zidane's act is like jordan or gretzky headbutting someone in a game 7...it would not have tarnished either's rep and it won't for zizou either

7/20/2006 7:23:39 PM

anyone catch kobe bryant in the nike soccer commercial trying to juggle
he managed two hits after what im sure was many many takes

7/20/2006 10:20:07 PM

anyone catch that game where henry hung 81 on the raptors

7/20/2006 10:31:58 PM

henry is better basketball player than kobe is a soccer player




http://youtube.com/watch?v=W2twtVAFNwk&search=kobe%20soccer
still funny, he looks like he got pissed and kicked the crap out of the ball

[Edited on July 20, 2006 at 10:45 PM. Reason : .]

7/20/2006 10:42:38 PM

yeah i know

i'm just being full of shit

7/20/2006 10:52:29 PM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=374401&cc=5901

Quote :

"ROME -- A sports court allowed Fiorentina and Lazio to rejoin Italy's top soccer division and reduced the points penalty against Juventus in Serie B after successful appeals Tuesday in a match-fixing scandal. Juventus' penalty was cut from 30 points to 17. Fiorentina will have 19 points docked next season, while Lazio will be deducted 11. The court also cut AC Milan's points penalty in Serie A from 15 to 8. A July 14 ruling stripping Juventus of its last two Serie A titles was upheld, though Milan will be allowed to play in the Champions League preliminary rounds this season. Also upheld were five-year bans for former Juventus executives Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo, figures at the center of the scandal. Hundreds of Lazio fans outside the hotel where the verdicts were delivered screamed in delight at the news their team was back in Serie A. Minutes later, they scattered when a sudden thunderstorm drenched them. The ruling ended the process in Italy's sports court system. Any further appeals would need to be taken through the country's civil courts, which could delay the start of the season set for Aug. 28. "For Juventus and its managers it's an absolutely unsatisfactory sentence," Moggi's lawyer Fulvio Gianaria said. Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli said the club would challenge the verdicts in civil court, while Milan lawyer Leandro Cantamessa said the club was deciding whether to take that path. If upheld or unchallenged, the demotion would be a first for Juventus since its inception in 1897. The Turin-based powerhouse has won 29 league titles -- including the ones stripped Friday -- two European Champions League titles, four Italian Supercups, three UEFA cups, two European Supercups and two Toyota or Intercontinental Cups. The appeals body decision was announced a few hours after the close of the Milan stock exchange, where some of the clubs involved are listed. In the earlier ruling, Fiorentina was sent down to Serie B and given a 12-point penalty to start next season, while Lazio was originally supposed to start the new season in Serie B with a seven-point penalty. Each club appealed. Juventus claimed the sanctions were excessive, and AC Milan argued that its Champions League ban was unlawful. Soccer federation prosecutor Stefano Palazzi had argued for even tougher punishment. Palazzi called for Juventus to be demoted to Serie C. He also wanted Serie B demotions for Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio with point deductions. Several Serie A soccer stars -- including Italy and Fiorentina striker Luca Toni and Brazil and Milan playmaker Kaka -- are expected to decide their club futures based on the outcome of the trial. The stiffest penalties for officials were given to Moggi and Giraudo. The appeals tribunal confirmed the initial court's recommendation that asked the Italian soccer federation to ban them for life. The maximum punishment the sports court could impose is five years. Other prominent officials had their sanctions reduced. Franco Carraro, the former head of the Italian soccer league who resigned in May and had originally received a 4½-year ban, was given a fine and a warning. Fiorentina owner and industrialist Diego Della Valle had three months shaved off his four-year ban, while Lazio president Claudio Lotito was banned for 2½ years, a year less than in the initial sentence. Milan vice president Adriano Galliani received a nine-month ban, instead of one year. Meanwhile, UEFA gave the Italian federation until Wednesday -- one extra day -- to decide which clubs were eligible to play in European club competitions this coming season."

pretty interesting...

(i decided to put it in both threads, so sue me)

7/25/2006 8:12:34 PM

so materazzi has officially told the press what he said...

Quote :

"I (Materazzi) held his shirt and Zidane said that 'if you want my shirt I will give it you afterwards' I (Materazzi) replied to Zidane that I would prefer his sister."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=378086&cc=5901

9/5/2006 12:26:09 PM

if thats true...its pretty pathetic to cost your team the world cup over some bullshit like that...i at least thought he called him a "terrorist faggot" or something

9/5/2006 12:36:07 PM

something like that is probably one of the most common verbal jabs...and for zidane to respond to a comment along those lines with a headbutt that was sure to get him red carded, is absurd.

9/5/2006 1:16:42 PM

maybe its a big deal in europe

9/5/2006 1:27:58 PM

In other news, the French are refusing to let Makelele retire from international play.

9/5/2006 1:30:16 PM

England playing Macedonia at the moment and not looking very strong. Quite a poor performance so far but Gerrard just wailed into a fellow Macs foot. He is down for the count. I love Gerrard. Hopefully they'll look better in the second half.

9/6/2006 3:40:30 PM

what channel? on fsc im waiting germany vs. san marino...6-0 germany at the half

i wish france vs. italy was on right now instead

2-1 france in the first half

[Edited on September 6, 2006 at 3:49 PM. Reason : yeah]

9/6/2006 3:46:36 PM

goal germany...7-0...that was a sick free kick

9/6/2006 3:51:24 PM

i think my highschool team could have beat san marino

9/6/2006 3:56:18 PM

president of the US soccer federation gulati recently interviewed argentina's coach for the world cup, pekerman for the job...i like that we're atleast going after someone bigger and not just a unproven usa coach...time for the usa to go international and bring a talented coach in...

good article...read it

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=378555&root=us&campaign=fp&src=369841&cc=5901

9/11/2006 4:29:32 PM

apparently fifa wants zidane and materazzi to get together and shake hands and smile and forgive and forget and all that jazz

9/11/2006 4:31:12 PM

What champions league game will be televized over here today ? And on what channel

9/12/2006 9:50:09 AM

^it was posted in the Champions league thread

9/12/2006 10:02:26 AM

US has dropped from 23rd to 29th in the soccer rankings

9/13/2006 11:19:27 AM

i dont think the men's us team will be playing until 2007...on another note, women's us vs. mexico tonight on espn2

9/13/2006 11:59:13 AM

The men's team won't be playing until they, y'know, get a coach.

9/13/2006 12:13:35 PM

Good post guitarguy...i hope the US go international. Though you'd like to see a US coach go deep in the Cup, I think its going to take some stepping out of the borders on the USA's part to get a good run. Anyone watching Euro 2008 games today?

Celtic vs. Man U. should be a good one

9/13/2006 2:09:01 PM

any euro 08 games on fsc?

9/13/2006 2:33:15 PM

^yeah, there has been some on, last week...germany, norway, hungary, romania, etc

9/13/2006 2:44:33 PM