It was really enjoyable seeing the Italy side drop out of the world cup today, and deservedly so. After decades of acting and faking injuries, penalties and altogether unattractive and snotty football, they finally got to taste some of their own medicine, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Kudos to the Slovakians for keeping the game on a top level where they could have opted for… well, cattenacio or whatever that abysmal “style” of football is called the Italians apparently enjoy so much.

Here’s hoping for a new italian team for the next international competition that resorts less to acting and playing foul like generations of their forefathers did, and if that hope comes true, I honestly wish them all the best.

Dunno while I feel compelled to rant about football at the moment, but I guess I’ve contracted a mild form of wcd (world cup desease). Today’s kiwi draw against a rightfully weak italian side restored some of my faith in the game again, even if the nz goal was supposedly scored from an offside position.

It was about time some bad luck hit the .it side again who seemingly ran out of their usual “oh god I’m hurt ref send the guy off” acting talent they normally display… ok, enough for now, off to a night of celebration for various reasons, not just soccer-related.

cheers!

Looks like the poor old Socceroos got bitten by the italian bug again, this time by Italian ref Rosetti sending one of them off and awarding an at best highly doubtful penalty to the Ghana team.

Last wold cup: Fallen prey to some bad, but well known  italian acting in the penalty box resulting in a penalty against the Australian side, and now, another penalty possibly ending their world cup ambitions… sigh.