World Cup Update - Buffon collects the Lev Yashin Award

 

Buffon collects the Lev Yashin Award
Italy shotstopper Gianluigi Buffon has won the coveted Lev Yashin Award, given to the best goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup finals. The Juventus star is a worthy successor to Belgium s legendary Michel Preud Homme, flamboyant French keeper Fabien Barthez and Germany s Oliver Kahn...
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Users declare Portugal the most entertaining team
Portugal's combination of creative flair and defensive steel dazzled fans as Luiz Felipe Scolari's men marched to fourth place at Germany 2006. Readers of FIFAworldcup.com voiced their appreciation by electing Portugal the tournament's Most Entertaining Team presented by Yahoo...
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Klose takes the adidas Golden Shoe
The Germany striker s five-goal haul was enough to see him crowned top scorer at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany . Joining him on the podium are Crespo and Ronaldo in second and third respectively...
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ITALY-FRANCE: Players' Quotes
Players from both teams gave their reactions after Italy's penalty shoot-out win over France in the Final of Germany 2006...
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ITALY-FRANCE: Coaches' Quotes
Italy's Marcello Lippi and Raymond Domenech of France gave their views on the match as a whole and on Zinedine Zidane's red card after tonight's Final ended in a penalty shoot-out win for the Azzurri
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World Cup Update - Tension as party goes flat on Champs Elysees

 

Tension as party goes flat on Champs Elysees
First there was hope and expectation, then there was undiluted joy, a reality check, exasperation, despair and finally deflation - that was the Champs Elysees during the FIFA World Cup Final...
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Zizou remains a hero to the fans
French supporters shook off the disappointment of their defeat on penalties to Italy in the FIFA World Cup Final to pay tribute to Zinedine Zidane, who's final game ended with a red card...
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Buffon collects the Lev Yashin Award
Italy shotstopper Gianluigi Buffon has won the coveted Lev Yashin Award, given to the best goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup finals. The Juventus star is a worthy successor to Belgium s legendary Michel Preud Homme, flamboyant French keeper Fabien Barthez and Germany s Oliver Kahn...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

ITALY-FRANCE: Players' Quotes
Players from both teams gave their reactions after Italy's penalty shoot-out win over France in the Final of Germany 2006...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

'Sometimes defence is more important than offense'
Former US President Bill Clinton spoke exclusively to FIFAworldcup.com about tonight's FIFA World Cup Final, at which he was a spectator, and his hopes for South Africa 2010...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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World Cup Update - Klose takes the adidas Golden Shoe

 

Klose takes the adidas Golden Shoe
The Germany striker s five-goal haul was enough to see him crowned top scorer at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany . Joining him on the podium are Crespo and Ronaldo in second and third respectively...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

ITALY-FRANCE: Coaches' Quotes
Italy's Marcello Lippi and Raymond Domenech of France gave their views on the match as a whole and on Zinedine Zidane's red card after tonight's Final ended in a penalty shoot-out win for the Azzurri
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

ITALY-FRANCE: Players' Quotes
Players from both teams gave their reactions after Italy's penalty shoot-out win over France in the Final of Germany 2006...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

Tension as party goes flat on Champs Elysees
First there was hope and expectation, then there was undiluted joy, a reality check, exasperation, despair and finally deflation - that was the Champs Elysees during the FIFA World Cup Final...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

Users declare Portugal the most entertaining team
Portugal's combination of creative flair and defensive steel dazzled fans as Luiz Felipe Scolari's men marched to fourth place at Germany 2006. Readers of FIFAworldcup.com voiced their appreciation by electing Portugal the tournament's Most Entertaining Team presented by Yahoo...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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World Cup Update - 'It was a real tactical contest'

 

'It was a real tactical contest'
Jozef Venglos of FIFA's Technical Study Group believes that the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Italy was closely fought because of the excellent decision-making from the two coaches...
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Explosion of joy in Rome
Tens of thousands of Italians flocked onto the streets of Rome late Sunday in a damburst of joy after their team's FIFA World Cup win over France in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out in the Final...
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Italy hold their nerve to claim fourth crown
Italy recovered from the loss of an early goal to outscore France in a penalty showdown as the FIFA World Cup Final went the full distance for only the second time. For Zinedine Zidane there was double disappointment as his final ever game ended with a red card...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

Users declare Portugal the most entertaining team
Portugal's combination of creative flair and defensive steel dazzled fans as Luiz Felipe Scolari's men marched to fourth place at Germany 2006. Readers of FIFAworldcup.com voiced their appreciation by electing Portugal the tournament's Most Entertaining Team presented by Yahoo...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

Tension as party goes flat on Champs Elysees
First there was hope and expectation, then there was undiluted joy, a reality check, exasperation, despair and finally deflation - that was the Champs Elysees during the FIFA World Cup Final...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

ITALY-FRANCE: Coaches' Quotes
Italy's Marcello Lippi and Raymond Domenech of France gave their views on the match as a whole and on Zinedine Zidane's red card after tonight's Final ended in a penalty shoot-out win for the Azzurri
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

'Sometimes defence is more important than offense'
Former US President Bill Clinton spoke exclusively to FIFAworldcup.com about tonight's FIFA World Cup Final, at which he was a spectator, and his hopes for South Africa 2010...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

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World Cup Update - We feel like world champions, say German press

 

We feel like world champions, say German press
Unable to achieve their goal of becoming world champions, host nation Germany hailed themselves as the people's champions after ending their FIFA World Cup campaign on a high with a 3-1 victory over Portugal in the third-place play-off on Saturday...
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World Cup Update - Rocheteau: It's bound to be very tight

 

Rocheteau: It's bound to be very tight
Former France striker Dominique Rocheteau talked to FIFAworldcup.com about the upcoming Final and about his memories of playing against Italy...
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Two old soldiers reflect
FIFAworldcup.com caught up with Marco Tardelli and Dominique Rocheteau in Berlin and they shared their thoughts about past meetings between Italy and France and looked ahead to tonight's Final...
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'We have a kick-about when we're on tour'
FIFAworldcup.com speaks to Belgian rock band Girls in Hawaii about their impressions of Germany 2006 and hopes for the Final...
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Henry tops list for fouls committed
Thierry Henry goes into the FIFA World Cup Final with an unlikely statistic to his name. No player has committed more fouls at the tournament than the forward, who has totalled 17 in France's six matches. Italy's Luca Toni, meanwhile, is the player most fouled against...
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Golden oldies: today's winners will buck the trend
Either Italy or France will today become the oldest FIFA World Cup winners for many years. Since 1962 each winning squad has shown an average age of less than 28 while France's line-up for the Berlin showdown is expected to weigh in at a fraction over 30 years...
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Blair thanks Germany for tournament that 'beat all expectations'
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that Germany had changed its image abroad for the better thanks to its spectacularly successful FIFA World Cup...
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We feel like world champions, say German press
Unable to achieve their goal of becoming world champions, host nation Germany hailed themselves as the people's champions after ending their FIFA World Cup campaign on a high with a 3-1 victory over Portugal in the third-place play-off on Saturday...
Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

Tardelli: France have always caused us problems
FIFAworldcup.com caught up with Marco Tardelli at the unveiling of the adidas Teamgeist, official ball of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, and he shared his thoughts on the big match...
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