Poor facilities and hooliganism stand in the way of progress in Italian football. That’s according to Fabio Capello on a return mission to his homeland yesterday. The England coach compared the Premiership and Serie A and was scathing about the latter: "Players prefer to go to England and Spain and it is not just for the money. They see Italian stadiums are half empty and realise we've got problems." More follows.
Showing posts with label South Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Korea. Show all posts
14/07/2009
Early qualifiers for next year Pt 3
South Korea
With seven straight appearances in the finals the South Koreans certainly have the upper hand over their northern cousins. The Taeguk Warriors surpassed the North’s proud record of reaching the quarters in 1966 by going one further in 2002. And their last meeting ended in a victory when the North let in a late goal.
Of course the gloating is kept to a minimum because of that nuclear annihilation issue. And probably because, despite their recent exploits, the South has yet to have its most famous footballing sons immortalised on the silver screen.
Want to know more? Click here for Bob the Moo (no, really) on “The Game of Their Lives”.
With seven straight appearances in the finals the South Koreans certainly have the upper hand over their northern cousins. The Taeguk Warriors surpassed the North’s proud record of reaching the quarters in 1966 by going one further in 2002. And their last meeting ended in a victory when the North let in a late goal.
Of course the gloating is kept to a minimum because of that nuclear annihilation issue. And probably because, despite their recent exploits, the South has yet to have its most famous footballing sons immortalised on the silver screen.
Want to know more? Click here for Bob the Moo (no, really) on “The Game of Their Lives”.
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