World Cup Classics.

[Beef Oven!]

Andrea Pirlo!!!!!!!!

Another masterclass!

At 35 (has been signed on a further 2 years at Juventus!!), he's still the best midfielder on the planet.

[cloughie]

England supporters must surely plump for Dido's Lament.

Is that on her latest album?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Italy, my team

A Man U supporter from London. An English Italy supporter.

aaarrghhhh! Well you can imagine what kind of a pickle I'm in right from the first kick-off ! Despite living in this country for nigh on 30 years I don't think I could ever "support" It*ly .. my loyalty lies with the Three Lions I have to say even though I know very little about the team and I'm pretty sure we'll lose the first match.

nice choice of Italian song though Beefs.

The latter I can respect.

[MickyD]

For France, and also for this Rameau anniversary year, one of his most celebratory, festive pieces:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8iB4VEjbMg

[johncorrigan]

For France, and also for this Rameau anniversary year, one of his most celebratory, festive pieces:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8iB4VEjbMg

Colombia are a fine lookin' unit...and so is that Carribean/South American sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmo8o34JQDQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpKDFY3HBNY

...and Argentina get underway today...ahhhh Atahualpa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noPUoRgGy0E

[Beef Oven!]

In honour of Maestro Andrea Pirlo's performance last night, I'm posting an update on PFM's 'Impressioni Di Settembre' by the amazing Giacomo Voli.

[Beef Oven!]

Is Lionel Messi going to show his class and become a 2014 'World Cup Classic' ?

[johncorrigan]

I wish Nigeria played to Fela's beat rather than the dead-beat fashion of last evening...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie4lXCibjxQ

[Beef Oven!]

Is Suarez going to break our hearts tonight?

[vinteuil]

Is Suarez going to break our hearts tonight?

... well, one can always hope.

[Beef Oven!]

... well, one can always hope.

I had no idea that you are Scottish.

[vinteuil]

... no, very English. But I delight in English defeats - except against the French, of course.

[Beef Oven!]

... no, very English. But I delight in English defeats

I don't gettit?

[Sir Velo]

I don't gettit?

I can't speak for Vints but my own take would be that it is an intelligent reaction against the infantile mentality of defining one's sense of national identity through the (non) performance of a bunch of overpaid preening prima donnas playing a dismally tedious game which has been hijacked by a global media conspiracy got about solely to market their invariably shoddy and unnecessary wares.

[EdgeleyRob]

[QUOTE=Beef Oven!;408436]Is Suarez going to break our hearts tonight?

Probably