696 replies to this topic

[Romão]

I must ask: tell me where and in what game did Ronaldo dive or simultate anything?

[pi]

He dove in the box the last game, right after the goal. Was not even touched. Dove on the cross for the header, later in the game he did it again. I can remember at least 4 dives last game. quality player otherwise.

[John McClane]

Forget about it, Romão...only the losers cry about penalities and any other things that aren't really important in football.

[Stefancos]

Good sportsmanship is not important?

Totti should be put against a wall and shot.

[Joey]

so who won this thing.

[Stefancos]

The finale is tomorrow, it will be won by France who will bitch-slap Italy and make it scream like a little girl.
Because France has a flag identical to ours, only up side down.

Today's the consilation final for the 3rd and 4rth place. May Portugal thank Germany for it's hospitality over the last few weeks, by kicking it ass!

[BurgaFlippinMan]

I was hoping Brazil would win this, after they lost, I backed Portugal because I find their Gene Hackman lookalike coach amusing (yea I know he won the Cup with Brazil 4 years ago). Now...darn.

[ChrisAfonso]

Well, we became World Champion 1990 in Italy, so it would only be appropriate if Italy won in Germany.

Moreso, 1990 in Italy: Germany wins the cup, Italy wins 3rd place.
Now 2006 in Germany: Italy... ?, Germany... ?
We will see

[John McClane]

Totti should be put against a wall and shot.

Why?

Is it because he spit in the face of that Danish player? (I hated Totti for that)
Is it because of that bizarre penalty he shot against you at Euro 2000?
Is it because of he did'nt miss the penalty against Australia?
Is it because he's from Rome and players from Rome are arrogant?
Or is it because the foul he did against Germany?

You should at least give a reason.


Mirko - who hate Cassano, Camoranesi, De Rossi, Henry and Trezeguet (and Zidane just because I hate the players that doesn't exult after goals).

[pi]

re:diving

articles to read:

http://sfgate.com/cg...MNG7MJNUSL1.DTL

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13555805/


Video:

http://youtube.com/w.....ch=italy dive

http://youtube.com/w.....ch=italy dive













this is funny stuff below:

http://youtube.com/w.....ch=italy dive

http://youtube.com/w.....ch=italy dive

http://youtube.com/w.....h=soccer dive





silly stuff



[drumroll]and the best video ever for an obvious reason[/drumroll]


search for john williams, some interesting things

[Greg1138]

'Nuff Said.....

[gkgyver]

only the losers cry about penalities and any other things that aren't really important in football.

And only really bad winners ignore the obvious weaknesses of their team.

[Stefancos]

I see they let Oliver Kahn out of his cage tonight.

[Mr. Breathmask]

KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHNNN!!!

[BigMacGyver]

The Wrath of Kahn, lol! His last game, as it seems he will retire.

And wow, what a finale game for him. 3 marvelous goals, all Schweinsteiger. Where the hell was he in the game against italy? Perfectly shows that this team can do exceptionally well without the overpraised Ballack.

[ChrisAfonso]

Well Schweinsteiger played like shit when he was brought in against Italy... no idea what happened to him, but tonight he was brilliant...

[John McClane]

Yep, this was both Kahn (37 years old!) and Figo (34) last match with their national team.

Damn...Argentina, Brazil and then Portugal...why all the teams I support lose?! May France be an exception...
Go France!

[Hitch]

My chins are on the line if Italy lose. Why did I have to holiday on Sicily???

[gkgyver]

Alright, World Cup is over tonight, why don't we have a little survey? Chose your personal favourites:


MOST ENTERTAINING TEAM

MOST BORING TEAM

MOST SURPRISING TEAM

BEST TEAM ALL AROUND

BEST REFEREE DECISION

WORST REFEREE DECISION

FAIREST TEAM

MOST UNFAIR TEAM

BEST INDIVIDUAL PLAYER

WORST INDIVIDUAL PLAYER

LUCKIEST TEAM

UNLUCKIEST TEAM

BEST GOAL

"BEST" DIVE

MOST HISTORIC MOMENT

MOST CHILLING MOMENT

BEST MATCH

WORST MATCH

Last but not least about the finale:

DID THE TWO TEAMS DESERVE TO GET THIS FAR?

IF NOT, WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FINALE?

DID THE WINNER DESERVE THE CUP?

[Greg1138]

MOST ENTERTAINING TEAM: Togo

MOST BORING TEAM: England (Sorry, fellow English bods, but IMHO we got nowehere near the fireworks we know we are capable of)

MOST SURPRISING TEAM: Trinidad & Tobago

BEST TEAM ALL AROUND: Germany

BEST REFEREE DECISION: Anyone that gave a card for a dive

WORST REFEREE DECISION: Giving someone 3 yellows before sending them off

FAIREST TEAM: Ummmm......dunno....gonna go with France but I reserve the right to change my mind

MOST UNFAIR TEAM: a draw between Italy and Portugal

BEST INDIVIDUAL PLAYER: I reserve judgement until tonight

WORST INDIVIDUAL PLAYER: Dunno yet - so many to choose from!!

LUCKIEST TEAM: Portugal

UNLUCKIEST TEAM: We'll see tonight...

BEST GOAL: Gerrard!!!!!!

