Cinnamon Zone: Sports

The best sport commentator ever

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:27:00 GMT

One of the things I admire in soccer games is sport commentators. They have a special way of spicing up the match! One of my favorite commentators is this Tunisian guy, whose name escapes my mind. Those are 2 videos with his voice, the first id from the World cup 2006 final between Italy and France. The second is from the Champions League final match between AC Milan and Liverpool. Enjoy!

Talking soccer

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:48:00 GMT

These are some parts of the conversations taking place between me and my brother, the die-hard Holland fan, during and after the world cup...

After the semi-final:

He: What a farce! Italy to the final...

Me: Yeah, say whatever you want, they won and they are up to the final!

He: Don't make me start! Who did they beat? Ghana played better than them and were denied 2 penalty shots, they tied with the U.S, and they won over Czech who were palying wothout 2 of their top-drawers!

Me: Still, Italy won, and Holland is out of the tournament!

He (provoked): They were out after losing for Portugal! who did Italy play with before the won over Germany? Australia? Ukraine? Even their "victory" against Australia was scandlous, a penalty in the last minute! I don't know what was Totti so happy about! You know I want to watch the final match with that friend of mine, an Italian fan, so I'll get to give him a kick each time France scores, and each time Italy scores as well!

Me: Tell you what?

He: What?

Me: Da da da!

After the final:

He: I hate Italy! I hate it to the bone!

Me: take it easy! They deserved to win, they were better...

He: better? Did you watch the game? Germany in 2002 was more convincing to me than Italy!

Me: Nooooo you are exaggerating!

He: No I'm not! (Then he gives me a full report of the two teams road, in 2002 for Germany and 2006 for Italy)

Me: Well... they still won te world cup!

Da da da...

Bravo France, Bravo Italy

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:27:00 GMT

و عقبال العايزين

Gli Azzuri

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:38:00 GMT

Strike again!

Muslim World Cup Players Promote Image

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:39:00 GMT

By Ahmad Atta, IOL Correspondent

CAIRO — Superstar Muslim footballers leading several high-profile European teams in Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup are contributing to a paradigm shift, showing a face of Islam some have not seen and many others have claimed never existed.

"Muslim players in European soccer teams are a proof that their faith and cultures are not stumbling blocks hindering contribution to the development of their societies in all domains," Anas al-Tikriti, former chairman of the Muslim Association of Britain, told IslamOnline.net.

"They can help clear misconceptions about Islam and prove that the Muslim faith is a way of life," he added.

Many Muslim players have captured the limelight during their participation in the world football gala.

Among them is French playmaker legend and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane.

His expected successor, midfielder Franck Ribery, has also made headlines during his country's opener against Switzerland.

Ribery, a native French revert, raised his hands and supplicated to God like a typical Muslim before the kickoff.

Among the other prominent Muslim names in the mondial are Dutch Boulahrouz Khalid and Van Persie Robin as well as Swede Ibrahimovic Zlatan.

Read the full article here:

http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-06/24/04.shtml

And the Arabic version:

http://www.islamonline.net/Arabic/news/2006-06/24/08.shtml