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1345 hrs July 20th 2006

Took me two weeks,

to recover

from the World Cup.

Another world cup over

and another 4 years to go.

Have to say I quite enjoyed it.

There were some moments

of pure magic.

Argentina's performance

against Serbia

comes to mind.

That is what

the beautiful game

is all about.

They truly deserve

the world cup,

but life is such.

The best does not always

get what they deserved.

England was clueless

as usual.

Can't play the game

but still think

they have something

to teach the world

about football.

Diving and cheating

has become

a real cancer

in the game.

With today's TV technology,

these divers and cheaters,

should be brought up

after the game,

fined, suspended

and branded as cheats

to put to shame.

Christiano Ronaldo

does it every week

for Man Utd,

and the Man Utd fans

applauded him.

Playing against England,

he is suddenly wrong.

I'm happy for Italy

afterall.

They're the masters

of the tactical game.

Not always nice

to watch.

But they know

how to grind out

a win.

They know how

to close down

a team of flair

and talented players

and get the result

they want.

Zidane maybe

one of the best players

in the world

for the last 10 years.

But headbutting an opponent

is always wrong.

There is no vindication.

It so happens,

he is Zidane

and on the football field,

people say

he was provoked.

If you or me

were do do that

on the street,

we would go to jail

instantly.

So congratulations

to Italy,

thanks Cannavaro.

Now back to

Liverpool

the greatest football club

in the world.