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Subject: [Leica] Italy Wins!
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Wed Jul 5 06:55:54 2006
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Ah, yes, what the Italians did to the Australians.

Slobodan Dimitrov
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On Jul 4, 2006, at 11:06 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Hi Ruben,
>
> Diving=acting, i.e. going down on purpose to get a freekick or  
> pretending to be injured to waste time or to elicit a yellow or red  
> card for the opponent. The Portuguese have done more of this than  
> any other team in the World Cup.
>
> I too support France from here on.
>
> Nathan
>
> Ruben wrote:
>> (Nathtan - divers  ???? from Portugal - did not get that)
>>
>> Anyway if it is true that the world cup gave the Germans (the  
>> people - not the team) som confidence in them selves and that can  
>> help them get their nation back on track after a 10 years + of  
>> frustrating bad economy then that is one good thing to take home  
>> from this event.
>>
>> If the Italian Players awaits having their clubs degraded one or  
>> two leages to series c or worse i guess they need  as much  
>> exposure as possible in order to be sold to clubs outside Italy.
>>
>> The French have not impressed me before their game against Brazil  
>> - or perhaps Brazil just disapointed me - But Zidane, Henry,  
>> Vierra and most of the rest of the French team seemed to be nice  
>> persons and not - like a lot of other players at this world cup -  
>> ready to put up some of the worse acting i have seen - just to get  
>> a penalty.
>>
>> I would not have considdered this before the start of the games  
>> but I think I hope the French takes the cup
>>
>> best
>> Ruben
>>
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman skrev:
>>> I find it highly ironic that Italy is in the final with the  
>>> corruption scandal in the domestic game as the background noise  
>>> (although in fairness it must be said that no players were  
>>> involved). I root for France now, would hate to see the divers  
>>> from Portugal in the final.
>>>
>>> Nathan
>>>
>>> Douglas Sharp wrote:
>>>> But Don, they did try: Buffon earned his title of the best  
>>>> keeper in the world quite a while back and Jens Lehmann has just  
>>>> become worth 10 million euros more.
>>>> David Odonkor was up and down the field faster than light, but  
>>>> Germany just didn't get the chance to complete any of their  
>>>> attacks, Lahm was covered, Ballack wasn't at all impressive,  
>>>> Schneider did some good stuff on the wings but couldn't get his  
>>>> passes past the Italians - the winners really are  the keepers -  
>>>> Barthez will probably be the winner of the next semi. A penalty  
>>>> shoot out would have been a fitting finish for a so balanced match.
>>>> It would be nice if either Zidane or Figo could win the world  
>>>> Cup before retiring from the game.  I think it will be Zidane  
>>>> and Les Bleus who take the pot home (again).
>>>> Douglas
>>>>
>>>> Don Dory wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sonny,
>>>>> Don't you find it funny that two Americans were watching the  
>>>>> game and
>>>>> rooting for Germany.  The goal keepers were the stars.  I wish  
>>>>> the German
>>>>> team had tried after the first Italian goal to get the ball  
>>>>> downfield and
>>>>> try to score with the Italians distracted by their goal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don
>>>>> don.dory@gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/4/06, SonC@aol.com <SonC@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In a message dated 7/4/2006 4:47:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>>>>>> don.dory@gmail.com writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just  being a trouble maker on a slow July 4th.   :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don
>>>>>> don.dory@gmail.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Great game, though I was for Germany; I thought the  
>>>>>> Goalkeepers  were the
>>>>>> stars.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Sonny
>>>>>> http://www.sonc.com
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