09 July 2006

World Cup 2006 (IV) - the verdict

Italy wins the World Cup 2006 after taking penalties.

So, what's my verdict of the World Cup? The commercial pressure is dominating football and that's not a good thing. Teams are formed with big names even though they aren't in their best shape. Again, the big bucks involved in these players seems to play a huge influence who plays or who doesn't. The long football season with all those matches, both league as well as the European Cup tournaments like the Champions League, have exhausted these players. They just can't rev up for another month for such an event as the World Cup.

I think these football associations need to rethink what football is all about. Now, it looks like football is on second plan behind the big bucks...


Now, let's talk about fly fishing again!

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