F-C

It was posted on an anti-Juve website. Basically it says that 'here is the new Juve kit for 2006/7 season, and (because of the scandal), their traditional vertical lines will now be horizontal(like a prisoner's shirt)."

F-C

That's been posted 5 times already today.

FastAcura

My team was actually eliminated in the 1/8th final by Juventus with two minutes to go because the dumb keeper had to do another roll after he caught the ball and dropped it. I wonder if Juventus paid him some $


But don't worry, there's always next year. And I really wanted them to play Arsenal because I think their attacking style would have suited them pretty well.

moonraker

haha damn all this going in circles about zidane and materazzi. i will say that what zidane did was kind of ridiculous, but i can totally see why he did it at the same time. put yourself in his shoes for a second... you have a history of doing some whack things to people on the field in heated moments (short temper i guess), its the world cup final, pressure is on, crowd is blaring, materazzi is constantly talkin shit and you just lose it? after 110+ mins of soccer or whatever minute it was. i mean come on we all know his actions were ridiculous, but if you were him in his situation im sure some of you would walk away or talk shit back, some of you would have done what he did... its all situational given the events that transpired, the people involved, and the temperment of those people. we can beat this topic to death but i'm just interested to see what Zidane says pushed him over the edge like that.

oh and also back to the 2010 issue... ive read more and more about diff soccer issues in south africa and just general crime and violence stories that have been pretty recent, and that alone makes me think fifa will hand off this wc to another nation. its feasible for them to host a cup, but at the same time, it just simply would not be the best of ideas. i commend fifa for tryin to rotate the wc, but they have to be realistic. i expect to hear of the cup being moved by the end of the year.

also, can't wait to hear the match fixing punishments (assuming there are some)... will be interesting to see the sell off of players, as they are already being linked to various teams. ManUtd is in chaos right now with all their rumors, hopefully can get some of that taken care of here in the next few weeks. also, a bunch of new kits are being released, already seen arsenal's, back to the typical red and white kits with new sponsor emirates. man utd is going retro with new sponsor AIG (go figure, glazer owns the team and all of a sudden an american company sponsors them) and their kits are revealed soon too. bayern got new away kits all white pretty much instead of the recent gold ones. (that joke juve kit post just made me think of this.) i just like seeing the new kits that are designed, i kinda wanna just design some myself and send em to the teams. some of the kits teams have are retarded.

fdl

Let's be honest though, I'm sure there is a pretty good chance that Zidane's mother really IS a terrorist whore

juniorbean

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You guys see this??

World Cup official shot himself
Berlin's top World Cup official shot himself in the head just hours after the tournament ended and is now fighting for his life, police say.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5168890.stm

subinf

wow, wonder what the hell prompted him to do that

fdl

Maybe someone insulted his mother

F-C

Didn't Sepp Blatter promise Africa a World Cup as a campaign promise to get reelected. That's why SA has the WC, and why politics might keep it there.

The wait is killing me. The punishment should have been announced already, but it's been postponed for a few days. No doubt Cuventus and Bilan are making back room deals to get their sentences reduced.

astro

http://linuxteam.at/~philip/zidane.html

F-C

Maybe we should close the WC thread and start a new 2006/7 European football thread?

New Inter kit:

FastAcura

Actually I believe the election is in 2007, so people think that he might select another country after that election.

F-C

I'm talking about the last election a few years back. He won the last election mainly on the strength of Africa's votes, so he is now obligated to give the WC to Africa. No?

juniorbean

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I was thinking the same thing. What do the other footballers think?? New Soccer topic for general soccer talk?

Or do we need to leave this open so people can still talk about Zidane??

F-C

The only person that still wants to talk about Zidane is Fastacura.

kurt_bradley

Sure. Let's start a new one. Hell, I could mod a sub-forum for the world of international football. Imagine the threads we could have as official stickies: EPL, Serie A, League Un, La Liga, Bundes...etc...

I think I'm onto something here.

juniorbean

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^ LOL, not quite. Adam already hates how many sub-forums we have. The odds of more being added are slim to none...

