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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:05 pm
by Des
Rooney had to go for stamping on an opponent's nadgers right in front of the referee. Silly boy. England performed admirably after that with 10 men and had the better of the chances. Alas the penalty jinx continues.
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:09 pm
by Des
"The Pope will have divided loyalties when Germany play Italy in the semi-final on Tuesday. The Pontiff, who has lived in Italy for 40 years but was born in Bavaria, will support one team in each half." (The Sun - via BBC website)
This tickled me and I wondered if his divine influence would thus have to alternate during the penatly shoot-out. If so it could be a very long night
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:00 am
by Lunever
Well, I don't think church has retained much divine wisdom or influence, so the penalties should be safe.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:50 pm
by sucinum
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:00 am
by Lunever
Ach, herrlich, diese Stille heute Nacht...
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:16 am
by Trantor
Stille? Ich hab genug Italiener gehört...
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:06 pm
by Lunever
Naja, die gibt es hier sicher auch, aber das sind nicht genug, als daß wie bei den anderen Spielen die ganze Nacht wildes Gehupe von der Innenstadt zu meinem Wohngebiet hochschallert, insofern war es dann doch relativ ruhig.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:46 am
by linflas
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:59 am
by PaulH
Italy-France... the too most arrogant nations on the planet!!!!
Only joking
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:48 am
by linflas
no, you're so right
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:18 am
by Adamo
FORZA ITALIA !!!
FORZA AZZURRI
Siete mitici !!!*
* - you`re mythical
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:25 am
by Trantor
Allez Les Bleus!
I just hope France will win, since everybody laughed at them for being too old and too weak. It's time for Zidane to make all the critics shut up. Oh, and beating the nation that eliminated the host would help, too...
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:55 am
by linflas
hehehe, well.. most of my friends and i would prefer a Germany-France final
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:02 am
by Trantor
So would I, Linflas, so would I... But I have to admit that Italy was the better team, they were more dangerous. Still, it's sad that the Cinderella story of the German team had to come to an end. The streets sure have become a lot quieter here.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:17 am
by Adamo
NOW you should change a bit the tilte of this thread, Trant!
hehehehehehe
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:24 am
by linflas
nope, i like this one : i can improve my german a bit
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:23 pm
by Lunever
Schade, daß ich hier kein Moderator bin - Der Titel würde sonst jetzt "Deutschland wäre ja so gerne Weltmeister geworden" lauten...
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:22 pm
by Trantor
Nah, it can stay the way it is. After all, it is a quote from Herbert Zimmermann, the man who did the radio commentary for the World Cup final 1954 which Germany miraculously won against the "unbeatable" team from Hungary. Well, better luck in 4 years!
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:33 pm
by Des
So who's gonna win the cup? Before a ball was kicked France were not fancied due to being too old. The Italians have been rocked by the match fixing scandal and also don't have such a hot team as they've had in the past. Yet both have made the final. I fear it could be a drab defensive game, but the Italy v. Germany semi-final was great viewing, so maybe not. My prediction is Italy to win 1-0.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:45 am
by sucinum
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:05 pm
by Trantor
LOL Benni! Fand es übrigens ne ziemliche Unverschämtheit der italienischen Medien, aber kann man halt nichts machen...
Go France go! I fear that Italy will win, though...
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:37 pm
by Adamo
hey Lunever/Trant, what does that article means in english????
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:57 pm
by Trantor
It reads "Zidane strangles Figo! Now banned for the final!" The article claims that Italian media saw this "horrible scene", told the FIFA so, and now Zidane is banned for the final. It is a joke about the "Torsten Frings-affair", which caused quite some uproar here.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:12 pm
by Des
Well done Germany for winning the 3rd place match against the Portuguese cheaters. Great goals from Schweinsteiger (does it mean pig-farmer?). I think Germany played really well throughout the tournament despite having an inexperienced team - does this mean Klinnsmann's forgiven for living in California?
If only England could have mustered a similar level of spunk...
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:20 pm
by Trantor
Yes, well done Germany! I just hope France will win tomorrow.
Currently, Klinsmann is holier than the Pope in Germany. I'm sure that those who want to marry him right now are the first ones who want to fire him should Germany have trouble qualifying for the European Championship. Schweinsteiger would mean pig-climber or pig-riser in English.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:26 am
by Lunever
Trantor: That's what you'd literally translate "Schweinsteiger" to based on modern German, but like most names it has probably an ethymological origin not exactly identical to the literal meaning in modern language, as you can see on
http://www.welt.de/data/2006/07/07/948663.html
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:44 pm
by mikko
Wihii.. I'm glad that Italy won.
Great move from Zidane..
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:11 pm
by Des
...practicing for his new career in WWE
