Ultimamente Puma esta revelando sus uniformes para el Mundial Sudafrica 2010 y el que la esta pagando caro es la seleccion de Italia, Nose si han visto la camiseta Italiana pero parece que fue hecha para Robocop y ahora sacan esta cosa para los pobres arqueros... segun las malas lenguas, dicen que Buffon se "lesiono" en el ultimo amistoso de la seleccion Italiana solo para no tener que ponerse este horror encima.

Kickette RCA winner Mario Gomez shares a sofa with Jon Bon Jovi and Heidi Klum at the taping of Wetten Dass.

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Cute Germans and Nutella? Who's been peeking into our diary of footy food fantasies?
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WAG Clio Zenden says her seven-year relationship with Sunderland's Bolo Zenden is dunzo.

Coleen Rooney was spotted out in Liverpool this aft, having lunch with her mum and making cutesy faces at baby Kai as they loaded up into the Range. She looks bad ass here, no?

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Former footballer Hidetoshi Nakata appears in the new Calvin Klein "X" ad for less than a millisecond, but his appearance is duly noted (and appreciated.

After watching the Italian national team's disastrous exit from the World Cup, I could not help but think that such a flaccid performance was required not just once, but twice. Why? The myth of the 2006 champions has punished la Nazionale for far too long, and such a powerful story like being 'i campioni del mondo' needed to be really shaken out of everyone's minds.

Tim Howard's performances with the US National team and Everton FC of the English Premier League ranks him among the best goalkeepers in the world.
In a recent Fox Sports poll, 79% of the fans felt that Howard is among the top 5-10 goalkeepers in the world. His performances in last summer's FIFA Confederations Cup helped measure him against the likes of Casillas & Buffon, and his play in the EPL surely sits him among the top goalkeepers in the most competitive league in Europe.

Today I read that Didier Drogba might not be able to play the World Cup in South Africa due to a hernia operation he might go through. The info comes from France's L'Equipe. I do feel bad for the guy, but unfortunately the rapid change of feeling comes when I remember Brazil is playing Ivory Coast, and playing Ivory Coast without Drogba would be a heck lot easier.

The Arsenal rumours are still coming in, and today's goalkeeper is the Italian legend Gigi Buffon again. It is being reported that Arsenal are now favourites to sign the 30 year-old, and judging by the reaction from the fans, it is a great idea to bring him in while the young Pole Woljeich Szcesney gains [.

Espn largó una serie de 32 afiches mundialistas para Sudafrica 2010. Las ideas son realmente geniales y las ilustraciones mejores aún.
32 obras de arte que cualquier fanático del fútbol desearía tener en su living.
Los protagonistas son las grandes estrellas de la cita futbolera entre los que se encuentran: Fernando Torres, Henry, Kaká, Eto'o (¿va?

Perhaps one of the reasons for my supposed illiteracy (see comments, here), is that I spend an awful lot of my time in front of my Xbox (it rots your brains or something). I love football games. In fact at University, I think I spent more hours playing PES 6 than I did doing my coursework. Which possibly explains a few things.

La rivoluzione azzurra è iniziata. In attesa di scoprire sul campo, nell'amichevole del 10 agosto prossimo contro la Costa d'Avorio, come si presenter , l'Italia di Cesare Prandelli è gi nata ed è composta, al suo interno, da tanbte facce nuove e tanti calciatori che non hanno vissuto l'era Lippi e quella Lippi bis per motivi più o meno condivisibili.

Post-African Cup of Nations 2010 coverage we are working on a couple of things behind the scenes on Just Football, hence the brief dip in posting regularity over the past week or so. While we experience this break from our regular scheduled programming here are a couple of links to articles I've found interesting lately:
Where else to start but Manchester United's impressive 3-2 win over AC Milan at the San Siro, which hands them a desirable advantage heading into the 2nd leg of their Champions League round of 16 knockout clash.

What is on paper a strong team could end up being a weak one when tested by a tricky opponent. How the players gel and work together, how effective the coach is in bringing the best out of players, the strength of the defensive line and often the rise of a relative unknown to help carry the team can all influence who ends up winning.

Clearly this Arsenal side is woefully short on quality, quantity and height. If we are to win the league make Europe next season, it is imperative we make some massive buys. We all saw what happened to Liverpool right? City came into the scene, splashed a few dozen gazillion pounds and Voila! Champions League football baby!

