Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Fair Play
La Juve restituisca lo scudetto
di Francesco Merlo
The Italians are brilliant at using and playing with words. This technique is used to beautiful effect but it is also often employed to hide or cloud the true meaning of events. The Brits are more direct, and less nuanced, when it comes to concepts like fair-play, corruption and sportive behaviour. Here Francesco Merlo chooses to say things as they are. I prefer his approach to Vittorio Feltri's.
When Giuve go through their catharsis (a stint in Serie B with the likes of Juve Stabia will help) and become Juventus once more, Italian football will be a better place. It's sad that all our suspicions and fears over the past decade turned out to be hyper-real but there was a certain inevitability about it I suppose. Until then a slightly more tame 'Forza Italia' for the World Cup. I'll also be cheering for Ghana, the native country of my friend Ed - one hell of a great guy. And England, of course. ¶ 3:53 AM
di Francesco Merlo
The Italians are brilliant at using and playing with words. This technique is used to beautiful effect but it is also often employed to hide or cloud the true meaning of events. The Brits are more direct, and less nuanced, when it comes to concepts like fair-play, corruption and sportive behaviour. Here Francesco Merlo chooses to say things as they are. I prefer his approach to Vittorio Feltri's.
When Giuve go through their catharsis (a stint in Serie B with the likes of Juve Stabia will help) and become Juventus once more, Italian football will be a better place. It's sad that all our suspicions and fears over the past decade turned out to be hyper-real but there was a certain inevitability about it I suppose. Until then a slightly more tame 'Forza Italia' for the World Cup. I'll also be cheering for Ghana, the native country of my friend Ed - one hell of a great guy. And England, of course. ¶ 3:53 AM
