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They are tied with Uruguay. Technically under them as they won the Copa America a bunch of times whereas Italy won the Euro once.
Italy is the second team in the world, we won 4 frikkin' world cups.
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Euro 2012 |OT2| of Spain celebrating victory with younger, mixed gender squad
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Italy is the second team in the world, we won 4 frikkin' world cups.
... then goes on and paints a banana on his head. Balotelli truly is a master troll. :bow:
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Hulk did it first.
FIFA counts them and they have four stars over their crest.
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FIFA says a lot of things.
Good. Webb was demonized after the world cup final by both teams, despite doing a good job. He doesnt need that again, let someone else take the heat.
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Looks like Italy (as in, the character) from Hetalia.
More! More!!
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It makes more sense than Yang Wenli's semi-circles beating the shit out of rectangles... in space!
Cheers!
truly a lucky man.
pslayer666
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The semi-circle formation is the perfect formation. You can't deal with semi-circles, they're too unpredictable, you never know what flank is going to be attacked.
Football needs more semi-circle formations.
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That's only the case because the Empire's generals are complete nitwits. Surely with better management from the Empire Yang's scrubness would come to light.
Yang is the Spain of Galactic Legends.
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Does this mean Reinhardo-sama is Xavi? Which would make Oberstein Busquets.
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I am interested in more Balotelli greatness. I there a giant gif bin of all this mans hilarious achievements?
EDIT: I should note I'm interested in his stand up comedy career, not his football career. Although it's nice that's he's good at football too.
EDIT: I should note I'm interested in his stand up comedy career, not his football career. Although it's nice that's he's good at football too.
I approve this.
=GabrielKnight=
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That's pretty disgusting, but before Italy fans get all outraged over what anonymous idiots are saying on random internet forums...
Italy's culture of racism exposed by fans' abuse of black football star
Born in Sicily to Ghanaian parents, Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli personifies a refusal to accept a multi-ethnic society
Tom Kington, Rome
The Observer, Saturday 12 December 2009
He is one of the few true / classic football players left, he just loves the game and doesnt care much about anything else.
Carlo_Ears_Recchia
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I take back everything I said of Balotelli. In the beggining I was cursing him out calling him a terrible player because of the opportunities he missed. But cripes did he play a killer game today.
But not against the Italians...:'(
Haha, that made my day, which was supposed to be miserable.
Go Italy, Go Spain! Hoping for a great game!
Haha, that made my day, which was supposed to be miserable.
Go Italy, Go Spain! Hoping for a great game!
I'm the last person you'll see defending racist football fans and having been to quite a few Serie A matches in stadiums all across northern Italy over the years I've heard all the racist chants, buuuu!s and otherwise obscenely offensive stuff you can imagine. There was definitely a strong racial component to the whole Balotelli situation when he was at Inter and no one can deny that. However, at the time many fans made a point of pointing out (sorry) that the insults to Balotelli weren't racist in nature. Sometimes they were just insults. Distasteful, wrong and stupid, as insults often are. But to be completely honest ... Mario kind of deserved them at the time, because he was being an absolute cunt on the pitch. Like, the count of cunts.
"We don't insult you because you're of a different colour, we insult you because you're an asshole without honour."
Just to say that things aren't always as black and / or white as the quick-to-take-up-a-cause media would have you believe.
They should be black and white though, as any respectable juventino will tell you.
2009 article?
"Italy's culture of racism exposed by fans' abuse of black football star
Born in Sicily to Ghanaian parents, Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli personifies a refusal to accept a multi-ethnic society"
He was abused for this more than anything else. It's unfortunate (and ridiculous) but some fans don't consider the racist chants a form of racism when it's directed to a footballer during a game, as they're just trying to rile him up.
It is racist, and it must stop. I doubt anyone would say anything to Mario in Italy right now anyway, he's a national hero and everyone is proud of him.
Vampirolol
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I'm really pissed of about our fascist newspapers saying "Vaffanmerkel" ( something like fuck you merkel) and "Ciao Ciao Culona" (bye bye big booty). It's really sad, it doesn't represent our culture and our spirit. Our country is f***'d up and a victory won't change anything. Resepct to our German friends.
Phantast2k
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I dunno about that :/
But I really hope Italy can give them hell.
/ah fuck, I'm branded now..
i doubt anything takes comments like that too serious. matter of fact, i think it's good when people can transfer their frustrations to football games (it's better than all out nationalism / war etc.).
Baconsaurus Rex
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MORNING? I've been awake for 7 hourd alreadyGOOD MORNING GAF!
I did a bit late yesterday Mom
=GabrielKnight=
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Neuer is awesome
is there a gif or video of him applauding Balotelli?
is there a gif or video of him applauding Balotelli?
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