Though it may have been Zidane, who head butted Materazzi in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2006, and was sent out of the game for his reprehensible act but was it his fault in entirety or was it a game ploy of the Italians. It may have been a topic of...
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We noticed poor performances of Asian nations in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup 2006. Not only this World cup, they have never produced high quality games at the international stage, although some exceptional cases are there. It is regardless to...
Roberto Donadoni has been appointed as the coach of world champion Italy. He will take over from Marcello Lippi, the man who thoroughly guided Italy to win their fourth world cup title. Italian soccer federation Chief Guido Rossi has made this...
World Cup 2006 is over, but FIFA is in news. FIFA's official World Cup website, FIFAworldcup.com has created a new record for the extensive coverage of the mega event for the last one month.
In terms of page loads, FIFA's World Cup 2006 site has...
It seems that star striker Ronaldo is going on a philosophical way after the FIFA World Cup 2006.He wants to know why critics are so merciless on the national team even though it is still in the number one position.
Ronaldo admitted that their...
Finally, the great Zinedine Zidane spoke up his mind to the people. He apologized for the head-butting Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final at Berlin, Germany. However, he asserted that he did not regret what he did that fateful...
The Technical Study Group of FIFA says that a total number of 147 goals were scored in the 64 matches at an average of 2.30 goals per match while in the previous world cup it was 161 goals averaging 2.52 goals per match. The report also claims that most...
It appears that France and Italy are heading towards a political battle following the Zidane- Materazzi incident in the final match of FIFA World Cup 2006 at Berlin. A right-wing senator of Italy, Roberto Calderoli has allegedly made racist comments on...
After going through a series of matches of FIFA world cup 2006, I rate the following are five best matches of the 18th edition of mega sporting event.1. Italy Shatters Home Dreams
Fabio Grosso scored a goal in the 119th minute that eventually shattered...
1 Maxi Rodriguez (Arg) Vs Mexico
I told you earlier that World Cup 2006 would go down as one of the dullest tournaments ever in FIFA history. One of the reasons for making the tournament dull was very few goals scored per match. However, some players...
What made Zinedine Zidane to head butt Italian defender Marco Materazzi? The France playmaker knew that it would bring a disgracing note to his glittering career.
If media reports have to be believed, Materazzi intentionally provoked Zidane to take a...
France playmaker Zinedine Zidane won the prestigious Golden Ball Award of the FIFA World Cup 2006 despite his craziness of being headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the final match.
The France captain got 2,012 points while Italy captain...
Truly, Germany was a high profile party zone for the last one month, for it had taken utmost care in the organization of FIFA World Cup 206. In terms of viewers both in and off field, the current edition of FIFA world cup is undeniably one of the...
When the news of Italy's world cup victory flashed up, the Kolkata fans jumped into celebrations. For them, the victory bears special importance.
Indian soccer capital Kolkata, better known for its emotional attachment with Brazilian soccer team felt...
Finally, hosts Germany seemed to be consoled for two reasons. The German football team got the third position after beating Portugal and other is Klose's success. Striker Miroslav Klose with five goals came out the leading scorer of the 18th edition of...
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