Since I’m in an “uploading-pictures” kind of mood, here are selected snapshots of Euro 2008′s France vs. Italy match two days ago. Emphasis on “selected” (i.e. by me, because I thought they were funny and because I just can).

Also, since every self-respecting picture should include a caption, I have provided two for each. By hovering over the picture, the real (serious/boring) caption (as well as any photo credits) will pop up. Below the picture, a funnier (I hope) version of the same caption by me.

Note that with regards to the match timeline, pictures are in no particular chronological order.

Enjoy!
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Lucky bastard…

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Italian play on words…

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Benzema (looking at the scoreboard): “Hey, if I close one eye I can cover the “2″ and we still got a chance”

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Gattuso: “Damn Claude… you stink worse than one of your shots on net!”
Makelele: “Oh come on! It’s just a little body sweat!”
Referee: “Get some Febreze over here. NOW!”

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Where’s Massimo Oddo when you need him?

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Cassano: “Alright! ALRIGHT! I won’t strip this time, I promise! Get off me!”

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Gattuso: “Don I swear… if you touched that last slice of mortadella in the fridge, I’m gonna fu**ing kill you”
Donadoni: “Teehee… easy Ringhio. There’s still some prosciutto left. I think?”

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Makelele: “Mine!”
Abidal: “NO! LEAVE IT TO ME!”
Cassano (to self): “And I’m the child?”

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Ribery: “Wait! Wait! I still haven’t finished my crossbar challenge with Luca…”

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“The Arc to you, Triumph to us”. Indeed.

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The ball hit Makelele so hard his head disappeared. Turtle-style. Pretty much like the rest of France..

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Les Bleus are eliminated. Some French players have fainted. Buffon tries to revive Henry by giving him the kiss of life.

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Gattuso: “I fu**ing hate prosciutto! I swear man, I will pound you harder than I ever did Marcello”

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Cassano: “Pleeeeeeaaaase?”
De Rossi: “Goddamnit Antonio! I said NO!!! Keep your damn clothes on!!”

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Henry: “Serenity now… serenity now… serenity now…”

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Grosso: “Tag! You’re it!”

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Cannavaro: “Hey Eric, Lilian called. He says ‘good job’.”

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Donadoni: “Ok Antonio… whatever you do, DO NOT take your clothes off!”
Cassano: “Ao ma vaffanculo! Won’t you guys stop breaking balls with this sh**!”
Guy with the creepy smile in the back: “Come on Bobby! Let the boy have his fun!”

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Cannavaro: “Whoa! Easy Gigi! I saw what you did to Henry…”

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If you don’t speak Italian, too bad because that is a good one.

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No comment necessary.

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Despite all the warnings, Cassano still manages to do his thing. Somebody call the riot police…

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Can you imagine Italy with two Gattuso’s? Scary, I know…

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Can someone draw red horns and a pitchfork on Panucci?

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Nº10 in its glory. Francesco would be proud.

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It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman.

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Call the Vatican. Surely something can be arranged.

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Buffon must have forgotten about Toulalan…

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Cassano: “Aha! Take THAT biatches! (feels an itch) Damn are these tight!”
Coupet: “Kill… me… now”

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Bianco-Rosso-Verde on a black & white background. Not really a pic from the match, but who cares. Bravo to the photographer (or PhotoShop artist, whichever)

Tags: Antonio Cassano, Christian Panucci, Claude Makelele, Daniele De Rossi, Eric Abidal, Eric Toulalan, Euro 2008, Fabio Cannavaro, Fabio Grosso, France, Franck Ribéry, Gennaro Gattuso, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Italy, Karim Benzema, Roberto Donadoni, Thierry Henry

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