2006 World Cup in Germany - Soccer

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July 7, 2006

SouthAmerica: Fifa announced the 10 candidates with possibilities to receive the “Golden Ball” prize – a prize given to the best player of the world cup according to Fifa.

The players are:

Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo, Gianluca Zambrotta e Gianluigi Buffon, from Italy; Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry e Patrick Vieira, from France; Michael Ballack e Miroslav Klose, from Germany; and Maniche, from Portugal.

Fifa’s choice will be announced on Monday.



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July 7, 2006
“Fifa inclui sete finalistas entre os possíveis Bola de Ouro”
A Folha de Sao Paulo


A Fifa divulgou nesta quinta-feira a lista dos 10 candidatos à Bola de Ouro, prêmio que será concedido ao melhor jogador da Copa do Mundo-2006.

Entre os indicados ao prêmio, sete disputarão a final do torneio, neste domingo --três franceses e quatro italianos. Nenhum brasileiro foi indicado.

Os escolhidos são: Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo, Gianluca Zambrotta e Gianluigi Buffon, da Itália; Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry e Patrick Vieira, da França; Michael Ballack e Miroslav Klose, da Alemanha; e Maniche, de Portugal.

O anúncio oficial do vencedor deve acontecer na segunda-feira (10).


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July 6, 2006

SouthAmerica: Reply to IV Trader and optionpro007


Sorry to disappoint you guys but I don’t like either team in the final – both teams don’t 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 – 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 – the league’s second division – 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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Sorry, I don't buy it.
 
I think without doubt Zidane will get it..



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July 7, 2006

SouthAmerica: Fifa announced the 10 candidates with possibilities to receive the “Golden Ball” prize – a prize given to the best player of the world cup according to Fifa.

The players are:

Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo, Gianluca Zambrotta e Gianluigi Buffon, from Italy; Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry e Patrick Vieira, from France; Michael Ballack e Miroslav Klose, from Germany; and Maniche, from Portugal.

Fifa’s choice will be announced on Monday.



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July 7, 2006
“Fifa inclui sete finalistas entre os possíveis Bola de Ouro”
A Folha de Sao Paulo


A Fifa divulgou nesta quinta-feira a lista dos 10 candidatos à Bola de Ouro, prêmio que será concedido ao melhor jogador da Copa do Mundo-2006.

Entre os indicados ao prêmio, sete disputarão a final do torneio, neste domingo --três franceses e quatro italianos. Nenhum brasileiro foi indicado.

Os escolhidos são: Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo, Gianluca Zambrotta e Gianluigi Buffon, da Itália; Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry e Patrick Vieira, da França; Michael Ballack e Miroslav Klose, da Alemanha; e Maniche, de Portugal.

O anúncio oficial do vencedor deve acontecer na segunda-feira (10).


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when pigs fly will Juve and AC Milan be relegated to Serie C
 
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when pigs fly will Juve and AC Milan be relegated to Serie C
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For the record: the only team requested to go to serie C is Juventus. Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina should go to serie B, with 3 or 15 points penalty.

Whether this will happen or not, I don't know
 
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July 8, 2006

SouthAmerica: You can vote for and also watch the best goal of the world cup tournament at:

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/bgt.html?s=r&c=1&goalnr=122&rate=5




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July 7, 2006

SouthAmerica: The striker Lukas Podolski (age 21) was chosen by Fifa as the best “young player” of the 2006 World Cup.


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July, 7, 2006
“Fifa escolhe Podolski como o melhor jogador jovem da Copa”
A Folha de Sao Paulo


O atacante Lukas Podolski, que completou em junho 21 anos, foi eleito o melhor jogador jovem da Copa do Mundo-2006 pelo Grupo de Estudos Técnicos da Fifa. O anúncio foi feito nesta sexta-feira, em Berlim.

Titular do ataque alemão, Podolski marcou três gols no torneio. Ele é o primeiro jogador a conquistar o prêmio, que estreou neste Mundial.

Na quinta, a Fifa anunciou a lista com seis finalistas, que continha, além de Podolski, o português Cristiano Ronaldo, o argentino Lionel Messi, o suíço Tranquillo Barnetta, o espanhol Cesc Fabregas e o equatoriano Luis Valencia.

Inicialmente, havia 40 jogadores na disputa. Pela regra, estavam na disputa apenas atletas nascidos depois de 1º de janeiro de 1985.

Polonês naturalizado alemão, Podolski tem 31 jogos e 15 gols pela Alemanha.

Revelado pelo Colônia, o atacante já acertou sua transferência para o Bayern de Munique, onde irá atuar após o término do Mundial.

A Alemanha fará seu último jogo na Copa neste sábado, na disputa pelo terceiro lugar contra Portugal.


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Tradernik: when pigs fly will Juve and AC Milan be relegated to Serie C


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SouthAmerica: I hope you are right about that since I have been a Juventus fan for a long time. (Juventus of Italy).

In Brazil I have been a fan of Santos (in Sao Paulo) and Botafogo (in Rio de Janeiro) since I was a young boy.

In the United States I was a fan of the New Jersey Cosmos. (They used to play at Giants Stadium in New Jersey in the 1970's and early 1980's.)


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