Italy won the 1934 and 1938 world cups thanks to the match-fixing efforts of Benito Mussolini. Italy won the 2006 world cup thanks to a sketchy penalty win over Australia and, well, penalty kicks against France. Italian soccer is an insult and a disgrace to the great sport of soccer (football).
The cheatazurri in action:
“You feel guilty if you cause a penalty. But, in this case, it was so bitter and that makes it doubly sad for him not committing a foul.”
-Guus Hiddink (Australia coach)
“I just can't believe it, mate. We play all our lives to be honest on the pitch and to work hard and I suppose these days you fall over on the pitch and get a penalty, free kick whatever. It's disappointing. I'm furious. It's unbelievable.”
-Tim Cahill (Australia)
Matesleezzi:
"Italians always act like this. It is a shame to say that, but when they feel they're being dominated they try to provoke you. Yes, they are cheaters, but we can't stop that. FIFA and the referees only see the second act, they never look at why there is an incident. I accept when the adversary wins with honour, but that is not the case. We know Zizou, he doesn't react like that. People can't react like that, but he has been insulted. I think it was very grave. When you play against people like that you want to kick their ass. It's cheating, but they're Italians."
-William Gallas (France)
"De toute façon, Materazzi, c'est une maladie ce type de joueur, ça ne
devrait pas exister", estime le joueur de la Juventus. "Ça fait
longtemps que je pense ça. Je pense que Materazzi donne une image
négative du football... Au football, on savoure une victoire lorsqu'on
la remporte dans les règles. Dans la vie, il y a des règles qu'il faut
savoir ne pas respecter. Mais le football, c'est un jeu, et on
respecte les règles du jeu. La victoire est encore plus belle si on
respecte les règles. Ça sert à quoi de gagner si on triché? Ça ne sert
à rien."
translation:
"Anyway, Materazzi, this kind of player is a disease that should not
exist", the Juventus player believes. "I've thought that for a long
time. I think that Materazzi gives football a negative image... With
football, one enjoys a victory when one gains it within the rules. In
life, there are rules that are necessary to not respect. But football
is a game, and we respect the rules of the game. The victory is even
more beautiful if the rules are respected. What is the use in winning
if we cheated? That has no point."
-Lilian Thuram (France)
"Rooting for Italy is like rooting for AIDS or world hunger." -Andy
"I'm not sure it's possible for someone to be an italian soccer fan and be a good person at the same time."
-Andy
"In Italy, I didn't get any pleasure from playing. I had to do a lot of defensive work during matches and there were some really dull games -- games with no action, no attacking play. By contrast, I love it with Arsenal. It's a club that appealed to me and I'm happy to be doing well there."
-Thierry Henry
"Materazzi just published a joke-book on the head-butt incident. What a douche bag. I don't care if it's for charity at all. Someone needs to publish the encyclopedia of heinous italian football cheating. Call it wikicheatia."
-Andy
"Every time an italian soccer player cheats, some 5 year-old girl's little kitten is run over by a car... by an italian soccer fan... intentionally."
-Andy
Oh man. Deuce Baggio, European Gigolo?
The best penalty of all time.
Suck it, Baggio.
Joey from Top Chef 3 crying like a baby on TV for getting kicked off Top Chef. All I gotta say is HAHAHAHAHAHA SUCKAAAAA. Italian fooball fans SUCK, and you're the showcase example, you fat twat. Go back to New York and cook yourself a dick sandwich. Maybe if there's a "Top Douchebag", you can try and win that.
Ridiculously Bad Dive by Gilarcheato