Abstinencewatch™: A Little Lovin’ is Italy’s Secret Weapon

June 28th, 2006 | by: WC Bob |

In the round of 16, we saw a classic battle of philosophies when England played Ecuador. England prevailed despite predictions that their non-abstinent ways would be a detriment to their performance on the pitch. In the quarterfinals we will once again see a battle of wills when Italy takes on Ukraine.

By now, loyal Abstinencewatch™ readers – we know there are millions of you out there – are aware that Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin is on record as saying he will allow his players to have fun with their significant others if the team makes the semifinals. A win against Italy will do just that so there is loads of pressure on Ukraine in this game. Of course, if they lose they will presumably be able to have fun too, but don’t tell the players that.

On the other side of the spectrum is Italy, which like England, Germany and Brazil, allows their players to spend some quality time with their loved ones during the World Cup. In fact, Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro, recently voted sexiest World Cup player, sees this as a part of his training regime.

“For an athlete it’s as important how you behave off the pitch as you do on it,” Cannavaro said. “Eating well, getting plenty of sleep and having sex – all of these things are important.” Asked how often he has sex, Cannavaro replied: “Whenever I want to, it helps me.”

Saturday will be yet another epic experiment in competing World Cup philosophies and Abstinencewatch™ will be keeping a close eye on Cannavaro and others to see which side will prevail.

We’ll also be keeping a close eye on our heart rates.

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pao

is the one in the pic cannavaro’s new girlfriend? A groupie? Maybe it’s just Zambrotta, never trusted him….
Vin

That’s Gattuso, I think.

Cannavaro can do whatever he wants, as long as he keeps defending like he does.
Claude

I would think that sex would help to reduce tension and stress. It might make sense to tell your players to abstain the night before an important game or limit them to a 5 minute quickie. You might also want to ban viagra or one of it’s competing products because you can’t have players with 4 hour erections. ROFLMAO
http://ecuador.worldcupblog.org/ Trent

Ah, poor Ecuador. Completely abstinent, but screwed by fate.
Observer

It’s sad that the topic of sex is even introduced as it is completely irrelevant to the World Cup. Just another example of how obsessed with such a trivial matter as sex people have become. If you cannot go a month without sex perhaps it is time to take some salt peter or maybe corn starch to help control such rampant hormones. BTW, how is Cannavaro sexy? Oh yeah, he’s rich.
Dave Hamilton

Methinks, with all the legal cathouses here in Germany, some of Blokhin’s boys are likely sampling the wares!
http://www.joshuadavis.wordpress.com Joshua Davis

It seems the Olympics are the opposite. The teams that had “fun” did poorly in the 2006 Olympics.
Giyu

cannavaro with the french model alexandra paressant?
http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/spain-la-liga/raul-should-take-ice-baths-in-argentina.html Raul Should Take Ice Baths In Argentina – Spain La Liga – The Offside – Soccer News and Opinion from leagues around the world

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