Italy Shouldn't Depend So Heavily On Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo has been Italy’s best offensive player over the past 5 years at least. Forget Totti or Del Piero, and especially forget the host of pretenders who have made up Italy’s frontline since the 2006 World Cup. While “Er …
Why Italy Had To Lose In Such A Disgraceful Way
After watching the Italian national team’s disastrous exit from the World Cup, I could not help but think that such a flaccid performance was required not just once, but twice. Why? The myth of the 2006 champions has punished …
It's a Knockout
The group stages have concluded and now we can all look forward to good old fashioned knockout Football. What this World Cup has provided us so far has been, well, a bit baffling really, it has provided little in the …
How Do You Say Goodbye In Italian?
“Goodbye in Italian.” How do you say that in the native tongue of Italy? After today’s disastrous end to Italy’s 2010 World Cup campaign, you may want to remember the word “addio” as in goodbye World Cup 2010. To think …
Italy V New Zealand Live Thoughts
I was going to do a live blog for the USA game against Slovenia, and in retrospect I wish I had done, because instead I went early to watch England’s dire performance against an organised Algeria side. There was also …
How Much Corruption Is There In Football? And At A World Cup?
Amidst the battle for the right to host the 2018 World Cup, England’s bid was dealt a severe blow as British paper, The Mail On Sunday decided to run a story which stated that Lord Triesman (who at the time …
Top Five National Anthems At The World Cup
Being from England, I’ve never been keen on our own national anthem. Sure, God Save the Queen will still get me excited, but I’d prefer it if Land Of Hope And Glory was our personal national anthem, and this mainly …