4th pic man lol
luca toni has not proved himself at all on world stage. not considered one of europes top strikers despite scoring a lot of goals.
To win the world cup generally ya need 4 really world class players. on top of 7 great players. as opposed to 11 good/great players such as italy.
italys big chance was in 2002 or 1998. the del piero era. not its sad to say but not a top top team
Italy has plenty of stars.
Pirlo is amazing, Zambrotta is probably the best left back in the world (maybe Roberto Carlos, who is aging), Nesta and Cannavarro form the absolute BEST DEFENSE PAIRING in the world.
Their attack is stacked ... Totti, Toni, Gillardino, Inzhaghi, Del Piero, Iaquinta....take your pick, all world class.
Brazil's defense is wicked overrated.... emerson, lucio and cafu are very old and they looked very unorganized against croatia, who could have done better to score.
As for soccer players not making much compared to Roger Clemens, you underestimate how much they make dude.
Transfers for top players are insane. I think Schevchenko transfer to chelsea was for like 30 million pounds!!!!!
Not to mention sponsorships from Nike/Adidas/Puma.