World Cup -2010

[ila]

Originally Posted by Mad_Bad!!

Italy of course.
2 times in a row would be really awesome...

Not a hope. At best 3rd place. Besides Bayern München is going to hold Italy's best player, Luca Toni, in Germany so that the Germans have a better chance.

[Mad_Bad!!]

I don't think Toni is the best italian player. I'm italian, so I think I know our soccer players better than you do.
Also, you made a huge mistake: even if he plays in Bayern, he's still an Italian citizen, so he will of course play with our national team.

And don't forget we have the best goalkeeper ever...

[ila]

Originally Posted by Mad_Bad!!

I don't think Toni is the best italian player. I'm italian, so I think I know our soccer players better than you do.
Also, you made a huge mistake: even if he plays in Bayern, he's still an Italian citizen, so he will of course play with our national team.

And don't forget we have the best goalkeeper ever...

I didn't mean he would play for any other country. I was trying to say that he is a very good player (and does play for Bayern currently) and that his current team will keep him in Munich so that he can't travel back to Italy to play for the Italian national team, therefore giving the German national team a better chance to win. It's a joke and not to be taken seriously. I also reserve the right to voice my opinion on who I think is the best player. I may not live in Italy, but I do have two soccer channels, on television, that show live games from England, Germany, Italy, Spain, and most South American countries.

[ila]

My last posting may have sounded a little harsh. Those people that know soccer/football know that no matter what country a player is currently playing in that player will go back to his own country to play for his national team for the world cup(should his national team want him). Also players on a national team are only allowed to play for the national team of the country of which they are a citizen (except for those who hold dual citizenship, in which case they have a choice). I do know the rules. I have been following international soccer for many years. I even like soccer more than I like hockey (it's almost sacreligious to say that in Canada). My apologies to you Mad_Bad if you misunderstood my humour.

[Mad_Bad!!]

Originally Posted by ila

My apologies to you Mad_Bad if you misunderstood my humour.

No problem