"BEST" DIVE: Either Maniche for Portugal or anything by Italy

MOST HISTORIC MOMENT: Rooney stamping on someone's Jacobs....

MOST CHILLING MOMENT: Ronaldo's Wink after Rooney's departure

BEST MATCH: So far, England v Portugal

WORST MATCH: So far, England v Portugal

Last but not least about the finale:

DID THE TWO TEAMS DESERVE TO GET THIS FAR? Yes

IF NOT, WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FINALE?

DID THE WINNER DESERVE THE CUP? We will see!!

[pixie_twinkle]

Good luck Italy! My only true wishes for this world cup was that if England didn't win, at least let it not be France! The Brits have a nice healthy dislike of the French At least officially

[Omen II]

MOST BORING TEAM:  England (Sorry, fellow English bods, but IMHO we got nowehere near the fireworks we know we are capable of)

No complaints from me on that one.

I'll have to give gkgyver's question some thought. One of my favourite moments was Francesco Totti's penalty for Italy against Australia - not the rights or wrongs of the decision itself, but when the camera zoomed in on Totti's eyes as he prepared to take the penalty, having waited what seemed like an eternity while the Australians remonstrated with the referee. Whether or not people like him or his team, to take that penalty in his circumstances took real bottle. It was like something from a Sergio Leone western - all it lacked was Ennio Morricone's music in the background.

[Stefancos]

Damn, that was a brilliant penalty!

[Mr. Breathmask]

Oh, right, it's started already.

[John McClane]

You guys must be happy...you spent the majority of this World Cup time talking about diving, and there you got a great dive by Zidane. There was any contact with Materazzi, it has been shown by at least 3 cameras.

But it's OK, we're playing better. It's enough. We're suffering (althought France didn't have any clear occasion), but I'm sure France isn't calm either.


We'll see.

[Romão]

Worse Losers: England.

No offence to you english guys. but Only need to take a peek at your newspapers.

[Stefancos]

It seems to be all the fault of Christiano Ronaldo.

[EDIT] Zidane may have not just prematurely ender his career, but give Italy the World Cup on a silver platter too! [/EDIT]

[Stefancos]

Well it's Italy.

A pity that it had to be decided by a penalty round were neither goal keeper were able to stop anything.

[Romão]

In this particular game, France was the better team. Judging the teams for their overall performance in the whole tournament, Italy is the deserving winner.

And congratulations Mirko

[andrea]

i know that it isn't a general opinion, but we are very proud to say: W l'Italia

[scissorhands]

Viva Italia!

Congratulations

[Stefancos]

The real loser is Zinedine Zidane, his final transgression will be what he will be remembered for.

As for tonights game, overall it was a travesty, but the same can be said for the level of football for this entire tournament.

At last it's finally over.

[John McClane]

[b][size=24]WORLD



This is the most powerfull positive emotion of my life. I felt like my stomach and my heart was going to explode in any minute.
I'm crying like a little baby again as I'm typing, this is the best day of my life.
I've been waiting this moment since 1994, I've been waiting this moment forever.

I'll quote you and post my thought on the match tomorrow, now I'm too much on fire I need some more run and scream.

[Stefancos]

Ok the World Cup is finished, so I'm changing the designation and purpose of this thread.

Bats.

Average B-film starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer and Bob Gunton.
Bats, the result of a government experiment gone wrong, have suddenly become intelligent, vicious, and omnivorous, and are attacking people near Gallup, Texas. Bat specialist Sheila Casper and her assistant Jimmy are brought in but can they stop the bats before the military comes in and, in their ignorance, makes things worse?

Some decent special effects, but during the scenes of bat attacks they made far to frantic use of shaking camera's and quick cut, so you could not really see anything.

Not unrewarding TV fare.

[gkgyver]

Ha- ha


Out of the remaining respect for Tommy J I won't comment on this "match" (the " are there because to have a match, you need two teams).

Anyway, *clench teeth* congratulations!

[tony69]

zidane is an idiot. wow. wow. WTF? of all things, he HEADBUTTS someone? btw, i think they should make a biography of him, and have jw score the headbutting scenario:P.

[John McClane]

It's not even the first time he does something like that.

When in Juventus, he took a red card and some matches of disqualification after a similar act in Champions League.

He confirmed once again the unfair asshole he's always been. Same as Nedved (did something similar at least twice). Those have a loser soul, because they're people who had won too much in their career, and the first time they feel they're losing, they totally lose their head.


Goodbye dickead, you'll not be missed at all.


Mirko - who replied to this thread before its moving to the proper Off-Topic section.

[ChrisAfonso]

Worse Losers: England.

No offence to you english guys. but Only need to take a peek at your newspapers.

Argentina, no discussion! Nobody else, not event he English, felt the need to start a riot after the match...

It seems to be all the fault of Christiano Ronaldo.

Without the h please. He's got something missing to be called a proper Christian
And btw, I could watch this all day:


The elegant jump, the soaring flight, the tortured look to the ref...

I'd never have thought I'd find the German team so much more sympathetic than the Portuguese team after the cup... Well, they're not all like Ronaldo...

[Marian Schedenig]

Without the h please. He's got something missing to be called a proper Christian

Just like someone else here who's got something missing to be called a proper Alfonso. But this board never learns.

[John McClane]

He's indeed an idiot, jumping so extremely much, with the referee in the best position possible.