Coming into every transfer window, our squad is analysed, and a position on the field is pinpointed as "The Weakness". From that moment on, every player who can fill that role is tipped as a potential signing, with no attention paid to the player's current allegiances, squad role, or value. Or even if he is any good.

Time for our World Cup Group F predictions. Don't want to jinx it, but I'm actually thinking this will be easier to figure out than most. The contenders alphabetical order are: Italy, Paraguay, Slovakia, New Zealand. No prizes for guessing who finishes bottom.

No prizes for guessing who finishes top either.

The Azzurri have played their first match, and while some will view the 1-1 draw result as a bad thing, the match was actually filled with positives for Italy. Although we've seen Germany demolish Australia 4-0, I think that the Azzurri match was unique, it finally felt like I was watching a World Cup match.

The meme that Italy are too old was from the start some what of a ruse by the worlds major media.When Italy are mentioned the automatic response mechanism triggered in the media's mind is "Italy are too old."Eliciting in me a cringing response. I started to buy into it also, why? Because i too can be fat and lazy in the brain.

By now you have undoubtedly heard about the injury to Gigi Buffon and his questionable status for the remainder of the World Cup. Reading between the lines of the statements coming out of the Italian camp it looks like possibly the best keeper in the world could actually miss the entire World Cup.

Gazzetta dello sport trumpets :It's all Black. Worst Italian team ever

Italy looked satiated.A team without a fire. "Grinta" (Gritty) a word synonymous with Italian football was impossible to find. Marcello Lippi fell on his sword today and bravely and responsibly accepted fault for this disgraceful campaign.

Hello on a boiling hot south-eastern England afternoon.

Sky Sports seem adamant that Arsenal are looking at Slovenia goalkeeper Samir Handanovic who had a pretty impressive World Cup. He has played for Udinese for most of his career and is pretty highly rated in Italy, after all they would know a decent keeper when they see one after having had the quality of Buffon and Toldo down the years.

The Telegraph this morning confirmed previous reports that Arsenal is discussing a transfer of Cagliari keeper Federico Marchetti for around $8.5 million. Marchetti has made it clear that he is seeking a transfer from the Serie A club and Arsenal would seemingly be a good fit. Most Serie A clubs have settled on their starting keeper for the year and Arsenal is desperately seeking help in goal after poor performances last season from starter Manuel Almunia and backup Lukasz Fabianski (the need for a keeper has been very well documented by Arsenal fans).

Italy have begun to forget about Lippi and the World Cup failure, the team has new faces and is beginning to click under Cesare Prandelli. The first qualifying match for the European Championships Poland/Ukraine 2012 was against Estonia, and while Prandelli couldn't use Balotelli, Buffon, and a few other important players, Italy were able to win.

Iker Casillas, Spain and Real Madrid captain, has today claimed that Joe Hart is too good for a club like Manchester City, and should instead consider a move to Manchester United to replace Edwin Van der Sar when he retires.

Casillas, who has won a whole host of individual awards for his ability, reckons there's something special about Hart and hopes he has a clause in his contract which will get him out of playing for City for when they don't qualify for the Champions League.

Now doesn't it feel like decades ago that we blogged about the "issues" relating to Willie Collum refereeing the first Celtic/Rangers match of the season...?
Of the 980 blog posts that have appeared on the Football Is Fixed website over the years, none have been as key as the current Caledonian Referee Scandal Series.

La Juventus si "regala" Buffon e Amauri. Stamattina la squadra bianconera, agli ordini del tecnico friulano Luigi Delneri, si è radunata alle 11 per riprendere gli allenamenti dopo la breve sosta natalizia e prepararsi al meglio per i primi impegni del 2011. E due "nuovi" volti hanno riabbracciato i compagni dopo tanto tempo, nel centro [.

Buffon ready to return: Football Italia are reporting Gigi Buffon has revealed he is now ready to...
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Chievo, since being promoted to Serie A in 2001, had never beaten Juventus in their history. In fact, in 15 encounters vs. the Bianconeri, the Flying Donkeys had lost 12 times and drawn 3. Last season in Torino the two sides provided an entertaining 3-3 draw, with Sergio Pellissier grabbing a historic hat-trick.

