities, bad language racism and bigotry.

True Italians had faith in their team but they also knew putting Materazzi on instead of Nesta was always going to be a gamble, he could never be the player Nesta is and he has also been know to be quite physical. So according to rumours he used racist abusive language to Zidane which according to FIFA is also a sending off offence. However Materazzi himself has stated that he is ignorant (I won’t doubt him on that) he doesn’t know what a racist is. Does he not have a TV in Italy, can he not read a newspaper or listen to the news? he is playing us for fools and we will not tolerate it. FIFA will investigate and the truth will come out, he should be punished.

oh sweet irony
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3110144.stm

bd

actually i am currently in a negotiation with italian company ENEL and maybe you italians could help me with something how do i say Utterly Incompetent???

You don’t need any lessons fella

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Jane

Easy tiger. I’m not a racist. However, you seem to have proof that Matrix did indeed taunt zidane with rasict abuse. Is it it not possible that he actually said something like “NO, I would rather take your wife’s shirt off or Me and the lads enjoyed having your wife round for a spit roast the other night” Bottom line is ZZ nutter lost his cool and now he’s got sychophants from all quarters throwing in their two-peniths worth

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Alessandro – Latin cousins,

You are so weird. Nix says practically the same thing as me (about the pk and offside) and you call him unbiased but me so.

As for France getting lucky. I think so. I think that there were many many calls in their favour in this tournament. You dont think so? that is your choice/opinion, as I have mine. It does not make me biased.

As for raising the level of this blog, I havent said any biased, racist or demeaning things to anyone or any other team since I have been on this blog and I have to say that your comment is rather offending. My comments are objective (so maybe you are reading them wrong or they arent understood they way I want them to be).

I never said France sucked (and I would NEVER say that). All I said is that, in my opinion, they are a good team that got lucky.

As for Zidane, I never said anything bad about him either. I said Zidane let his teammates + himself down. If Matterazzi is a racist jerk, so be it–there are plenty out there. Be a man, be a pro, go out + try to win the game. You can punch him out later.

More to the point of combatting racism:
The French right-wing political leader who said the French team didn’t have enough white players, should be condemned. Also, the German rag that published a vicious anti-Italian rant should be brought to book. And in addition, what about what the Sapin coach saif to Henry when they played each other?

To defend myself again, you may think MY posts were biased but I was simply responding to bd saying that Italy should give the cup back and Support Zizzu saying “no. matterazzi is the one who must get A BIGGER RED CARD!!
no forgiveness for saying bad words or maybe racist words while playing a football.
thats lower than a headbutting. did you think Italy really win when they played against Ausie?
ohh.. Grosso was absolutely diving. and yes Malouda got fouled, Zambrotta was the actor behind it. France should get their second Penalty. and win.”
If that is NOT biased I dont know what is?!

I have to say that with all the nastiness on this blog, all the racism, it is a little strange that you would pick me out as being subjective and biased… Like I said before, I never insulted anyone or any team.

P.S. I know what offside is. It was the same goal France got against Brazil (you can see the replays on FIFA’s website if you dont have it on tape). equal doesnt mean offside.Grosso was in fact fouled. and Malouda dived. End of story. Nothing biased about that.

BD your English is as poor as my Italian. But then I don’t teach Italian, so that’s ok.

I think there should be an investigation into wether Zidane’s relatives have indeed partaken in whoring – I just can’t see how we can discuss this properly until we know if she did it for money.

Alfredo:

Sorry it took a while to get back, I had to drive home from work. Bias? I really didn’t care- I admire Buffon, and thought he was certainly the player of the Cup; I also admire Zidane, but I honestly didn’t have a favorite except, as I commented to my wife that if Italy won we could at least say the US had tied the champs. Nor did I say that all of the Italian were divers- it was my observation that they seemed to get the most mileage out of potential foul situations. Now let me get to the rest of this- daylight come and me wanna go home.

