Wednesday, June 28, 2006

For the Love of ITALY- Huang Jianxiang- Chinas Most Popular TV Commentator !!!!

The ANNOTICO Report

Sure there are some Really Fanatic Fans Not only in Italy, but all over the World.

But I nominate Huang Jianxiang- Chinas Most Popular TV Commentator, who was so overjoyed by the Cinderella ending to the Italy vs Australia match, that he departed from his normal objectivity, with such a passionate paean to Italian football, that had such a fervent pitch, that it shocked the entire inscrutable land of China, with an audience that will rise to a total of 10 BILLION!!!!

Huang's finishing commentary would rival, if not surpass South American-style passion, and you KNOW how "over the top" that can be!!!!!!!

Huang, knows his soccer, reciting easily events going back 25 years, and rattled off the names of past Italian soccer greats, assured that their souls were involved.

You must read the entire article. Huang is a "Trip" :)

THIS MAN LOST IT, FOR THE LOVE OF ITALY

Reuters

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 

BEIJING: The dramatic climax of Italys 1-0 victory over Australia proved too much for Chinas most popular television commentator, who departed from his normal objectivity with a passionate paean to Italian football.

Huang Jianxiang, who was commentating for an audience of millions on the state-run CCTV, was unable to control his enthusiasm when Fabio Grosso went down in a challenge and a last-minute penalty was awarded to the Italians.

Penalty! Penalty! Penalty! he screamed. Grossos done it, Grossos done it!

The great Italian left back! He succeeded in the glorious traditions of Italy! Facchetti, Cabrini and Maldini, their souls are infused in him at this moment!

Grosso represents the long history and traditions of Italian football; hes not fighting alone at this moment! Hes not alone!

Chinese television audiences, expected to rise to an accumulated total of 10 billion before the end of the tournament, are not often served up such South American-style passion and Huangs bias has provoked a storm of controversy in the media.

More was to come when Francesco Totti converted the penalty to win the match and Huang had a special mention for Australias Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, whose South Korea side knocked Italy out of the last World Cup.

Goooooal! Game over! Italy win! Beat the Australians! he shouted, his voice now breaking. They do not fall in front of Hiddink again! Italy the great! Left back the great! Happy birthday to Maldini! Forza Italia!

The victory belongs to Italy, to Grosso, to Cannavaro, to Zambrotta, to Buffon, to Maldini, to everyone who loves Italian football!

Hiddink lost all his courage faced with Italian history and traditions He finally reaped fruits which he had sown! They should go home. They dont need to go as far away as Australia as most of them are living in Europe. Farewell!

An unapologetic Huang later said he could not remember what he had said in the heat of the moment and his preference for Italy was because he had commentated on Serie A for many years.

Im more familiar with Italian players and I dont like Australians indeed, he said. I was hoping theyd do badly here. Australia recently joined the Asian Football Confederation and from the next World Cup will contest for one of their qualification spots.

Do you remember how China were blocked from going to the Spain World Cup in a qualifier in 1981? Huang said.

It was a team just like Australia, all of whom were living and playing in England but with New Zealand passports. It still hurts and in 2009, Australia will be just like New Zealand at that time.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1038088

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