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Exasperatedandmad
Italian "soccer" 3/29/2012 10:44PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Just watched this barca-AC milan game and It reminded me how angry watching italians play soccer makes me. They are the biggest cheaters in the world BY FAR. Fouling, diving, and constantly offside. Even if they win it is with such little honor and pride that they ultimately lose. When Spain wins the WC people love it, they have great passing, goals, skills, etc. When italy wins all we remember is games won on BS penalty kicks, no skill involved. Pathetic. They can fake it in soccer, but the state of their country and economy reflects the truth far better. Suck it you italian cheats. Please also consider dropping out of the EU and stop dragging the other countries down.
ringer1
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/29/2012 11:22PM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Thanks.
dean moriarty
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/29/2012 11:24PM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Now that you've got that out of your system Pep, any plans for the second leg?
Strama
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/29/2012 11:52PM - in reply to dean moriarty Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Sometimes I actually hate barca's style. They often seem to be content with keeping the ball without really trying to score, as they did wednesday night. Moreover they're a bunch of cheater, too. Don't you remember Busquets theatrical faking an injury in the return leg of CL's semifinals two years ago against Inter and getting Motta sent off? Or are you jus a bit envious of italian wins, even if they came without entertaining playing style?
james the hating dolphin
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/29/2012 11:56PM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Sergio Busquets, bro
catenaccio
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 12:11AM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Ho! Vaffanculo! Atsa matta for you, you no like the catenaccio? We have won La Coppa del Mondo 4 times, how many do you got?
People power
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 9:46AM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
If you really want to hurt Italian soccer then absolutely do not watch any soccer games involving Italian teams. If most soccer fans did the same then in very short order you would see TV revenues drying up and Italian clubs going bankrupt. Italian soccer would be terminated and you would be free of having to put up with watching any Italian teams.
formidable doer of the nasty
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 9:52AM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Actually they're not the biggest cheaters in the world. The South Americans are worse, far worse. Uruguayans and Argentines have everybody beaten at the cheating game.
monkeyblossom
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 9:54AM - in reply to formidable doer of the nasty Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

formidable doer of the nasty wrote:

Actually they're not the biggest cheaters in the world. The South Americans are worse, far worse. Uruguayans and Argentines have everybody beaten at the cheating game.


Italians are not even the worst cheaters in Europe. That title belongs to Portugal.
Exasperatedandmad
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 10:25AM - in reply to monkeyblossom Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Suffice to say many countries cheat, but I believe italians to be the worst. Portugal isn't as bad, I think ronaldo's theatrics have given them a worse name than they deserve. Italians are the worst because they combine diving with terrible, red card worthy, fouls against their opponents while south american and other Mediterranean countries simply dive and roll excessively.

A few youtube clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzWYGuAuf8A Typical Mexes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXHCbIBEhc0 Against the USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ACVKUV_z_8 Screwed scotland out of the WC with this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vRb43oNW6g this one just dives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5yLSynG2g
Exasperatedandmad
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 10:37AM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Oh simply googling italian football cheats reveals this interesting article from the Telegraph (a UK paper) which sheds light on a study that most people from around 300 different countries think italy is are the biggest cheaters in soccer. PLease read it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/7822112/World-Cup-2010-Italy-Argentina-and-Portugal-most-likely-to-cheat-says-academic-research.html
Baresi
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 2:29PM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Exasperatedandmad wrote:
A few youtube clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzWYGuAuf8A Typical Mexes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXHCbIBEhc0 Against the USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ACVKUV_z_8 Screwed scotland out of the WC with this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vRb43oNW6g this one just dives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5yLSynG2g

First Mexes is French and spent his the first half of his career in France. 2nd clip, how is that Italy's fault? Crap call by the ref. Third clip, that happens every week with 50/50 headers in all leagues. Doesn't always result in blood, but I see elbows thrown every week. The Italy-Roos clip was a PK. No doubt about it. Materazzi is a douche. Enough said.

La Liga is almost like a swim meet compared to Serie A.
Bertram
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 3:12PM - in reply to Baresi Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I guess you haven't spent much time watching the A League. Greg Louganis would have done well in Australian soccer, more swan dives than the old Wild World of Sports cliff diving coverage.
dean moriarty
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 3:38PM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Man, you must loathe the Real-Barca games. Pepe makes Mexes (who is French BTW) look like Jane Fonda
asdfsdafs
RE: Italian "soccer" 3/30/2012 3:43PM - in reply to dean moriarty Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
This is why I never watch this stupid sport.
Robinho
RE: Italian "soccer" 4/3/2012 9:00AM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Of course then there's the betting and udnerworld influences since the Italians are still game-fixing, even after the scandal that almost shut down their league back in 2006:

http://www.socceramerica.com/article/46205/italian-own-goal-scorer-arrested-for-game-fixing.html
Some Other Guy
RE: Italian "soccer" 4/3/2012 10:25AM - in reply to Robinho Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The reason they are good at diving is because they practice it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ4vJ0BDhZU
Cold Weather Fan
RE: Italian "soccer" 4/3/2012 10:28AM - in reply to Some Other Guy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Cheating is part of the game these days.

American announcers frequently compliment players on "selling a dive".

Baseball is as bad. How many times do you see a catcher framing a pitch?
trollism
RE: Italian "soccer" 4/3/2012 1:34PM - in reply to Cold Weather Fan Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I've always found Greece and Portugal to be worse than Italy. Spain too, but not as bad as those two.

Italy has a bad name because they cheat and they have a history of being incredibly dull.

At least Spain and Portugal have some exciting cheats.
Real Response #2
RE: Italian "soccer" 4/3/2012 1:42PM - in reply to Exasperatedandmad Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
You're right about the soccer, but Italy is like the 6th largest economy in the world. They are an EU powerhouse. WTF are you talking about? Portugal, Spain and Greece are dragging you down, not Italy.
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