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THE QUIET MAN LUKE WILKSHIRE, THE SOCCEROOS’ ACCIDENTAL HERO ITYS CONTENTS / ISSUE FIVE P.10 EARLY DOORS pg 3 Editorial – The Quiet Achiever pg 4 Johnny Told Us So pg 6 Txt Msg Interview with Mark Birighitti pg 7 180 degrees with Mark van Aken pg 8 Club Australia - Milan Ivanovic FEATURES pg 12 Luke Wilkshire – The Quiet Man pg 18 Bernie Ibini – From the shadows pg 24 Auerilio Vidmar – Reigning in Spain pg 26 Real Betis THE ZONE pg 22 In the Zone – Games, Bluray, Books, Cars NOTE OUR INTERNATIONAL THE A-Z pg 30 The A-Z of La Liga EDITION EXCLUDES SOME CONTENT 2 ITYS MAGAZINE EDITORIAL The Quiet Achiever www.twitter.com/markvanaken PREPARED FOR GGARMY.com by While Tim Cahill is on television and Harry Kewell is on the billboards, fellow Socceroo Luke Wilkshire is quietly getting GGARMY.com the job done while spending time with 14 Risley Street his family in Moscow. One of Australia’s RICHMOND VIC 3121 AUSTRALIA most consistent performers over the last EDITOR-IN-CHIEF several years, the defender impressed at Mark van Aken both the World Cup and Asian Cup, when [email protected] +61 (0)3 8415 8413 so many others did not. EDITORIAL ASSISTANT So with the likes of Lucas Neill and Kewell heading towards the end Michael Tarquinio of their careers, Wilkshire could be right in the frame for the Socceroos SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR captaincy. With typical modesty, the Dynamo Moscow player wouldn’t Kieran Pender be drawn on whether he will be leading the side come Brazil 2014 in his CONTRIBUTORS recent interview with ITYS (p.14). Paddy Higgs, Sebastian Hassett, Dr John Bonacci, But if he continues to demonstrate the leadership, consistency and John Iannantuono, Eli Pfefferberg quality that has made him a senior member of the Socceroos, Wilkshire’s time as skipper might not be far off. ART DIRECTOR Carmela D’Alesio In stark contrast to Wilkshire is Portuguese super star Cristiano PHOTOGRAPHY Ronaldo, who never strays from the spot light. We speak to the Real Madrid attacking threat in this issue in an Australian exclusive interview, and also catch up with Barcelona’s new signing Cesc Fabregas. ADVERTISING & PARTNERSHIP To round off our Spanish special, ITYS speaks to Olyroos manager OPPORTUNITIES Aurelio Vidmar about his time in Spain as a player. Mark van Aken [email protected] Elsewhere in issue five we chat to Central Coast Mariners flyer Bernie +61 (0)3 8415 8413 0433 10 10 32 Ibini-Isei. While all attention has been focused on his teammate Mustafa Amini, the striking sensation has impressed both for his club team and at Andy Gusman [email protected] the Youth World Cup with the Young Socceroos. +61 (0)3 8415 8413 If Ibini-Isei continues his form into the new A-League season, the ©Green and Gold Army Pty Ltd 2011. All rights reserved. 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If you submit unsolicited material to us, you automatically grant Green and Gold Army Pty Ltd a license to publish your submission in whole or in part in all editions of the magazine. Mark van Aken Editor-In-Chief DON'T MISS ISSUE SIX! ITYS MAGAZINE 3 The match against East Germany was to be my last international for Australia. I was aware that my time in the green and gold was running out but I had thought I had at least three games at the World Cup left in me. To finish like I did was not how anyone wants their international career to end and I’m still disappointed about it. But after the tournament there was also a sense of relief. All the team was given a couple of days off in Berlin after the Chile game and I realised how long it had been since I had enjoyed some time just to relax. The team didn’t hold any special group celebrations after we were knocked out because we had been together for so long that everyone felt the need to split up and go their own separate ways for a while. We had spent more than a month in close proximity to each other and by that stage we all needed some time apart. I simply decided to go out to dinner in Berlin with Manfred and we visited a few clubs later that night and had a few drinks. We didn’t indulge in any wild celebrations and I was content to sit back and relax. The next day I wandered around Berlin and explored the city with Manfred, Ray Richards, Ernie Campbell and Dr Corrigan. The simple pleasure of the beautiful sights of Berlin and having a day free from football made the day particularly wonderful. The World Cup had been such a long campaign and taken so much out of me, both physically and emotionally, that I finally had time to reflect on whether I wanted to keep playing. - Johnny Warren MBE, OAM I TOLDFrom 'Sheilas, Wogs & Poofters' courtesy YOUof Random House PublishingSO I TOLD YOU SO EDITORIALEARLY DOORS Spurs’ Benoit Assou-Ekotto is confident that ex-Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor will be welcomed Tottenham. the txt msg interview THE w. Mark Birighitti ITYS: Firstly we’ll get the serious Q out of the way. How was the Youth SURVEY World Cup? MB: It was the best football experience of my Q: career so far, just disappointed we didn’t go Which player will have further in the comp! ITYS: Good 2 hear. Who’s the biggest joker in the biggest impact on the the Young Roos camp? field in the A-League? MB: I’d be up there, my banter’s pretty good! But there are many other jokers in the team. st Sam Gallagher and Kerem Bulut. 1 HARRY KEWELL 46% ITYS: Do u get up 2 any mischief when u r all in camp together? [Long wait for reply] MB: What happens in camp stays in camp! ITYS: Haha! Well what would you do for a living if you didn’t play football? MB: I was pretty smart at school! I think I’d take up engineering of become a doc. ITYS: What’s the craziest thing that has ever happened at training? MB: Fabian Barbiero hitting the deck when there was thunder and lightning during a training session ITYS: Haha! I bet you like reminding him of that one. And finally, tell us 1 thing most ppl don’t know about u? Brett Emerton 20% MB: I have an acquired taste for European Fred 11% fine wines Shane Smeltz 10% ITYS: Wow. Thanks for talking to ITYS! None of these 13% BY KIERAN PENDER – SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR 6 ITYS MAGAZINE Spurs’ Benoit Assou-Ekotto is confident that ex-Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor will be welcomed Tottenham. excited I was when I scored of the relatively few I’ve had the VPL at Northcote one a cover story on the Olyroos! lots of time with and done Saturday and a source told face to face, which helps the me about the Victory and WHERE WE GRILL Run us through one of your depth of it all. Ironically that Heart being pulled out of FOOTBALL’S typical days same interview got me black- the Mirabella Cup by FFA. I LEADING PUNDITS. In the role with GGARMY. banned from interviewing knew about it and sat on it com and ITYS, I typically am him again… long story. for a few days only to see online minutes after waking Jan Versleijen hascopped Michael Lynch break the up, flicking through our AAP a bit lately, but he was great story in The Age… I let out feed, getting it updated and to interview and generally a big Homer Simpson style then checking what else is have a chat about football “D’oh” after that one. happening, sub-editing blogs with, while Mark Bosnich was Also now juggling a few and even updating the pics an interesting one, just after different communications on the site. I’m usually in the he’d returned to Australia. He projects with the site and office late morning where was very open and earnest in the mag, it’s just about I’ll then slip into some of what he had to say. managing workflows. A real my other ‘projects’ but I’m hard task is always coming constantly monitoring the Hardest part of the job? up with fresh ideas for Mark van Aken football world and making For me, currently, it’s getting content. Some times it’s a Editor-In-Chief ITYS sure the site is as up-to-date into the news-hound instant forest-for-the-trees scenario What was your first job in as possible. cycle of news.