[arivanjj]

Italy have jumped over Brazil to lead the FIFA World Rankings for the first time since November 1993.

The Azzurri have brought the Selecao’s 55-month run as leaders to an end after the South American nation lost 2-0 to Portugal last week.

The World Cup winners were scheduled to play a friendly with Romania seven days ago, but the match was cancelled after rioting fans in Catania killed a policeman following a Serie A match.

There are no other changes in the top five with Argentina, France and Germany all trailing Brazil in second. Spain have returned to the top 10 for the first time since October last year.

The next FIFA World Rankings will be published on March 14, 2007.

Top 10
1 (2) Italy – 1,562 points
2 (1) Brazil – 1,540
3 (3) Argentina – 1,535
4 (4) France – 1,496
5 (5) Germany – 1,359
6 (6) England – 1,330
7 (7) Netherlands – 1,312
8 (9) Portugal – 1,262
9 (10) Czech Republic – 1,193
10 (12) Spain – 1,161

[Locke Lamora]

Considering what Materazzi said to him, I'm suprised Zidane didn't headbutt him in the face instead of the chest.

I have yet to see Henry fall in the penalty area without getting back on his feet to keep playing unless he really is fouled.
Del Piero keeps lying only until he knows he is getting a penalty/free kick.

[bigmacmtl]

Considering what Materazzi said to him, I'm suprised Zidane didn't headbutt him in the face instead of the chest.

I just have to laugh at this. i've never liked and never will like materazzi. but the media and many italy haters were just waiting for something like this to happen. the next day i herd about 3 conflicting reports about what matrix said. why is that? because the media is BS and they wanted materazzi words to be racist because they just couldnt accept the fact that france lost. In the end were materazzis word so terrible? no they werent but they surely were mean. zidane was being a pompus **** like he usually does ( he was implying that they were gonna win and italy was gonna lose about the whole giveing his jersey to him after the game comment) and matrix being the **** he is he responded in kind. Now if according to you what materazzi said is so terrible, then that means u've never insulted someone? or their family because you hated them or they were pissing you off? ya i dont need an answer because we all know the answer, so plz dont make those commments because it sounds hypocritical. That said, zidane is known for violence so it doesnt take much to piss him off. Even before the game started me and my brother noticed zidane and matrix talking Shi!t to each other while coming out of the tunnel so i'm sure zidane isnt the innocent sugar princess everyone likes to think he is, especially when there so quick to juge matrix. In the end a truly classy player like maldini, or billy van basten, ya would not have gone on a lil "coupable". rant: "le vrai coupable est l'instigateur..blah blah blah", normally when someone has to make these sorta comments it's either.
A) their childish
B)Are insecure and have something to hide and need everyones support

You say matrix deserved it in the face, well then that means when zidane made that comment about italy losing then wouldnt that mean that metrazzi should have acted with violence?(maybe not a heabutt because it wasnt a big insult) because you are condoning violence. I would love to see what ur comment would be right now if that was the case. Zidane was a d!ck, materazzi returned the favor and was a d!ck, z!dane reponsded by a violent ****, case closed.

I have yet to see Henry fall in the penalty area without getting back on his feet to keep playing unless he really is fouled.
Del Piero keeps lying only until he knows he is getting a penalty/free kick.

First off i dont how del piero comes into this cuz he barely played and he dint dive to give two free kicks that lead to goals like henry did. I dont see how getting up or lying after a dive changes anything because a dive is a dive.