Heart of a champion

Ah nothing screams champion like the tearful cries of a bunch of soar losers. Which is exactly what the Portugese team is coming off as from the post game interviews of their players. They (and by they I mean Ronaldo and Ricardo Carvallho) state that their team was just as deserving of a win as France, but the Ref called a bad game that unfairly favored the French side.

"But I'm the greatest diver in Portugal. How can you not give me the call?"

I think the Portugese just finally ran into a ref who didn't call every little flop and dive. Granted I'm not sure why. I posted after the US v Italy game that Apu was one of the worst refs I'd ever seen. I guess he read my blog, because he looked like a completely different ref. He made none of the bad calls and never went for a card until it was obvioulsy deserved.

This is not to say the Portugese played bad. They actually played a very competitive game. After all its not like France was ever able to put them away, and Ronaldo in particular was dominant in the game. It was probably his best performance of the tournament. I just disagree that the ref had anything to do with the outcome. Besides he saved us all from the fate of an Itallian-Portugese final and the specatacle that would've resulted...

Nothing says championship soccer like competitive diving!

So here's hoping that Zidane can finish out his amazing run, and maybe just maybe the commentators will give Henry some credit when he can't score on every ball hit to him. I know Zidane is a great player and this is an amazing run, but the dude isn't perfect occasionaly those passes that his teammates mishandle are because it was a bad pass and not the inability of Henry, Ribbery, or whoever else to skillfully anitcipate and handle the gift sent from Zidane.