What a lousy tournament this World Cup has been. Surprises, there were many. But no game which was really good. The Italy vs Germany game came the closest, but it sure didn't take anyone's breath away. They call soccer the beautiful game, but most of what goes on on the pitch is ugly.
Think of the things footballers get up in to addition to doing their job. They trade barbs, throw punches, spit on each other's faces, kick opponents, insult each other's mothers and sisters and religions.
I've been an Italian fan since 1994. My sister and I thought Roberto Baggio was cool then and looking at the photos of the Italian players in the present team, I realised that some traditions were worth upholding. Shallow, but how deep is football anyway?
Italy vs Germany was the 1st Italian game I watched and they were pretty swell! I was so confident that they would win the finals that I placed a bet on them. And of course, we know that they drew with France and had to win through penalties. And made me lose $ the equivalence of 50 cups of the good ol' kopi, or conversely, 25 cappucinos. Enough to last me 10 weeks at work (or 5 if I were particularly grumpy).
France was the better team. The Italians passed balls clumsily and their attacks were inept. The later part of the battle was played out mostly on Italians' side of the pitch because France was attacking so persistently. And then, of course, that Italian player whose name rhymes with paparazzi (and both of whom are equally respectable) had to insult ZZ, and hot-headed ZZ, naturally, had to use his head. What a farce.
That buffoon of a goalkeeper did what C. Ronaldo did (except that ZZ wasn't his teammate, and he had the good sense not to wink indiscriminately): he ran 40m to the officials to protest and argue.
That guy looked like he was dealt with a crippling blow and was lying on the ground for a few minutes, groaning. And yet, he was able to resume play later, fit as a fiddle. After they had won the World Cup, he donned that stupid clown hat on the trophy. Very witty. Ha ha.
Ronaldo should heave a sign of relief. 'Cos he's no longer The Villain of the Tournament. I hope they all get disciplined. And fined.
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