international Soccer Challenge

[hellas_08]

does any1 remember it .
those where the days .
ITALIANS VS GREEKS
great tournoment
very entertaining even if it was the u20 sides .
i would love if they bring this tourney back
but i doubt it due to fan violence .

[The Joker]

When was it?
Was it when Barcelona and Panathinaikos came?

[hellas_08]

it was in 2003 when Panthinaikos came
but if i can remember there were a few world soccer challenges before 2005 , 2005 was the last 1
i dont think barcelona came . any1 correct me if i'm wrong

most of teams in the competition throughout the years :

AIS
Australs
Chievo Verona
Juventus
Beyern leverkusen
West Ham United
Panathinaikos

[The Joker]

Yeah I remember it.
Barcelona and Liverpool came aswell all in different years though..

[hellas_08]

now that u mentioned liverpool, i think i could remember liverpool and barcelona coming.
been googling this tourney but i found no results , write ups nothing about it
i remember 1 year i think it was 2003 when hadjuk split came and there were heaps of croatians there lighting flares and shit .

[hellas_08]

can any1 montion any other teams that came down that i havent yet mentioned???

[the REAL one]

newcastle
aston villa

[hellas_08]

newcastle
aston villa

oh yeah
didnt relise there were so many villa supporters here in adelaide .
there were heaps when u20 came down here .

[FerrariTifosi27]

ac milan

they should bring it back. wasn't bojan apart of that barcelona squad?

[The Joker]

ac milan

they should bring it back. wasn't bojan apart of that barcelona squad?

I think he was actually and another player who came on for Barca in the last couple minutes a few weeks ago cant remember his name though

[ronnie.Milan]

ac milan

they should bring it back. wasn't bojan apart of that barcelona squad?

Bojan is 18, the tournament was 4-5 years ago, no way was Bojan here.

[hellas_08]

ac milan

they should bring it back. wasn't bojan apart of that barcelona squad?

if was all australian type tourney yes they would bring it bak.
but due to the fact that there were ethnic teams in competiotion there was so called """" to much violence """""""" between ethnic fans for the australian football federation .

i am sure alot of people want it bak even australians that dont go for any european team but just enjoy european football
because it was a joy to watch european football here even if it was u20

but i am afraid it wont come bak
unless we could convince the FFA to bring it bak

[FerrariTifosi27]

ac milan

they should bring it back. wasn't bojan apart of that barcelona squad?

I think he was actually and another player who came on for Barca in the last couple minutes a few weeks ago cant remember his name though

Was it Busquets, Pedro or Victor Sanchez?

[FerrariTifosi27]

They should chuck in the AUFC Youth Team in the competition if they brought it back would be good experience for them.

[hellas_08]

They should chuck in the AUFC Youth Team in the competition if they brought it back would be good experience for them.

yea definetly .
i think they should put the whole youth league in it .
prob get smashed by the european teams anyways lol

[Piola]

What violence?? Some greek and italian kids giving each other sh*t??

The tournament was cancelled because of financial reasons.

[ronnie.Milan]

What violence?? Some greek and italian kids giving each other sh*t??

The tournament was cancelled because of financial reasons.

Yes it received poor crowds of about 2-3k but I think they should reconsider and try it again and i think good crowds of 9-10k would go.

[Piola]

I still remember AIS pumping Chievo 4-0. Hahah serves them right for sending the allevi squad instead of the primavera side. a_mac would've loved it!

Probably would do better now given football has gained a lot of publicity and popularity since the WC.

[pires7]

Abonglahor was here when Villa ripped it up

Chopra with Newcastle also, he scored nearly every game.

Our SA sensation side made it to the final v Villa and lost 5-0 in what probably could have been 15-0.

[Piola]

Abonglahor was here when Villa ripped it up

Chopra with Newcastle also, he scored nearly every game.

Our SA sensation side made it to the final v Villa and lost 5-0 in what probably could have been 15-0.

I remember Gabby. There was another black lad who partnered him upfront and was meant to be the next star in the making etc etc but I thought wtf, this Agbonlahor is better. Was pleasantly surprised a year or 2 later to hear of his EPL debut.

That Villa side were worthy champs, great team.

Also another lad from one of the Japanese sides, Morimoto currently plays for Catania in Serie A. He was 15 when he came to Adelaide.

[pires7]

It was a real short lad, who was in the England u/19 team at the time who was the big billed star. He did some classy little things to set up goals but good luck playing up front in the EPL at his size. AC Milan trained at our school, was pretty cool to watch. You could see it was natural that their first touch always put the ball in perfect position for the next one.

[Piola]

It was a real short lad, who was in the England u/19 team at the time who was the big billed star. He did some classy little things to set up goals but good luck playing up front in the EPL at his size. AC Milan trained at our school, was pretty cool to watch. You could see it was natural that their first touch always put the ball in perfect position for the next one.

Remember little Mirco Carbone?? hahaha this thread is bringing back some memories. Would love to check up on some of these guys and see how they're doing now.

I'd love to see the current Lazio primavera team come down. If they don't blow it, there are 4-5 players there that could be potential 10-season+ Serie A players and Azzurri regulars.

[hellas_08]

if i am not mistaken this tourney

was also in darwin , mount barker , berri whyalla

[pires7]

here's a link for the Villa v AC Milan game write up

http://members.optusnet.com.au/baldrys/ ... aMilan.htm

checked some of the names, some of the Italian players are in Serie C, with Villa having Gabby and Gardner progress to the first team.

[Piola]

Magnus Troest from that Villa side now plays first team football for Parma.

[hellas_08]

here's a link for the Villa v AC Milan game write up

http://members.optusnet.com.au/baldrys/ ... aMilan.htm

checked some of the names, some of the Italian players are in Serie C, with Villa having Gabby and Gardner progress to the first team.

nice find mate

[BrickTop]

i was lucky enough to sit with and have a chat to the barcelona boys...most of them spoke little english.

I remember Carles Coto Pages quite well - i wonder where he is now...i dont remember Gabby Aglovesabonglawhore though.

[BrickTop]

Carles Coto Pagés (born February 11, 1988 in Figueres) is a Spanish football striker who as of the start of the 2008-09 season plays for Sevilla Atlético. He transfered from FC Barcelona after spending the 2007-08 season on loan at R.E. Mouscron of the Jupiler League.

and also...

http://74.125.19.102/translate_c?hl=en& ... yJ7mTTRNug

[delfino_1936]

i was lucky enough to sit with and have a chat to the barcelona boys...most of them spoke little english.

I remember Carles Coto Pages quite well - i wonder where he is now...i dont remember Gabby Aglovesabonglawhore though.

haha i creamed on that cunt, had a killa hair style and i liked the way he played. Got a photo and his signature

[hellas_08]

pics from international soccer challenge 2005

http://www.footballnews.com.au/gallery/v/isc2005/