#giorgio_chiellini

Yes, This is a Photo of Me with Giorgio Chiellini

File under: Brushes with iconic soccer players in Jakarta. Related post from May: Meeting Fulham and Manchester United great Edwin van der Sar in the Jakarta airport.

I’m back after an excellent holiday break.

In the week or so I spent offline with friends and family, I had plenty of time to daydream, catch up on sleep, read books — books!* — and consider all the excellent things that happened…

Luis Suarez apologises for biting Giorgio Chiellini at FIFA World cup …

Luiz Suarez has finally admitted he bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini and apologised for the conduct that led to his banishment from theWorld Cup.

The Uruguayan and Liverpool striker has appealed a four-month ban from football following the incident in his country’s final group game and this is the first show of contrition for his behaviour.

In a statement released via his Twitter page,…

FIFA World Cup : Uruguay clashed Italy by 1-0 ….

It seems almost impossible to consider, almost inconceivable to fathom. A soccer player, one of the best in the world, jockeys for position in a World Cup game and, at just the right moment as to be out of view of the referee, leans in to take a bite out of his opponent’s shoulder as if it were a piece of beef jerky.

Pure madness, to be sure, but wait for the unbelievable part: This was not his…