King for a lifetime, fool for a... lifetime...

Well, the mighty Italians turn in a tank job. They're out of Euro 2004 on goal differential, bettered by Sweden and Denmark. The Italian media, of course, is screaming "conspiracy" because of the 2-2 result in the Sweden/Denmark match that led to Italy's exit. There is, of course, nothing to validate their claims. Italy sunk themselves with subpar performances that resulted in ties with both the Swedes and Danes. The win today over Bulgaria proved to be irrelevant. Big disappointment for them. They were a strong favorite, behind France, to win the whole thing. Having Italian blood on my mom's side, I've been a fan of Italy forever. Now that they're out, I'll have to turn my support to England for the duration of the tournament.