1. Like I said, I wouldn’t have called it, but I didn’t have to make that judgement, in full speed in real time.
2.Two offsides do not make a right.
3.Agreed, absolutely.
4.Nope.
5. See my first entry about the “round ball.”
6. Sorry I didn’t know there would be a pop quiz, but only two stand out. 1. vs US, ball served into penalty area, defender standing still waiting to head ball puts out hands to keep space- Italian attacker, out of position to play ball spins to the ground like a Fiat smacked by a Suburban- result:PK and first score.
2. Final; ball served down left line to Henry, who is closely marked by defender; as he gains posession of ball, he puts his hand on the small of the defender’s back as they move down the touch line side-by-side. The defender suddenly rolls to the ground, drawing the DFK and snuffing the threat.
That being said though, these were more the fault of the referee- it is his responsibility to know the difference.
7.Yep, congratulations.
8. Agreed, it was a thing of beauty.
Thanks for the exchange, sorry if I got my feathers ruffled a bit, but I truly am tired of being regarded as a “second-class citizen” of the game, so try to see my perspective.

Jane u need to suck d*** and then maybe you might cheer up, people are writing poems dispising you, not very popular here are you. Silly Wh*** and zidanes mum is a Wh*** too silly cow. forza italia

cs i feel my english is of a much higher level than your own, regardless of my spanish and french tell cs were you born under a pool table?

Sunny did you ever go to school?

Yes I did, I also used go and see your mum after school.

really sunny why did yours not give you any attention well im sorry about that i hope you had fun because it sounds like you didnt lose your virginity until way after you left school or did your daddy take it from you???

pao!

quote “Barbar, mate, I need you logging on a bit more, the IQ went very low lately on this blog, which is no big surprise.
As you know I am going to visit THE MEAN UGLY BEAST very soon. I need some good beer pubs in Stuttgart. Any tips?” / quote

hi pao, my friend!

thank you for referring to me in relation to “high IQ”. Also a lil bit confusing, because I did my best to do my worst during the last 10 days. When finally the blogger josh named me the dumbest on the blog – well, second-dumbest after “vive le france”, to be correct, I reached my aim and planned to retire. I reached my personal aim, being among the three worst on the blog, while my team, the Germans, became third in the real World Cup. You, pao the king, were even more successful, becoming first in the section “best blog commentator” and your team, the Italians, becoming CAMPIONI DEL MONDO, so congratulation again to Totti and you!

Anyway, I saw king pao still ruling the blog in the most superb way, so everything was fine. You are right, most of the new commentators lack a bit of class, but maybe they only need practice.

I ran short of ideas, to be true. My only contribution could have been: I would have like to see the Rooney-foul by Zidane in the final, and reverse, this idiot foul of Zidane could have been the Rooney-thing against Portugal. If Christiano Ronaldo could have been the victim then, that would have been PERFECT.

Think about it: A real nutcracker against Materazzi would have been sooooo nice to look at the photo of the CAMPIONI DEL MONDO 2006. In 20 years you hold it in your hand and guess with your friends… “mhmm, who at last was the guy, who get the one from Zidane? mhm… let us have a look at the faces… OH YES, LOOK AT THIS FACE, Materazzi, he was it! Definitely!” hehe

you know, Zidane’s mother died when he was 14 and Zidane’s family was sitting in the stadium to watch his last match… I really loved his reaction, to be true, and Italy was the right winner, anyway.

STUTTGART tips? oh man, the most boring city in Germany. Why don’t you visit me in Berlin? We take some beer with us and make our private and personal Fan Mile.

Stuttgart is better known for vine instead of beer. So make a daily trip to the countryside with some friends and drink the stuff (white vine) directly at the producer’s site.

If you want to know about the clubs take a look at this side:

http://www.dancefloorguide.de/ranking/stuttgart/leute/a/1

Stereo, Conditorei and Club Prag seem to be the in-places today.

cheers, see ya later, king pao

I am getting a bit confused Mate, who you wanted to have his nuts destroyed? Materazzi, C. Ronaldo or king Zizou? Maybe Rooney should have headbutted Materazzi nut’s at the airport….
I know Stuttgart is kinda boring, the fact is I have got a friend living there (by the way she’s French I guess we will salute headbutting eachother, I must admit she has an ergonomic chest so It won’t hurt, as for my chest I need some protection). I’ll try desperately to reach Berlin, everyone’s saying is the best play to travel to lately.