Every year around this time the Oscar del Calcio award ceremony is held in Milan. The awards ceremony has been held since 1997 and awards the best players in the peninsula from the previous season. Last year Zlatan Ibrahimovic cleaned house as he won Best Foreigner and Best Overall Player, as well as Goal of the Season.

Comincia a diventare interessante il duello tra le due milanesi nel contendersi la vetta del campionato di Serie A. Il Milan continua a dare spettacolo grazie ad uno straordinario Ronaldihno "formato Barcellona". Il "marziano" è tornato. E i rossoneri, grazie soprattutto alle invenzioni del brasiliano, liquidano il Siena con il risultato di 4 a 0 e si portano a sei punti dalll'Inter, ma con una partita da recuperare.

Dopo aver saputo chi è, secondo l'Iffhs (l'Istituto internazionale di statistica per il calcio), il miglior portiere del 2009, ovvero il madridista Iker Casillas, ora conosciamo invece il numero uno degli ultimi venti anni. Si tratta del portiere della Juventus e della Nazionale, Gianluigi Buffon.
Gigi Buffon è dunque il re dei portieri.

The ED-209-looking monstrosity above is a robot developed by Castrol Japan that can take a free kick, and can apparently strike a ball at speeds of 200 kilometres per hour or more. Which is very very fast. Did you not see the video?

Castrol claim they were inspired to design and build the robot by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Juventus suffered another defeat which perhaps came as no surprise despite the fact Roma were rather not impressive until the penalty-kick which was converted by Francesco Totti. The Bianconeri did not deserve to lose the match but the players have certainly been struggling despite putting in a better effort against the Giallorossi.

Kickette RCA winner Mario Gomez shares a sofa with Jon Bon Jovi and Heidi Klum at the taping of WETTEN DASS? Mario seems underwhelmed by the serenade.

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Cute Germans and Nutella? Who's been peeking into our diary of footy food fantasies?
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WAG Clio Zenden reveals that her seven-year relationship with Sunderland's Bolo Zenden is officially dunzo.

Si disputa questa sera il derby d'Italia, tra Inter e Juventus, match con il quale si completano i quarti di finale di Coppa Italia.
Ieri sera abbiamo assistito all'eliminazione del Milan, sconfitto con il risultato di 1 a 0 dall'Udinese di De Biasi (ai friuliani toccher la Roma in semifinale).

El Inter de Milán en veinte minutos resolvió el partido después de ir abajo en el marcador dentro de los cuartos de final de la copa italiana.

José Mourinho envió a la cancha un cuadro alternativo para enfrentar a la "Juve" que estuvo a nada de derrotar al monarca italiano de visita en el Meazza.

Gigi Buffon sprona la Juventus a ripartire.
Con determinazione e voglia di gettarsi alle spalle la crisi, il portierone bianconero richiama i compagni ad un maggiore impegno e determinazione, per uscire dal periodo poco felice: 'Non voglio nemmeno prendere in considerazione l'idea di essere fuori dalla Champions'.

There are many English football fans who like World In Motion, New Order's 1990 World Cup song. I am not one of those people, but I don't think the song is an sort of embarrassment to that group.

Compared to this, however, World In Motion might as well be the Champions League theme.

La Juventus ritrova il sorriso e i successi (positivi gli ultimi risultati in Serie A e in Coppa) ma perde Gigi Buffon, costretto a saltare il retour match di Europa League con l'Ajax per un fastidioso problema muscolare.
Quello del numero uno della Nazionale è' il 51° infortunio della tribolata stagione juventina.

While the never ending debate about who our strikers should be continues, lets focus on something a bit easier to determine: the defense. Buffon is a given in goal, but who should play in front of him? Nesta probably won't return to the fold, leaving a possible disaster waiting to happen in the back.

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Como muchas veces, Italia llegó a Alemania 2006 como una frágil cabeza de serie. El escandaloso y corrupto Calcio estaba en boca de todo el mundo, escuchas telefónicas, árbitros y jugadores comprados, la Juventus descendida, el Milan penalizado...
Después de aquel título (discutido por muchos), Marcello Lippi dejaba su butaca de banco a Roberto Donadoni: tomá y hacelo.