Steve Amoia
Steve is a freelance writer, editor and translator from Washington, D.C. He was the founder of World Football Commentaries in 2006. He has written for AC Cugini Scuola Calcio (Soccer School), Football Media, Italian Soccer Serie A, International Herald Tribune 2006 World Cup Fan Blog, Keeper Skool and Soccerlens. Steve has also created three football-related sites: World Football, Italian Calcio and History of the Azzurri, and The Amoias of the Americas. Steve translated player and manager quotes from Italian and Spanish to English for Soccerlens during the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Field Testing the Adidas Jabulani – Official World Cup Ball
Adidas creates a new ball for each global competition. The word Jabulani means “to rejoice or celebrate” in Zulu, one of the eleven official languages of the Republic of South Africa. This ball features eleven different colors that reflect the diversity of the Rainbow Nation. These balls are manufactured in China and have a retail…
Maradona to strip for Argentina?
In Argentina, there is one psychologist or psychiatrist for every 1000 people. Most Argentineans think it would take a doctor to understand the team selections of Argentina boss, Diego Maradona. Especially his strange decision to leave out Inter Milan defensive specialists, Esteban Cambiasso and Javier Zanetti, or his decision to include Martin Palermo in a…
Review: World Cup 2010 Indispensable Geopolitics
Buy: “World Cup 2010: The Indispensable Guide to Soccer and Geopolitics” by Steven D. Stark and Harrison Stark ISBN: 978-0-9819289-4-4 “It’s been said that Americans learn about world affairs and geography through wars; the rest of the world learns through soccer.” Co-author Steven Stark as quoted in the Introduction. That sentence aptly summed up a…
Review: Food Guide for Soccer
Buy: “Food Guide for Soccer: Tips & Recipes from the Pros” by Gloria Averbuch and Nancy Clark, MS, RD ISBN: 978-1-84126-288-8 “You are about to embark on one of the most wonderful aspects of your, or your child’s, soccer career. Understanding the principles of good sports nutrition (which is good nutrition for life), it is…
Carlo Ancelotti on winning the league, Mourinho, Milan and the FA Cup final
In an interview with SkySport 24 that was republished in the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Carlo Ancelotti discussed winning the Premiership, a conversation between him and Jose’ Mourinho, the growth of Florent Malouda, the next manager of AC Milan and the upcoming FA Cup final at Wembley. On Winning the Premiership “Sento…
Buffon: “If I leave Juventus, I see myself in the Premiership”
Gianluigi “Gigi” Buffon was interviewed by Sky Sport Italia, and his remarks were published by the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport. Buffon discussed a potential transfer to England, the current dismal campaign of Juventus, Rafa Benitez, Italian hopes in South Africa and his choice for the next Azzurri manager. If you have rarely…
How to win the World Cup by Graham McColl
“As Fabio Capello ponders long and hard his England squad for the summer of 2010 in South Africa, he will be also devoting much thinking time to all of the other factors that determine success or failure on the world stage – the variety of means used to win the World Cup incorporate the bizarre,…
Zidane: “It would be dishonorable to me. I prefer to die.”
In an exclusive interview with the Spanish daily, El Pais, from Madrid, Zinedine Zidane discussed his lingering strong feelings about his last professional appearance in Berlin. He would rather die than apologize to Marco Materazzi. “Cada genio opera en un espacio irracional, inexplicable, y Zidane lo manifestó hasta el último gesto de su carrera. Sucedió…
Marcello Lippi: “I don’t want roosters in the chicken coop.”
Italy boss, Marcello Lippi, discussed Amauri of Juventus, his management philosophies and the leadership example of Fabio Cannavaro during an interview with the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport. Amauri of Juventus is Now Italian Amauri è diventato italiano? Questo non significa che sarà certamente convocato: sarà visionato come tutti gli altri, mi prendo…
Capello: The man behind England’s World Cup dream
“Except where otherwise noted, every quote in the book comes from a direct interview, conducted either by me or one of my researchers.” – Gabriele Marcotti in the Author’s Note section. That reference sums up why Gabriele Marcotti is one of the most prominent and respected voices in world football journalism. This book about England…
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