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It won't change what's happened but world football boss Sepp Blatter has at last offered Australia's fans an apology that might help ease the pain of the Socceroos' World Cup finals exit.
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Fans were disgusted at what appeared to be a blatant dive by Italy's Fabio Grosso to claim the penalty that took his team to the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory and eventually to claim the World Cup trophy.
But governing body FIFA had turned a blind eye to the growing problem of diving and faking of injuries, or simulation, refusing to acknowledge it effectively ended the Socceroos' campaign.
In an exclusive interview to be aired on SBS's The World Game at 2pm today, Blatter concedes referees at this year's World Cup finals in Germany "were not at their best" but said the antics of the players was the real problem. "I think there was too much cheating on the players' side," Blatter said.
"[...] I would like to apologise [to] our fans in Australia," Blatter said.
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"The Socceroos were great. The Socceroos . . . should have gone into the quarter-finals in place of Italy because they were up to beating Italy," he said.
Sore losers.
There bloody well WAS a penalty.
(duck)
Posted by: Eugenio at October 30, 2006 03:20 PMNot that you are one-eyed or anything, it's just that your middle name is Polyphemio.
Posted by: hakmao at October 30, 2006 06:33 PM