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At the time I had some discussion with an Algerian friend of mine who said that Zidane should have killed Materazzi for that comment as this is the worst kind of insult you could direct at an Algerian. … So it turns out that Materazzi did not say anything of the sort, instead saying that he preferred Zidane’s sister to the French captain’s offer of his shirt, which Materazzi was pulling at a corner.

Nice to know that one of your biggest allies is glad to see you. In a briefing issued to reporters before the meeting of Silvio Berlusconi and George Bush at the G8 summit, the White House described Italy as a nation “known for governmental corruption and vice” and Berlusconi himself as “regarded by many as [...]

All credit to Spain. Not just for winning the tournament but for the style in which they achieved it.
In every match, they tried to play swift, attacking football and it is even to the credit of their opponents that only one tried to completely snuff out the Spanish threat and I am afraid that this [...]

Italians In Zürich has just been added to my YouTube channel

The wonderful city of Zürich is hotting up for this evening’s Euro2008 clash between the Azzurri and Romania.
After getting a slapping from the Dutch last Monday, Italy need to win this game to be able to face France on Tuesday with any chance of getting out of the Group stage.
I’ll be in Zürich for a [...]