Confederations Cup 2013

[Asghar Agha]

I will say one thing.... balotelli really got illegally handled by the brazillian defense and irmatov should have given at LEAST 2 penalties( gustavo and dante both pulled balotelli with both hands and threw him on two separate occasions).... also.. neymars freekick goal came off of a dive.... brazil had a lot of luck in this match and with pirlo and montolivo italy probably wouldnt have lost.

Please watch the video of the match: http://www.fifa.com/confederationscu...311/index.html
I saw the offsides goals but check Italians do not even much protest. It's probably related to the fact that the match is taking place in Brazil. But also, it seems Italians do not give much importance to the Confederation Cup. It's obvious that they do not give 100% of themselves for their matches. For at least 20 minutes against Japan, Italians were completely out of the match.
Also, I think it will be much better to make play Sirigu instead of Buffon. Sirigu was by far the best goal keeper in the French league last season.

[KeonKish]

Please watch the video of the match: http://www.fifa.com/confederationscu...311/index.html
I saw the offsides goals but check Italians do not even much protest. It's probably related to the fact that the match is taking place in Brazil. But also, it seems Italians do not give much importance to the Confederation Cup. It's obvious that they do not give 100% of themselves for their matches. For at least 20 minutes against Japan, Italians were completely out of the match.
Also, I think it will be much better to make play Sirigu instead of Buffon. Sirigu was by far the best goal keeper in the French league last season.

I agree that the italians dont care much, and I did see the whole match.

[soniq]

Canadian memebrs very high quality CBS Sports team available online, google CBC confederations cup stream.

Spain vs. Nigeria now.

[KeonKish]

nigeria giving spain a very difficult time, spain only up by a lucky jordi alba goal, nigeria have penetrated spanish defense like 12 times now.... I think it will end 2-2

nigeria have 49% possession currently against dspain

[Keano]

This game has so far been the game of golden misses in front of the goal!

[persian-eagle-13]

3-0 spain wins again

[KC McElroy]

LOL the Japanese and Dutch are eliminated after 3 straight losses!!!! The Italians and Ghanaians have let in 8 goals in 3 matches!!!!!!!!!!

[ali alipour]

^ they have one player who is ethnically Ghanaian but was born and raised in Italy....it's like saying the iranian national team is iranian and armenian

[KC McElroy]

^ they have one player who is ethnically Ghanaian but was born and raised in Italy....it's like saying the iranian national team is iranian and armenian

He has 100% Ghanaian blood as both of his parents are Ghanaian.

[Martin-Reza]

AW: Confederations Cup 2013

He was adopted and so his parents are Italian.

[KC McElroy]

He was adopted and so his parents are Italian.

Yes but that does not change the fact that the blood that he has was received from his birth parents who were both Ghanaian.

[Martin-Reza]

Blood is heavily overrated.

[KC McElroy]

Blood is heavily overrated.

I disagree. It's what passes down from one generation to the next and what defines your lineage.

[KeonKish]

choosing a country is very personal, someone like balotelli has NOTHING but genetics linking him to ghana, he grew up with italian parents, with italian culture, and italian lifestyle, however a different situation would be someone like me who was born in the U.S to two iranian parents and raised in an iranian household, blood and genetics are pretty much meaningless, lifestyle and household are the primary deciding factors.

[KC McElroy]

choosing a country is very personal, someone like balotelli has NOTHING but genetics linking him to ghana, he grew up with italian parents, with italian culture, and italian lifestyle, however a different situation would be someone like me who was born in the U.S to two iranian parents and raised in an iranian household, blood and genetics are pretty much meaningless, lifestyle and household are the primary deciding factors.

Surely these types of arguments are thrown out the window (especially on PFDC) when discussing players wearing qatari jerseys.
Blood and genetics is what makes you and your parents consider yourself Iranian and what determines who your ancestors are regardless of where you live. Regardless of where Barwuah grew up and what culture he has experienced genetically he is Ghanaian. No matter how much a man feels like a girl, grows up amongst girls and experiences girly environments, as long as he has a penis he is a guy.