June 27, 2006
From The Mother Country
A selection of text messages and emails I received from my italian friends before, during and after our 1-0 loss to them:
BEFORE
HERMES: We ll own u
FEDERICO: cmon peter, we all know that italy sucks, but don't
get too excited about that, it's just a blody game. I
support Australia anyway. Aussie!!Aussie!!Aussie!!Aussie!!Aussie!!Aussie!!Aussie!!*
DURING
SARA: Aussies seem really angry during the anthem or is it the sun in the eyes? in bocca al lupo!**
SARA: De luca (I think she meant Viduka - ed.), bresciano, grella... Is it Italy vs Italy?
AFTER
SARA: I can only say, "che culo"!***
FEDERICO: we cheated again, didn't we? That's Italy, our politicians are cheaters, so what would you expect from the rest of the population? Cheaters!
HERMES: The 8th king of Rome.
We'll get them in South Africa.
*Federico has a penchant for repetitive text messages. He has been known to send one consisting only of "VIDEODROME. VIDEODROME. VIDEODROME."
**Good luck. Lit: "into the mouth of the wolf".
***Fluke! Lit: "arse".
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Comments
And Italy does it again. 2 goals in the last 2 minutes.
I felt pretty sorry for us, but you've got to feel for the Germans...
Posted by: Tom at July 5, 2006 11:29 AM
I can't say I can ever feel sorry for the Germans. Particularly a team involving Klinsmann, who is only starting to get back the World Cup karma he is owed after diving in the 1990 final v Argentina.
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