2014 FIFA World Cup™ Round of 16: Argentina vs Switzerland|Tue, Jul 1, 12:00 PM

Calcio Pauly · Jul 3, 2014

canis said: ↑

Well, he was able to choose, and he chose to play for argentina.
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Indeed and this is a perfect wrap to our interesting discourse, unless anyone else has something more interesting to add!

guignol · Jul 4, 2014

Calcio Pauly said: ↑

Could it have anything to do with me not having the slightest idea of who you are?
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well no one really knows who that masked puppet is. (damn! i forgot i let the cat out of the bag on that one).

but there is a little area to the left of the posts where a certain amount of information is given. for example, i see that calcio pauly roots for AC Milan and has a yellow card.

poor canis is condemned to rooting for river.

and i root for O L _ M _ Q _ _ E L _ _ N N _ _ _ and F _ _ N _ E.

Calcio Pauly · Jul 4, 2014

guignol said: ↑

well no one really knows who that masked puppet is. (damn! i forgot i let the cat out of the bag on that one).

but there is a little area to the left of the posts where a certain amount of information is given. for example, i see that calcio pauly roots for AC Milan and has a yellow card.

poor canis is condemned to rooting for river.

and i root for O L _ M _ Q _ _ E L _ _ N N _ _ _ and F _ _ N _ E.
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If I told you that I just didn't really care who you were, at least not enough to really care...would you be all that botherd by it?

Cariverplate246 · Jul 4, 2014

Calcio Pauly said: ↑

In the spirit of camaraderie ...

Luckily your country is like jam packed with ex pat European ...

You may be in luck because after waiting soooooooooo long this year has to be your year because somehow I wonder if FIFA will lose this opportunity to have their favorite child lift the cup before it goes back to being challenged on European soil where everyone knows only one SA country has a chance right?

Anyway, I could see it happening.

Off the top of my head, let's see...
Messi who has roots in Le Marche, will absolutely need to be mentioned in the same sentence as Maradona and Pele and FIFA can't afford to miss this opportunity can they?

Or maybe Lavezzi (not an Italian name at all) and Di Maria can finally put all that wait to rest too?

Here's an interesting list, though one can argue that you'd have to examine it with a magnifying glass to find winners from 150years ago, no?

And don't take my jostling to heart... No real malice intended.

And lookey lookey...only a simple Google search (not translation) away...

http://top-topics.thefullwiki.org/Argentines_of_Italian_descent

And what you got against Google anyway? Maybe if you used it you would have known Camoranesi never played in Euro 2000 or Trez was born in France? Not my any means negative info, ya?

Some Italo-Brazilians that have won trophied courtesy of @FiveXChampion who is proud of his Brazilian culture and his Italian heritage... Nothing wrong with that

Vicente Italo Feola - First World Cup winning coach for Brazil

Hideraldo Luiz Bellini - Defender - Captain of the Brazilian National Team - 1958

Roberto Rivelino - Midfielder

Renato Portaluppi - Renato Gaucho - Striker

Claudio Taffarel - Goalkeeper

Luiz Felipe Scolari - Felipão - Head Coach

Sebastião Lazaroni

A few missed,
Juliano Belleti
Rogerio Ceni

Next up...them mighty Uruguayans...

And really...all this work because someone proudly proclaimed

"Argentine and Brazilian mercenary players have won it."

Was it worth it. I dare say yes...part of this minor hangover I'm experiencing from a 2nd day without football!!

Avanti!!!!
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I thought it was common knowledge Argentina is a melting pot of European descent,... Argentinian isn't even a race...

Calcio Pauly · Jul 4, 2014

Cariverplate246 said: ↑

I thought it was common knowledge Argentina is a melting pot of European descent,... Argentinian isn't even a race...
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Neither is any other Nationality these days.

Cariverplate246 · Jul 4, 2014

Calcio Pauly said: ↑

Neither is any other Nationality these days.
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Its just pointless to discuss,
Its all about identity IMO,
Who u identify with is who are, wasn't trez pops from France? Its not like Diego Costa playing for Spain..

Calcio Pauly · Jul 4, 2014

Cariverplate246 said: ↑

Its just pointless to discuss,
Its all about identity IMO,
Who u identify with is who are, wasn't trez pops from France? Its not like Diego Costa playing for Spain..
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Yes, that was pretty much my point too!

Cariverplate246 · Jul 4, 2014

I got dual citizenship with the us and Argentina,. Would I play for the us? Sure,. Does that mean I'm not argentinian ...noooo

Calcio Pauly · Jul 4, 2014

Ya. I've got dual too. I think national teams ate going the route of club teams. The USMNT even naturalizing players that have spent little to no time in the country.

Cariverplate246 · Jul 4, 2014

Calcio Pauly said: ↑

Ya. I've got dual too. I think national teams ate going the route of club teams. The USMNT even naturalizing players that have spent little to no time in the country.
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The usmnt I expect to be a complete mutt team with one player from each of the big dogs,. The real Madrid of national teams lol

Calcio Pauly · Jul 4, 2014

Without the Real Madrid trophy case though! lol

Cariverplate246 · Jul 4, 2014

Calcio Pauly said: ↑

Without the Real Madrid trophy case though! lol
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Lol the Americans will always rather look good and lose than look bad and win.

guignol · Jul 4, 2014

Calcio Pauly said: ↑

If I told you that I just didn't really care who you were, at least not enough to really care...would you be all that botherd by it?
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absolutely not. i was just pointing out that you were completely mistake....

oh, never mind.

Calcio Pauly · Jul 4, 2014

guignol said: ↑

absolutely not. i was just pointing out that you were completely mistake....
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If either of us cared...I guess we could keep...oh never mind