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| Name: | armando bellmas |
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| Member since: | June 15, 2002 |
| Last visit: | June 21, 2002 |
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Definitely a harsh call on Totti. But, he was acting more than he was playing football so I don't feel so bad for him. I remember the announcer on ESPN, Jack Edwards, make a mention of the yellow card on Totti and the fact that the ref was from Ecuador. He then mentioned that Ecuador and Italy were in the same group. He went on to say that there was no connection or that he wasn't suggesting revenge, but instead that it was quite a coincidence. Well, then why'd you mention it Jack?
posted by armando at 03:06 PM on June 18, 2002
I was rooting for Italy all the way, but Totti was pissing me off. He spent more time trying to draw a foul and acting than he did taking the ball to the goal. There was one instance where he impressively took the ball all the way down the field. Right when he got to the box, he hesitated, looking for a foul, instead of trying to put the ball in. What a dope!
posted by armando at 09:26 AM on June 18, 2002
I keep telling myself that Italy will finally snap out of their doldrums and get around to being the stellar team that they are. They'll have a hell of a time getting past Korea though, but for shits and giggles, I say Italy wins 2-1.
posted by armando at 10:46 PM on June 17, 2002
The last match of the day usually comes on live at 7:30 am on ESPN or ESPN2 here in the eastern US time zone, so that's the one I always watch. Since I'm a freelancer, too, my day just begins a bit later during the Cup. On Saturday, ESPN didn't broadcast the Denmark/England match since ABC was to air it, delayed, later that day. Pissed me off for 2 reasons: 1) I had woken up early on a Saturday morning just to watch the match, and 2) I had to avoid the internet all morning and into the afternoon for fear of getting the results of the match. It's been a fantastic cup so far.
posted by armando at 03:26 PM on June 16, 2002
Will England v Brazil be repeat of 1970 first round tie?
Brazil did indeed prove themselves a better team, but only by one goal. It was a great match. Unless Owen was hurting, I wondered why they took him out towards the end.