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Colpo di testa: On Basic Humanity
http://liketheanimal.blogspot.com/2009/12/on-basic-humanity.html
Sunday, December 06, 2009. There are no circumstances under which it is acceptable to abuse someone based on the color of their skin. None. Even if he plays football for a club whose own fans have a history of racial abuse, it's not acceptable. Even if you don't approve of his behavior, it's not acceptable. Even if he's an asshole, it's not acceptable. No, not even then. To be racially abused, no matter how they behave, and to excuse racism by blaming the victim. Also, read this. Football (the round kind).
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Colpo di testa: On the Subjunctive
http://liketheanimal.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-subjective.html
Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Italian-speakers have informed me that the Italian media's lip-reading of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's "insult" of Roberto Mancini. Or was it Luis Figo. Sunday night hinges on Zlatan having a firm grasp of how to use the subjunctive tense in Italian. This news makes me almost deliriously happy, though I can't quite put my finger on why. (Zlatan's grammar skills? The incredible seriousness of the media? The glory of conjugations? To great effect by Mancini himself) will dealt with severely.
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Colpo di testa: Ladies ... Euro Preview
http://liketheanimal.blogspot.com/2008/06/ladies-euro-preview.html
Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Ladies . Euro Preview. My blogging mojo is sadly. Absent these days, but I did participate in the Ladies . With a bunch of other chick football bloggers, in whose virtual company it was an honor to spend a few hours. I'm late in linking to it, but not so late that you can call me an idiot quite yet for defying logic by loving Romania and picking Spain to win. (I just hope Ricardo Quaresma will forgive me for not annoiting him the Hottest Player in the Tournament.).
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Colpo di testa: 04/01/2008 - 05/01/2008
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008. On United (Oh, My Tender Sensibilities). In my short memory, I can't recall a team like this. If they both go through, I can't begin to think how Barcelona will survive the assault. As usual, Brian articulates football better than anyone else. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Football (the round kind). The Run of Play. Treasons, Stratagems and Spoils. On United (Oh, My Tender Sensibilities).
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Colpo di testa: 03/01/2008 - 04/01/2008
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Monday, March 31, 2008. On (My) Being Naive And/Or Far Too Cynical. A Parma Ultra was run over by a coach full of Juve supporters yesterday. Coincidentally, the eternally wise Clarence Seedorf has given a timely interview. UEFA spokesman William Gaillard casually announced today that the 2009 Champions League Final could be moved from Rome. If there is trouble tomorrow when Roma hosted Manchester United. Bizarrely (tellingly? And his statement is entirely reasonable - despite the (mostly) peaceful group ...
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Colpo di testa: On (My) Being Naive And/Or Far Too Cynical
http://liketheanimal.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-my-being-naive.html
Monday, March 31, 2008. On (My) Being Naive And/Or Far Too Cynical. A Parma Ultra was run over by a coach full of Juve supporters yesterday. Coincidentally, the eternally wise Clarence Seedorf has given a timely interview. UEFA spokesman William Gaillard casually announced today that the 2009 Champions League Final could be moved from Rome. If there is trouble tomorrow when Roma hosted Manchester United. Bizarrely (tellingly? And his statement is entirely reasonable - despite the (mostly) peaceful group ...
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Colpo di testa: On United (Oh, My Tender Sensibilities)
http://liketheanimal.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-united-oh-my-tender-sensibilities.html
Wednesday, April 02, 2008. On United (Oh, My Tender Sensibilities). In my short memory, I can't recall a team like this. If they both go through, I can't begin to think how Barcelona will survive the assault. As usual, Brian articulates football better than anyone else. Martha, thanks for the compliment, but. But there's no casualness in them at all. They're not playing the ball around, waiting for Ronaldo to do his thing. It's true, it's true. You know it's true. Sam, United winnning 24/7 (give or take)...
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The Tuesday Portrait: Paolo Maldini - The Run of Play
http://www.runofplay.com/2009/05/12/the-tuesday-portrait-paolo-maldini
The Run of Play is a blog about. The wonder and terror of soccer. We left the window open during a match in October 2007 and a strange wind blew into the room. Now we walk the forgotten byways of football with a lonely tread, searching for the beautiful, the bewildering, the haunting, and the absurd. May 12, 2009. The Tuesday Portrait: Paolo Maldini. The Tuesday Portrait: Paolo Maldini. By Brian Phillips · May 12, 2009. God damn, it’s good to see you, The Tuesday Portrait. May 12, 2009 at 12:48 pm. Maldi...
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Colpo di testa: Jinxing Fiorentina
http://liketheanimal.blogspot.com/2008/03/jinxing-fiorentina.html
Thursday, March 13, 2008. They battled their way to PKs and, thanks to Frey, the post, and their own belief, they're into the last eight. [In their two UEFA Cup matches that have ended in penalties, La Viola have converted eight of the nine spotkicks. (She said, knocking frantically on wood and throwing salt over both shoulders.)]. And Mutu could be back for Napoli, on Wednesday. I think I need to go lie down. So, if Inter and the Viola were both drowning, which one would you choose? Because Inter are In...
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