Materazzi insalted Zidanes mother, sister and daughter. He deserved the headbutt.

 

How dare you insalt somebody. Its a game just play it don't talk about something you may regrett.

 

And Italy won. But was it deserved??? Hmm impossible to say that. But i think that its was a draw all the time. Too bad that pinatly was just in front of the line.

 

So they'r normaly 2 winners for me... France (viva la France) and Italy.

 

 

 

Some funny picks of the headbutt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ow sorry this is dubble post delete plz. I saw it later. :oops: :evil: :(

But the FIFA rankings have always been a joke

 

 

 

Better than before. At least the US isn't in the top 10 anymore.

 

 

 

Yeah thank God that was a joke!

Poor Guam :(. Record 4-35-0...

 

 

 

Goals in favor of Guam: 32

 

Goals Against Guam: 327 :(.

 

 

 

That's like, them losing 8-1 every game :o .

 

yeah...yay Taiwan is rank 191. But they lost to Indonesia once 10-1. Back onto Guam. Taiwan beat them 9-2, 7-0 and 9-0. The lowest rank for a country with 100+ games is Phillipines. Taiwan beat them 4-0, 7-2, 9-0, and a few other times. Btw I'm from Taiwan so don't think I'm being racist and insulting Taiwanese people.

Wow, that's shameful.

Materazzi insalted Zidanes mother, sister and daughter. He deserved the headbutt.

 

 

 

I think he deserved it just because I think there had to be a reason for it.

 

 

 

But I thought it was only either his mother or his sister, but Materazzi's mother died when he was 15...

Materazzi insalted Zidanes mother, sister and daughter. He deserved the headbutt.

 

 

 

I think he deserved it just because I think there had to be a reason for it.

 

 

 

But I thought it was only either his mother or his sister, but Materazzi's mother died when he was 15...

 

 

 

It was Materazzi who insalted Zidane.

 

And i'm sure about the mother and sister. I saw it some 10 times on the tv :P

pop star Sophie Ellis Bextor has been found dead, headbutted to death in a vicious attack in an apartment in France.

 

 

 

The 28 year-old was found and pronounced dead at 4am this morning.

 

 

 

Police in France are saying "It's murder on Zidane's floor."

Rebel, that joke was pretty lame. :P Sophie Ellis is quite hot BTW. \ Better not kill the groove, Zizou. :|

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Bruce Arena's eight-year tenure as coach of the United States national team is coming to an end.

 

 

 

U.S. Soccer announced Friday that Arena's contract will not be renewed when it expires at the end of the year.

 

 

 

"We will begin an immediate search for a new national team coach," U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati said.

 

 

 

Gulati met with Arena and secretary general Dan Flynn at New York's La Guardia Airport for five hours on Thursday and spoke over the phone Friday morning to discuss the coach's future.

 

 

 

"I would like to thank the players, coaches and staff who have been with the program over the last eight years," Arena said in a statement. "Their tireless effort has helped transform the national team program into something we can all be proud of, and I am extremely grateful for their commitment. I have thoroughly enjoyed this experience, and I would like to thank U.S. Soccer for the opportunity and their support throughout my tenure.

 

 

 

"I am proud of how far the organization has come over the last eight years, and I am extremely optimistic about the future of the sport in our country. As for me, I am planning to take some time off to weigh my future opportunities."

 

 

 

Hired in October 1998, Arena has gone 71-30-29 guiding the U.S., setting records for wins, games (130) and winning percentage (.658). The 54-year-old Brooklyn native previously had won five national championships in 18 years at the University of Virginia and led D.C. United to the first three MLS Cup finals, winning two.

 

 

 

"Bruce Arena's success on the field for the United States is unprecedented," Gulati said. "But it is more than just the results he has achieved on the field. Simply said, no one has done more to lift the stature and respect of our men's national team programs worldwide.

 

 

 

"We appreciate Bruce's years of service to U.S. Soccer, and as we move forward we will be looking for someone to build on the success he has established for our men's program and our organization."

 

 

 

Numerous reports have linked Arena to the coaching position with the struggling New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. The last-place squad fired Mo Johnston last month and replaced him with assistant Richie Williams. Gulati said Arena turned down an international opportunity before the World Cup to give his full attention to the U.S. effort.

 

 

 

Arena guided the U.S. to a surprising quarterfinal run in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, but the Americans came in last in the rugged Group E of last month's World Cup in Germany.

 

 

 

"I think comes down primarily to eight years being a long time," Gulati said. "We want to continue the progress we've made, but I think having a fresh approach after eight years ... is the strongest factor.

 

 

 

"We didn't get the result we wanted at the World Cup, but Bruce Arena did not all of a sudden become a bad coach."

 

 

 

It is believed that U.S. Soccer will attempt to hire Jurgen Klinsmann, who led his homeland to a semifinal showing at the World Cup. Klinsmann, who resigned from the German post on Wednesday, is married to an American and lives in Southern California.

 

 

 

"I'm sure I will talk to Jurgen," Gulati said. "Whether we'll talk seriously about this, we'll see."

 

 

 

 

 

\ \ \ \ \ Sorry, im rejoicing :D!

What people saw on Television.

 

 

 

 

And the real reason behind Zidane's crazy antic...

 

 

 

 

:lol:

Not really related to the world cup but it is football related so Ill post this here;

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, what do you guys think abou the Italian match-fixing trial and the punishment that each of the clubs received;

 

 

 

Juventus: relegated to Sirie B, Deducted 30 points, stripped of their previous 2 championship titles, banned from European competition.

 

 

 

AC Milan: Allowed to stay in Sirie A, deducted 15 points, banned from European competition.

 

 

 

Fiorentina: relegated to Sirie B, deducted 12 points, banned from the European competition.

 

 

 

Lazio: relegated to Sirie B, deducted 7 points, banned from European competition.

 

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Im confused as to why AC Milan didnt get relegated like the others? :-k

 

Anyway this summer could end up being like a jumble sale for the big clubs as I can see alot of people leaving the clubs affected by this trial.

 

 

 

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would that mean that the team that finished second would get the titles? that would be AC Milan

pop star Sophie Ellis Bextor has been found dead, headbutted to death in a vicious attack in an apartment in France.

 

 

 

The 28 year-old was found and pronounced dead at 4am this morning.

 

 

 

Police in France are saying "It's murder on Zidane's floor."

 

old joke, but i hadn't seen it adpated to fit in with the headbutt. Good one :P

would that mean that the team that finished second would get the titles? that would be AC Milan

 

 

 

Yeah but since AC Milan were also found guilty it would then go to the 3rd place team of those 2 seasons which was Inter Milan.

unstickied this since the world cup chat seems to be pretty much over.

78 Pages of World Cup goodness. Great job tip.it and off topic'ers for having such a good thread with a competitive balance and no bashing of Zidane all that much.

 

 

 

Looking forward to 2010 South African Style.

And the European Championships of 2008 of course! :o

If we dont get it in America, it doesnt count!

 

 

 

 

 

My new motto, If my lazy behind cant watch it in america, then im not watching it.