Italy to wear green at World Cup?

[Junior]

France -

Ireland -

Fifa -

Adidas - $$$$$$$

I like it!

[bennocelt]

convinced I heard this on the radio during the week, but I can't find the story online.

Apparently, one of the members of the Italian parliament has requested that the Italian second strip for the World Cup, traditionally white, be changed to green because Henry's cheating will have been forgotten outside this island by the time the World Cup rolls around.

Anyone else hear it?

Bit funny an Italian going on about cheating, when they ruined the last world cup for a lot of people with all there diving and falling around on the ground

[Emmet7]

I know a few Italians and all of them told me, in general, Trap is thought of as an idiot.

I asked one guy what he thought of Trap's English and that I thought it had come on well since the last time I heard him (this was a while back).

The guy's response was... "ENGLISH? He can barely speaking ****ing Italian!"

Don't shoot the messenger. I'm only telling you what they said.

Yeh give me a guy who can speak perfect English and Italian anyday over someone with a proven record in management.

[NeilMcD]

I hate that chap with a passion, always banging on about how much he hates the Arsenal at the back of the Guardian's sport section.

He supports Arsenal though.

[Bluebeard]

From all the comments coming from FIFA over the match, for us it can be taken as:

Forget
It
France
Advanced

Personally, I think it should be let lie, and the only conspiracy was in the draw being changed. What should not be let lie is Blatter's statements on cheating, if they are as I have read from others on this forum (haven't clicked the links yet). There is a degree of cheating in all sports where an advantage can be gained by it. However, it is up to the organising body to attempt to stamp it out, and to set an example. Henry should be punished retrospectively, or at the very least, things put in place for the retrospective sanctioning of players for such behaviour. Blatter should not be making it "alright".

This post may be edited when I get a chance to read the Blatter comments for myself.

EDIT: No change for now as only minimal comments to be found.

[gspain]

Blatter + Henry = FIFA Fair Play.

[Scooby Doo]

Actually, if you add and take away a few letters, you get -

Fair
Play
My
Arse
Ireland
Were
Robbed
By
F*cking
Cheating
Henry's
Handball
And
Sepp
Blatter's
Incredible
Lack
Of
Integrity

[Stuttgart88]

Mick McCarthy's post match reaction was to say that in his tenure FIFA stood for Forget Irish Football Altogether.

[CJTheGull]

At least the Italians aren't going to forget about it, unlike some Irish 'fans' who are going around telling everyone to forget about it, what's done is done and all that nonsense.

The Italians don't take things lying down.

Fascist dictatorships perhaps?

Only joking, yeah nice idea - they might even sell a few in Champions Sports!

[Gather round]

All 32 finalists in 'wearing of the green':

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_...st/8377375.stm

[Titan]

Its a nice idea but the italy world cup kits have already been designedand are in production so unless someone in puma is psychic I don't think it'll happen. I think the keepers shirt is green so they could wear that!

[twoenz]

At least the Italians aren't going to forget about it, unlike some Irish 'fans' who are going around telling everyone to forget about it, what's done is done and all that nonsense.

The Italians don't take things lying down.

As a country that is renowned for being less than honest in terms of football, I'd have thought they'd be walking out to La Marseillaise.

[Emmet7]

They could wear green armbands maybe and hold a minute's silence before their first game in rememberance of the integrity of the game.

Then let the showbiz begin.

[jo84]

As Mick McCarthy said last week:

Forget
Irish
Football
Altogether

[Fixer82]

would love to see it but is green not a bit too close to blue for it to be an effective away jersey?

[Sicuani]

convinced I heard this on the radio during the week, but I can't find the story online.

Apparently, one of the members of the Italian parliament has requested that the Italian second strip for the World Cup, traditionally white, be changed to green because Henry's cheating will have been forgotten outside this island by the time the World Cup rolls around.

Anyone else hear it?

Source?

[tetsujin1979]

Almost certain it was NewsTalk, that's usually what I listen to on the radio, and others have said they heard it too