OK, I'll wait for a few more replies, then lock this down. The new one will probably just be called The Official Soccer Thread . This way you can discuss any league (European, MLS, and so on)...

juniorbean

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BTW, while this is open, they said that 90 million people watched the World Cup in the US (not the final, but the whole tourney).

Not bad...

F-C

Sounds good. We should have 2 threads, the Official Soccer Thread and the Official Zidane thread. We can ban FastAcura from the Official Soccer Thread.

juniorbean

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^ LOL, actually, I'd probably just leave this thread open in case there is any fallout from the headbutt when Zidane addresses the media...

juniorbean

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All setup for ya . Have fun!!

https://acurazine.com/forums/sports-talk-fantasy-leagues-38/epl-fifa-mls-news-discussion-thread-343547/

fdl

cool.

We can probably leave this open for any lingering world cup discussion

S A CHO

Here we go, LOTS of pictures, some better then others... It was kind of hard to take good steady shots when people are jumping and screaming all around you... They arent in any order, they got all mixed when I uploaded them.














































































No, the guy looking back, or in the centre of the pictures is not me, those are my cousins.

Yes, that was a great barbacue, and it was only for three people

agranado

yay italy... Zidane with a headbutt to the chest for the loss!

TheThirdMan

omg such a repost..

btw did anyone see that Klinsmann stepping down as Germany's coach?

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...373764&cc=5901

bring him to the us!!

fdl

sweet pics s a cho. I remember that guy with the gatuso head. hilarious.

YOTH

:ibtl: count me in as one of the millions who watched. But it'll be another 4 years before I watch another soccer game. Even with the "best" players in the world participating I wasn't really impressed.

moonraker

yup, klinsmann steps down... son of a bitch. joachim loew most likely to succeed him... at least he was klinsmanns asst so he knows the deal.

now, klinsmann denied he had interest in the us coaching job earlier, so we'll see if that comes up again.

fdl

How can you not be impressed with so much skill on display I guess the problem is, its hard to appreciate the game without understanding the game, understanding the nuances, and the skill in each play. And you cant really gain an understanding of the game watching it every 4 years. If you took someone who never watched NFL football, basketball, or baseball, and ever 4 years had them watch the superbowl, world series , etc. they would probably think it sucked.

BstonBruin

the only reason why there are a lot of people in this country that dont like watching soccer is because they dont understand the game.

FastAcura

I actually like Loew. I remember "Das Magische Dreieck" he "built" in Stuttgart with Bobic, Balakov and Elber. He's a really offensive coach, so the Germany games should be fun to watch.

wstevens

It's because not enough goals are scored, the players flop on the ground and hold their shins like pussies, and because it's not amenable to US TV coverage, where there have to be breaks in the action for commercials.

FastAcura

Maybe they should change the traditional rules and turn one goal into 6 points followed by a penalty kick for an extra point

gocubsgo55

Sven Goran Erickson, Guus Hidink, or Jurgen Klinsmenn for the US?

gocubsgo55

Also, the new Arsenal kit

I wish they used the cool Arabic script for "Fly". Like this

FastAcura

I hope not

F-C

dom

Zidane speaks up later today....

I'd like to see him stripped of the Golden ball award regardless of what comes out. But I'd also like to see the Matress suspended if proven he said some harsh things. Hopefully it works out for everyone involved.

FastAcura

I'd love to see Cannavaro get it. IMO he deserved it more than Zidane even before the incident.

juniorbean

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Agreed with Zidane... but it will be hard to prove what Matress said. I mean, you already have about 4-5 different "translations" as to what he said, so obviously it's going to be hard to prove. I also wouldn't think they would suspend Matress, regardless of what he said. It would be setting a precident that can open up a huge can of worms down the road. Next thing you know people will be fighting during matches, and one guy will just come out and say, well, he said very harsh things to me and I snapped. So hopefully they don't start trying to police words on the pitch, b/c that won't end well for FIFA.