Originally posted by jgvaccaroWho said I'm an expert on italian football? I know only what I've seen on the screen. And I really can't speak, read or write Italian.
Actually, Italians refer to it as "calcio." I would think an expert on Italian soccer like yourself would know that.
And no, it's not "football all over the world except the US." Australians usually call it soccer, and so do Canadians, and I believe msny South Africans do as well.
I'm sorry, I should've said "most" of the rest of the world. The majority uses the term football to refer to this game, do they not? At least they should, in my opinion. Soccer sounds so... soft and spineless... like... socks... 😕
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Originally posted by Bosse de NageI for one hope Portugal beats the crap out of, sorry, act out France tonight. 😀
Prediction for the final--
A Shakespearian comedy: Italy-Portugal. What could be better for the World Cup? Mercurial action on the field, and even those who couldn't care less about the sport are sure to tune in for the superb acting.
Ricardo is to be respected and admired though. What a goalie. 🙂
Originally posted by stockenBoring. Could you please save that tripe for the English, fellow Scanies and Germans.
Oh, stuff it! Italy and Portugal are a bunch of actors and you know it. Me, personally, I kinda like players like Rooney (although he did step over the line the other day). Strong, rough and fighting. Not falling on every slight touch, rolling on the ground playing injured even though replay shows nothing really happened.
I can only hope that France makes the last two games now or I'll be truly depressed over here for at least 15 full minutes. 😞
I suppose noone saw Michael Bollock rolling aroung on the ground seventeen times when and Italian in the crowd sneezed, or clutching his face pretending he'd been struck, or blazing that free in row z.
I added the last one for fun. 😀
[b]Crucchi, crucchi andatvene a ffffffffffffff (quel paese)
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Originally posted by sjegJust remembered Maniche in the Portugal-England game throwing his hands up to his face when he was tackled.
Boring. Could you please save that tripe for the English, fellow Scanies and Germans.
I suppose noone saw Michael Bollock rolling aroung on the ground seventeen times when and Italian in the crowd sneezed, or clutching his face pretending he'd been struck, or blazing that free in row z.
I added the last one for fun. 😀
[b]Crucchi, crucchi andatvene a ffffffffffffff (quel paese)
He must be embarassed looking at the replay - there was nothing with a metre of his face.
Originally posted by VargThat's fair enough, and Figo too- however it's only the English and their Germanic cousins who ever create the myth that somehow they are sporting when everyone else cheats, whereas they cheat just as much as anyone, and in Michael Bollock's case, more.
Just remembered Maniche in the Portugal-England game throwing his hands up to his face when he was tackled.
He [b]must be embarassed looking at the replay - there was nothing with a metre of his face.[/b]
I agree that this kind of thing should be punished heavily- it's making a mockery of football.
Originally posted by stockenIt comes from the verb calciare, to kick. Calcio also means calcium, which was named thus because football is good for your bones, as Rooney, Beckham and Ashley Cole have proved in recent years.
Hm. Calcio is a location in Italy. Why have they chosen to call it after a specific location? Is it famous for it's footb... sorry, soccer? Or does it translate to footba... soccer?
Sincerely curious. 🙂
Originally posted by sjegHmmm, I must have missed that. The replay I saw where Bollock clutched his face he got hit pretty bad. So did his opponent (can't remember who). But look, I'm not saying that Germany is flawless in this respect. Just that I haven't seen them act as much as Italy has during this WC.
I suppose noone saw Michael Bollock rolling aroung on the ground seventeen times when and Italian in the crowd sneezed, or clutching his face pretending he'd been struck, or blazing that free in row z.
I added the last one for fun. 😀
Oh, well, my emotions ran high yesterday. It's all over now and I really shouldn't be such a tight@ss about it. Good for you Italy fans. 🙂
(Hmm, WC really is an appropriate acronym for this event, isn't it? 😀 )
(Sorry. I couldn't help myself. 😛)
Originally posted by sjegI second that. It's a beautiful game when you get to see players like Ronaldhino get tackled three times in a row and still manages to stand up and keep the ball. Or when the passplay (is that the word in english?) work well in a team and they manage to keep the ball even when under great pressure.
I agree that this kind of thing [acting] should be punished heavily- it's making a mockery of football.
It doesn't really matter what team I cheer on, when that happens I enjoy it thoroughly. 🙂
Originally posted by bambeeAfraid to say I also fell asleep... though it was not because I was so bored, but rather because it was dark and it was 11 pm (I fell asleep in the additional time thingy) and I've been running on an average of 5 hours of sleep per night... luckily, none of the guys I was watching with noticed 😉
I thought it was a very exciting match. How could you fall asleep?
And the bus I took home was the fullest bus I have ever seen 😲
Originally posted by angie88Sorry, but I really, really, really have to do this.
Afraid to say I also fell asleep... though it was not because I was so bored, but rather because it was dark and it was 11 pm (I fell asleep in the additional time thingy) and I've been running on an average of 5 hours of sleep per night... luckily, none of the guys I was watching with noticed 😉
And the bus I took home was the fullest bus I have ever seen 😲
HAHA!