The golden ball is decided by the media. Does the US media have any say in this? It was a week ago yesterday that we watched the Italy vs Germany game. Now the bar was showing the game on ESPN. Their coverage was so pathetic that it was laughable. They start off by mentioning that there has been a lot of talk about Italy becoming a fading power in the world of soccer (or as the rest of the world calls it football). Let me give those idiots an education. In 1990, Italy made it to the semi-finals and lost to Argentina in penalty kicks. In 1994 Italy made it to the finals and lost to Brazil in penalty kicks. In 1998 Italy made it to the quarter-finals and lost to France in penalty kicks. In 2002…well there is no use in crying over spilled milk about the refereeing. To sum up 3 out of their last 4 world cup appearances have been very successful. God bless the U S of A.

Then the ESPN announcers were talking about the matching fixing scandal. They also mentioned the Totti spitting incident from the Euro cup.

Now I want to know how can the U S be ranked 5TH? When the next fifa ranking comes out, I believe that Italy should be ranked number 1. Why you ask. For the simple reason that we are number 1.
What do you think?

I am still driving around with my two Italian flags on my car. They will come down on Saturday. I’d like to keep them on forever. Forza Italia.

bd you really wanna gonna go back and forth with this?

to everyone who’s been abused by my profanities, I’m only joking and I have much love for everyone on this blog. Don’t take stuff personally.

lol not really sunny i would prefer to converse with a mite more decorum i accept your submission happily

PAO, If calling me an idiot can make you a genious, there you have it !!
maybe you live in some remote area or never get a touch of publication..
I didn’t say david beckham is a legend out of nothing..If you have a movie named after you then you know you’re a legend !! I’ll help you to figure it out..maybe, Beckham is nothing to ronaldinho, but he has brought soccer into a brand new era..In addition, he has named as the most famous football player in the world, period..
why totti hasn’t got more sympathy simply because he’s no GREAT SOCCER PLAYER !! NEVER EVEN CLOSE !!
Can you tell me when did he ever win any champion league ??

and CATHERINE, did you really think that Italy has scored a goal, then you don’t know anything about soccer’s rules..it’s obviously an off-sides!!here’s the thing. If there’s one or more player has make a move upfront the opponent’s defender before the their team mates passed the ball, than it is called as an OFF-SIDE!! anyway, henry’s goal against brazil wasn’t an offside..carlos has missed to do his job..henry was unguarded, and brazil was punished. no more question !!
you want a break !! I have plenty !!
Dear catherine !! maybe mallouda did a diving that caused zizou’s penalty. But if you really watch the game, you know that mallouda deserve a penalty after zambrotta take him down in the second half !!
by the way, matterazzi is a coward !! he knew he couldnt beat france while zizzou still around. I put it in a simple mirror, he was just too afraid that he might be defeated by the france !!! france played an attractive football because they didn’t affraid to be defeated !! BTW, The trully winner is those who plays football in a descend way and that doesn’t include diving and provocating !!
Don’t you see that Italy has spent most of their times on that game chassing france all over the place..even when Viera, Henry, ribery is not around..they failed to score against the old france player !! hahaha what a game that Italy has played !!

Matterrazzi is a dead man !!! He wouldn’t have got any publication, if it’s not because of what he did to zizou !! SHAME ON YOU!!he’s the truth villain !
I’m sorry that he don’t know anything about honour !!! every single man with honour will defend their honour just like zizou’s !! As a great player, zizou knows that it is more about life than footbal itself!!!
maybe you won 4 times of WC, but ITALY WON JUST BY NUMBERS !!! They don’t show enough sportmenship in this tournament !! you know what, no wonder serie A has been facing a match-fixing scandal !!!

In addition : ZIZOU is also receive the FIFA’s 50th years european best soccer player back in euro cup 2 years ago..not to mention his world best soocer player in 2000, if I’m not mistaken!! That will once again certify him as WORLD BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER !!! since when Italian player has won any recently !! uPpps they did, as a king of diving !!
FRANCE IS LOSS OVERALL, but ZIZZOU has choosen as a Golden ball receiver, no matter what !!!

