Bashing America, it's all a bit too easy really...but this was interesting, especially myth #4 and #5.
2) Lateral Thinking
3) Interesting article. There's a saying that in war, history is written by the victor. Well this opinion piece expands on that, with reference to the current Israel-Lebanon conflict.
4) Zidane. What can I say that hasn't already been said? A brilliant player whose career ending on a low point. But whether Materazzi really deserved the headbutt (Zidane should've headbutted Grosso instead for cheating Australia), I believe that people will remember Zidane more for his great career and the joy he brought to the masses, rather than this one unfortunately incident that proved that even the greats are human.
What is it with Italian soccer and cheating? The Azzurri did it in the World Cup, now Juventus, Fiorentina and two other clubs are relegated for match fixing. They are a country with so many talented players, why do they need to cheat? If only they were as good at playing fairly as they are at making people pay outrageous prices for pasta dishes (i mean $15 for something that must cost them less than $5? It's just pasta, cream, and tiny morsels of meat!)
One last thing about Italy and the World Cup that really pissed me off. What happened to Fabio Grosso after he cheated Australia for THAT penalty. If there was justice in this world, if one believed in the concept of karma, then he'd have broken his leg the next game or something. But no, he goes on to score the winning goal (and a ripper of a goal) in the semi-final against Germany, then scores the last penalty in the penalty shoot-out in the final to win Italy the World Cup. God is cruel.
