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A prominent Italian-Australian from West Betoota has today declared that he hasn’t really been watching much of the soccer, because it’s been really shit.
Local boutique stone and tile retailer, Marco Bianchi (32) says it’s pretty weird that so many shit teams got in, and the bits and pieces he has seen on TV has been extremely underwhelming.
“Yeah, not that into it this year hey” says Marco.
“Socceroos lost to France. That was to be expected, but even that was a shit match”
“Like, most of the teams in it are shit this year. Belgium is probably gonna win the whole thing, and that’s just sad”
Like many Italian-Australians, Marco is actually quite interested in soccer all-year-round, and not just during the World Cup. And like many Italian-Australians he is secretly heartbroken that the soccer illiterate nation like Australia would garner a spot over his family’s home country.
Italy, as four-time world cup winners, did not record the results necessary during qualification to advance to the final field of 32. They scuffed their way to a second-place finish in their qualifying group, before getting knocked out by Sweden.
Marco is also quick to point out that his criticisms of the biggest sporting spectacle in the world have nothing to do with his home country’s inability to qualify.
“Nah. It’s just shit” he says.
