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Italy are champions of the world! (breaking...)
abc tv ^ | 7/9/06 | self

Posted on 07/09/2006 1:50:48 PM PDT by voletti

Yippie!!!


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 1billionwatching; 1soccer; 1sport; copamundial; fifa; football; fussball; italy; ruready4somefootball; soccer; sports; whocares; winners; worldcup; yawn
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To: dfwgator

I agree.
France beat portugal on a con-venient penalty.
Italy, normally no strangers to dirty play, playedstaright and clean today, IMO. very surprising given what the stakes were...


41 posted on 07/09/2006 2:40:18 PM PDT by voletti (Awareness and Equanimity.)
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To: paristwelve
Not bad locales... but for me Siena... I bet they're doing some heavy-duty celebrating right 'bout here...


42 posted on 07/09/2006 2:42:43 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: cmsgop
FRANCE YOU SUCK !!!

FRANCE YOU SUCK!!!

Worth repeating :)

I'm glad Italy won and that the WC is finally over--now bring on the NFL!

I'm ready for some real football.

43 posted on 07/09/2006 2:45:07 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: isthisnickcool

lol.

I only watched (A LITTLE) bit of girl's soccer when I was in HS since I had the hots for one of the girls.

But, never since then, and even then, it was just a few minutes. BORING, BORING, BORING.

It is almost worse than golf. :)


44 posted on 07/09/2006 3:09:44 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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To: operation clinton cleanup; mikrofon

That took a lot of Gaul.

45 posted on 07/09/2006 3:38:54 PM PDT by martin_fierro (Zoot Allures)
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To: martin_fierro

He? surrendered his dignity.


46 posted on 07/09/2006 4:00:46 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: martin_fierro; operation clinton cleanup

The World Cup's not over until the Fat French Lady sings..


47 posted on 07/09/2006 4:39:25 PM PDT by mikrofon (O Sorry Mio)
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To: paristwelve
DUMBEST ..... MOVE ..... EVER
48 posted on 07/09/2006 4:43:21 PM PDT by mikrofon (Viva Italia & Gratulieren Deutschland)
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To: mikrofon
The World Cup's not over until the Fat French Lady sings..

Or Zidane head-buts someone.

49 posted on 07/09/2006 4:50:07 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: mikrofon
Hi mikrofon-

You're not kidding Zidane's headbutt was the most absurd move in professional sports. He could have been a soccer legend for generations as the hero of two World Cup finals, one of the most influential players of the last decade, and team captain...but instead he will always be known by that famous foul and getting red-carded. What a nitwit.

~ Blue Jays ~

50 posted on 07/09/2006 7:52:02 PM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: voletti
It wasn't pretty from Italy, but they deserved it. Their defence was superb right through the tournament, even if their attack was somewhat disjointed and pedestrian. The way they wore down the Germans on their home soil and then delivered the coup de gras, late in extra time in the semi-final, was the highlight of the tournament for me and they deserved the cup for that alone.

They allowed only two goals in the entire tournament.....one a fluke own goal from a mis-kick against the USA and today's penalty from France.

Speaking of France, they scored no goals from open play in either the semi-final or the final. Just a single penalty in each game. Not good enough and once Zidane had his moment of madness I knew they were done for.

51 posted on 07/09/2006 8:03:56 PM PDT by marshmallow
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