World Football Commentaries: Classic Azzurri World Cup Matches from 1982

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Classic Azzurri World Cup Matches from 1982

These are some great memories from the past. Each match has 12 parts.

This was Italy's first World Cup triumph since 1938. In the quarterfinal group stages, they defeated a Brazilian selection with the likes of Paulo Falcao, Socrates and Zico. Most pundits thought that Brasil would take the Cup that year.

Paolo Rossi will be forever imbued upon the memory of Azzurri fans.

Italy 3 x Brasil 2

Italy 3 x West Germany 1

3. La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Premier League Fixtures, Live Scores and Results.

Calendario/Result. = Fixtures and Results. | Clasific. = Table. | Jornada = Match Day. Equipos = Teams (With links to their rosters.) | Noticias = News in Spanish. Directo = Match tracker of La Primera and La Segunda. Cronica (Document icon) = Match tracker with detailed graphical statistics for selected games. A = Click for preliminary line-ups. | F = Click for Full Time match commentaries. Anterior = Previous week. | Siguiente = Next week. | Todas = Pop-up calendar of all fixtures by the week.

5. Book Reviews and Translated Excerpts

Steve Amoia is my favorite US-based reviewer of soccer books. His take on the new Klinsmann book by @Erik_Kirschbaum https://t.co/AZmtwM2qyB
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) May 10, 2016

My Book Review Portfolio:

My portfolio also contains titles that are rarely discussed in English-speaking media such as the autobiographies of Roberto Baggio, Stefano Borgonovo, Antonio Conte, Alessandro Del Piero, Giuseppe Rossi, Arrigo Sacchi, Diego Simeone and Giovanni Trapattoni, respectively.

You will also find a review about Carlo Ancelotti's excellent book on tactics. There are excerpts from a factual novel about the Juventus and Azzurri legend, Gaetano Scirea, by Gianluca Iovine. Lastly, a detailed look at Francesco Totti's humorous yet historical guidebook on ancient Rome.

6. Featured Review

Image credit: Nation Books.

My Review in Brief:

Johan Cruyff was the essence of Clockwork Orange on the pitch and a rare top player to leave a lasting impression as a manager.

Cruyff was football pure and simple, elegant and quick, mesmerizing and clinical. We are fortunate to have this precious and compelling memory of his life written in the first person.

This book is an integral read for players, coaches and fans to learn how the game works at the highest professional levels along with many insights into Cruyff's tactical acumen.

--- Steve Amoia, World Football Commentaries