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Quite honestly, I'd double Suarez' ban for his embarrassingly stupid defense. I'd also fine the Uruguay Federation for being embarrassingly stupid and actually defending a guy who for the 3rd time has bitten another player and claiming conspiracy. The entire thing is mind boggling. Suarez a...

2 years is plenty of time for a new star to emerge. Maybe no one will, but maybe Mastour will burst onto the scene. The guy has a extensive set of tools - I'm sure we'll find out soon if he has a toolbox. It is truly a disappointment that Cassano had such a tool for a brain because if he had...

Ah the selfie. The evil of today's society.

Blame it on video games and television. Some turn out ok though. Hachim Mastour clearly mastered every move in FIFA. Let's see if he can pass and shoot though. :P

Speaking of Juventus: It may be positive going forward with Pirlo off the National team. He is clearly a legend, but I find Italy has trouble adapting when his ability to create plays is restricted. Also, putting a more defensive holding midfielder may allow them to experiment with other ways...

Balotelli's issue is he isn't a team player, he's immature, and his movements are bad. His talent is out of this world, but his brain is tiny. I own a Balotelli jersey, but I'm pretty much done with him. The following characteristics of Balotelli are detrimental and will always make me prefer a...

Ultimately, even a Golden generation doesn't guarantee a World Cup. They have clearly done a good job of producing more talent, but winning the World Cup takes a mix of luck, talent, chemistry, and intangibles. The talent is clearly there, I don't see some of those German players as having that...

Not excuses. It's being constructive. Germans should be mad Italy is gone however. They'll have to wait at least two more years to finally get their chance to beat Italy in a competitive match for the first time :P. That being said: Germany's efforts in revamping are impressive, and they should...

Honesty, I'm way more concerned about our backline vs. the forwards. We do lack one of our signature #10s, but our forwards have potential in the upcoming years. While nowhere near the early 2000s, names like Mastour, Bernardeschi, Destro, Insigne (as he grows - not in height), Berardi, El...

Yeah - when people discuss Italian match-fixing most people do not realize it was the Italian police that busted these teams. No other league would allow that to happen. I mean look at FIFA. It is clearly an incredibly corrupt body as I'm sure other domestic leagues are. You don't see the United...

We can partially blame how the FIGC handled Calciopoli. There is gambling throughout Europe. Instead of penalizing the entire squads, I think it would have been much more effective to prosecute those guilty criminally. Even title stripping may have been appropriate, however, I can't even go...

My 2 cents: -Balotelli has got to go. He is way too inconsistent. He is certainly brilliant some of the time, but when things aren't going well he is a complete liability. Specifically, he drops back way too deep and gets in the way of his teammates and gets stupid fouls. Its too bad because he...