the worl cup of soccer 2006

[ginapants]

Italy woooooooooooooooooooooooon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY


Happy happy ginapants!! ;D ;D ;D

[bia2209]

;D Well everyone knows I am an Italy fan so I am obviously thrilled that Italy have won BUT I am sorry for France and all the french ones esp the ones on this board ( ) I am especially sad for Zidane.

Zizou what were you thinking?? I mean no one knows at this stage what Materazzi said or did not say (and I don't think Materazzi should be judged on his past actions) but whatever it was there is no excuse for what Zizou did. It was a moment of madness but it cost him very dear.

For me it doesn't take away from what Zidane has done in his career but it's a shame to end on that note.

As for the italians...I have to give a special shout to three players. Gigi Buffon who has proven himself to be and by far the best keeper in the world. Fabio Cannavaro who was immense from the beginning to the end of the world cup and finally andrea pirlo who is one of my favorite players and who is absolutely unique and was a pleasure to watch through out the competition.

Compliementi ragazzi... ;D ;D

[Elisabeth]

Congrats Italia

But MERCI LES BLEUS ;D Thuram, Makelele and Zizou...thank u

Too bad Zidane is leaving us on this match. He surely deserved that bloody red card but it really doesn't reflect his career.

Look at what I found on the eurosport forum :

thepoorjerk.net/clips/whyzidane/

Seems that Materazzi plays a weird football (if I can say "football"). Poor Shevchenko and others...it's pathetic

[yse]

youtube.com/watch?v=WJPKM5aJGW8&search=materazzi

I saw this one but it's not an excuse for Zidane his attitude is not good for the football

[Elisabeth]

Both behaviours are stupid.

[Elisabeth]

From Eurosport :

France captain Zinedine Zidane won the FIFA Golden Ball award as the outstanding player of the World Cup despite being sent off in their final penalties shootout defeat by Italy on Sunday. The prize was decided by media votes, cast before Zidane was shown the red card.

Zidane received 2,012, Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro finished second (1,977) and his team mate Andrea Pirlo was third (715).

Brazil and Spain shared the fair play award.

Zidane's mark on the 18th World Cup finals will never be forgotten -- for good and bad reasons.

His successful seventh minute penalty for France against Italy meant he became the fourth player to score three goals in the history of the showpiece final.

But his sending off in the 111th minute meant he also became only the fourth player to be sent off in a World Cup final.

HOME SOIL

Zidane's early spot kick added to the two headed goals the French playmaker scored in the 3-0 win over Brazil in the 1998 final on home soil in Paris.

Zidane also scored in France's second-round 3-1 victory over Spain and he netted from the penalty spot in their 1-0 semi-final victory over Portugal.

To cap a vintage World Cup -- until the final itself -- Zidane, 34, set up Thierry Henry's winner in the 1-0 victory over champions Brazil in the quarter-finals.

The final was Zidane's last competitive match.

Other Fifa awards from the World Cup finals:

Golden Shoe (top scorer): Miroslav Klose (Germany)

Most Entertaining Team: Portugal

Best Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)

Best Young Player: Lukas Podolski (Germany)

[SAFINNO1]

I think if the journalists had to vote after extra time - i think canavaro would have been no1.
As for Zizou thanks for all the jouyous times you have given football - shame what happened at the end but it will not overshadow your legacy (i'm talking bout the headbutt not the penalty)

But Viva Italia!!!!!!!
Deserved it - now back to reality , half of the players look like they're going to get relegates *shame*

[safinette]

I found this... the animation is really funny:
www.deadspin.com/sports/soccer/zinedine-zidane-slightly-perturbed-186095.php

[fra]

I don't like soccer, but......a few minutes ago I was on my way back home and I met the bus with the italian team , it was amazing! ;D The streets of Rome are overflowing with people.
It's unbelievable, it's going to be another sleepless night.

[marats]

Have lot's off fun .......... fra !

[Giselle]

I know it over and its kinda late...but I think France deserve to win, over the match they had numerous time where they could score and without zidane's outburts that cup would have been theirs. Italy use racism and nipple tweaking to set off Zidane (to much of "fair play" the logo of wc) Instead of thanking the team, Meterazzi should be the winner in this occasion, he won that cup with his mouth.

[reese]

Jurgen Klinsmann turned his job as germanys coach down It´s really really sad as he was a great coach but I can totally understand him as he was having a really hard time before Wc with the press and etc.

[safinette]

OH GOD!!!!!! SAD NEWS!!!!!

[love15]

Ooooh!!!

you guys are all so lucky i didnt know about this thread.. so so lucky!
i would have crapped on forever about the world cup.. this last month has been like verbal diorriah!!
a little late now, but GO AUSSIES!!!! mwa mwa mwa

love15

'ole, ole ole ole! ole, ole!'

i wanna jump and scream in the stadium, full of australians!

[Annie]

Italian coach Lippi resigned as well..but that's understandable...what else can you wish for? LOL ;D ;D ;D