Saturday,
July 08, 2006
Italian Style of Play in
World Cup Wins English Hearts
The ANNOTICO Report
English (FancyThat) Journalist Sarah Crompton says "Anyone who thinks football
is only a game should immediately be forced to watch
From the start of his team's campaign, they assured their followers that they were going to play their hearts out for that fourth Trophy.
If
they win, in this kind of style, those of us bound to
WHY I AM SUPPORTING
Sarah Crompton
July 8,2006
Anyone who thinks football is
only a game should immediately be forced to watch
For there, drawn in every fluid
pass, every brave attack, every second of resolute defence
was ample proof of
They needed to play like that because they arrived in Germany mired in the match-fixing scandal that has unfolded daily, and formed the backdrop to the suicide attempt of Gianluca Pessotto, more than matching their on-pitch exploits in the attention of the country's sports mad fans.
As Del Piero scored his glorious clincher on Tuesday, it suddenly did not seem fanciful to see it as a goal for all that is good in Italian football and life.
This was exactly how the canny Italian coach Marcello Lippi promised it would be.
From the start of his team's campaign, he assured their followers that they were going to play their hearts out in their attempt to bring the trophy back for the fourth time.
If they win, in this kind of
style, those of us bound to
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