Now that Argentina has qualified to the World Cup ensuring the presence of star player Lionel Messi, barring any injury or outlandish suspension,  how does one evaluate the comments made by FIFA President Sepp Blatter? Prior to the decisive qualifiers which yielded  Argentina's qualification to South Africa as well as Portugal's opportunity to do so through a two-legged playoff clash with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Blatter declared that the World Cup will not be affected if Messi or Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo were missing.

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One of the most upsetting things about growing older is that people who you have spent your whole life admiring, respecting or loving start to die. When you're a kid, the deaths of people don't effect you quite so much as your little brain can't cope with the emotion and you haven't had long enough to get to know the person involved. Click to continue reading...

With all of my recent interest in the Italian game I thought that it was only right that I should post the great goal from Roberto Baggio against Czechoslovakia from the 1990 World Cup, which of course was held in Italy. It was a timeless goal that really introduced Baggio to the world stage. Prior to the tournament he was considered a real up and coming player, but for those who remember correctly, it was Gianluca Vialli aka the Viper who was considered to be the leading forward of the Italian team. Click to continue reading...