The Old Lady of Italian football was humiliated 0-3 by struggling Udinese this weekend, making it 12 losses and 47 goals against in 32 serie A matches this season. After this latest embarrassment, the formerly powerful and prestigious Juventus FC apologized to millions of fans and began a ‘silenzio stampa’ (no media interviews until further notice).
Yet Marcello Lippi continues to live in an alternate universe and appears ready to go to South Africa with between half and two-thirds of the Azzurri’s starting 11 from Juve’s ranks. Tired pensioners like Cannavaro, Legrottaglie, Camoranesi and Grosso are like a concrete block around Italy’s neck. Unless Lippi has a last-minute change-of-heart, then expect the Azzurri to sink fast come June.
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The captain of Italy’s worst World Cup team ever, like most Neapolitans, boasts a terrific sense of humor. Cannavaro claims his move to Dubai has nothing to do with money!
http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/mondiali_2010/2010/07/04-119068/Cannavaro%3A+%C2%ABHo+scelto+Dubai%2C+ma+non+per+i+soldi%C2%BB
Gnok Calcio Show: Practical Course on How to Get Called Up by Lippi (14 March 2010) [in Italian]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCs6UB3qv18