People keep wanting action to be taking agaisnt the matrix. Why? I am black and i dont think if he said something racist he should be punished. If it was a black are arab or any minority that said something racist about a white person they would not be punished. Verbal altercations are on the pitch every day and if you diss me and i know if i insult your race its gonna hurt you most then guess what i am gonna come at u with. I might not even be actually racist. A fifa rule does not say you cannot talk trash but 1 says you cannot strick a player. If some 1 wants to be racist it is is choice. Euro and America as something called freedom of speech, you can say what you want but dont touch me and you bet i will say what i want too. Just cause i can.

ok tony thx for the insight if we can call it that

People keep wanting action to be taking agaisnt the matrix. Why? I am black and i dont think if he said something racist he should be punished. If it was a black are arab or any minority that said something racist about a white person they would not be punished. Verbal altercations are on the pitch every day and if you diss me and i know if i insult your race its gonna hurt you most.Guess what i am gonna come at u with. I might not even be actually racist. A fifa rule does not say you cannot talk trash but 1 says you cannot strick a player. If some 1 wants to be racist it is is choice. Euro and America as something called freedom of speech, you can say what you want but dont touch me and you bet i will say what i want too. Just cause i can.

BD listen up you eeediot I ain’t submitting to anything, your a sap and you have racial problems and you need to sort it out my friend or you could die a very lonley and bitter man but I still think your 10 or 11 so I’m still gonna let it slide.

“pao, sorry, I disagree

quote pao: ‘As an Italian columnist wrote: “you French, Brazilians, English, Germans and so on, you boring teachers, see us winning, us ugly dirty and wicked. And stop your lectures.”
I couldn’t agree more.’

In my opinion, not only the result counts, but also the way to it.

The critics of the Italian Team are wrong when denying that Italy was the deserved winner of the World Cup 2006. Italy is the deserved winner, because Azzurri were the best out of 32 teams, that is enough. They didn’t need to play perfect or the most beautiful to become World Champion. It is enough to qualify for second round and then win each match.

Speaking about football in a general perspective, it is open to doubt if we wanted to see that kind of sport we watched at TV this World Cup. Personally, I would like to see more genius midfielders and more powerful strikers – so, more goals and less tactics. And if you want to see a more offensive football it is okay to criticize Italy as impersonator of a defensive style, that showed up to be the most successful this time.

After 3 days of party maybe it is now the time to speak about racism and corruption in Italian football…

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See I was right when I said I needed you on this blog? Finally we can talk football.
Barbar isn’t Pirlo a genius midfielder? Totti as well can be sometimes a genius midfielder sometimes a genius forward, during this wc he was a genius nothing cos he was not on form. Italy (and Germany too) are traditionally 2 solid defensive sides. But…Have you seen Italy-Ghana? It was quite an attacking game from Italy. And you surely watched Germany-Italy, and you must remember Italy fielded 4 forwards during the extra time (Gilardino, Del Piero, Iaquinta and Totti). The most defensive game was the second half of the final, Italy were out of gas they simply can’t go forward.
Lippi’s project was a 4-3-1-2 not a difensive team you must admit. Then De Rossi was sent off, Gattuso was recovering from an injury, Totti and Zambrotta as well, the team couldn’t afford a 4-3-1-2 any more that’s it.
Italy had a great defense as usual, but it doesn’t mean they were defensive.

BD some of your sentences don’t even make sense “your own, regardless of my spanish and french tell cs were you born under a pool table?” errr… are you using an online translator? What are you trying to say? I admire your ability to speak English quite almost fluently though. Well done.

All you people out there, so now we have a self appointed I don’t hate italians but you can shoot this guy as he is trying to pass himself off as an Italian and seems to be of a racist inclination.

Go crawl back into your hole and stop trying to enlinghten us. You are not Italian nor will you ever be one, so please get out of the blog and go find a new home where somebody really cares.

yeah bd go crawl back into your whole. FORZA AZZURRI!