2006 World Cup in Germany - Soccer
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Um, did you even see the USA vs. Italy match, that was outrageous and then some.
3 Reds, 1 of which was not warranted in any way.
lol..!
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July 6, 2006
SouthAmerica: Reply to IV Trader and optionpro007
Sorry to disappoint you guys but I donât like either team in the final â both teams donât deserve to be there.
A week ago I stopped on a dinner close to my house and the Greek fellow who is the owner of the dinner told me that in his opinion the Italians would try to fix the final because if Italy wins this world cup the scandal in the Italian league would go away. The Italian people would forgive the crooks that have been fixing all the games on the Italian league.
It is an interesting theory â and I would not rule it out.
Today, July 6, 2006 the Financial Times of London had an article saying that the prosecutors in Italy are seeking the relegation of Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio, and Fiorentina to Serie C, the lowest division in Italian soccer.
The Italian teams think that demoting the clubs to Serie B â the leagueâs second division â would be an acceptable penalty for all the soccer fixing that has been going on in the Italian Serie A league in the last few years.
Demotion to Serie C would put many of these teams out of business. (We are talking about billions of dollars in all kinds of sponsorship and television rights. We are talking about a ton of money.)
A win by the Italian team on this world cup would make all the troubles to go away.
What is the difference for the Italians? Fixing one more game?
Why not?
It is worth the risk.
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July 6, 2006
SouthAmerica: Reply to IV Trader and optionpro007
Sorry to disappoint you guys but I donât like either team in the final â both teams donât deserve to be there.
A week ago I stopped on a dinner close to my house and the Greek fellow who is the owner of the dinner told me that in his opinion the Italians would try to fix the final because if Italy wins this world cup the scandal in the Italian league would go away. The Italian people would forgive the crooks that have been fixing all the games on the Italian league.
It is an interesting theory â and I would not rule it out.
Today, July 6, 2006 the Financial Times of London had an article saying that the prosecutors in Italy are seeking the relegation of Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio, and Fiorentina to Serie C, the lowest division in Italian soccer.
The Italian teams think that demoting the clubs to Serie B â the leagueâs second division â would be an acceptable penalty for all the soccer fixing that has been going on in the Italian Serie A league in the last few years.
Demotion to Serie C would put many of these teams out of business. (We are talking about billions of dollars in all kinds of sponsorship and television rights. We are talking about a ton of money.)
A win by the Italian team on this world cup would make all the troubles to go away.
What is the difference for the Italians? Fixing one more game?
Why not?
It is worth the risk.
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correct, the problems in Italy are very serious.
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July 7, 2006
SouthAmerica: The President of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, said on Thursday that his country is planning to send to Brazil a group of 20 kids for a period of 10 years for them to learn how to play soccer â for his country to be able to qualify for the 2018 world cup.
He was so impressed with the world cup in Germany that he want not only to qualify Taiwan for the tournament, but he also want Taiwan to be the host country in the future.
His plan is to send kids up to 10 years old â who will live in Brazil for a decade to learn how to play soccer and each kid will receive a scholarship worth US $ 10 thousand per year.
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July 7, 2006
âTaiwan quer enviar crianças ao Brasil para disputar a Copa de 2018â
A Folha de Sao Paulo
O presidente de Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, afirmou nesta quinta-feira que planeja enviar um grupo de 20 crianças para um perÃodo de aprendizado no Brasil e, assim, criar um time de futebol que possa competir no Mundial de 2018.
Impressionado com a Copa do Mundo da Alemanha, o mandatário disse que não apenas quer classificar o paÃs para o torneio, mas eventualmente organizá-lo no futuro.
A proposta de Chen é fazer com que as crianças --de até 10 anos-- passem uma década no paÃs pentacampeão mundial para aprender a jogar futebol com uma bolsa anual de US$ 10 mil.
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July 7, 2006
SouthAmerica: The President of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, said on Thursday that his country is planning to send to Brazil a group of 20 kids for a period of 10 years for them to learn how to play soccer â for his country to be able to qualify for the 2018 world cup.
He was so impressed with the world cup in Germany that he want not only to qualify Taiwan for the tournament, but he also want Taiwan to be the host country in the future.
His plan is to send kids up to 10 years old â who will live in Brazil for a decade to learn how to play soccer and each kid will receive a scholarship worth US $ 10 thousand per year.
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July 7, 2006
âTaiwan quer enviar crianças ao Brasil para disputar a Copa de 2018â
A Folha de Sao Paulo
O presidente de Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, afirmou nesta quinta-feira que planeja enviar um grupo de 20 crianças para um perÃodo de aprendizado no Brasil e, assim, criar um time de futebol que possa competir no Mundial de 2018.
Impressionado com a Copa do Mundo da Alemanha, o mandatário disse que não apenas quer classificar o paÃs para o torneio, mas eventualmente organizá-lo no futuro.
A proposta de Chen é fazer com que as crianças --de até 10 anos-- passem uma década no paÃs pentacampeão mundial para aprender a jogar futebol com uma bolsa anual de US$ 10 mil.
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