It got brutally murdered
June 26, 2006Ever wanted any proof of how corrupt the FIFA is? Go watch the so-called foul Markus Merck gave a penalty kick for.
It was obvious that Italy was having a hard time making it through to the next round. So, as always, because the FIFA’s higher echelons consists of a lot of Italians (besides Spanish and a few French folk), they had to be helped. And that’s how a badly conducted schwalbe got promoted by Markus Merck to a penalty kick in the 93rd minute.
Football may have died a little yesterday eve, but it got brutally murdered this afternoon.
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That’s just a conspiracy theory. Referees make mistakes too, as you very well know.
Comment by Eugenia — June 26, 2006 @ 5:46 pm
Eugenia, everybody knows the ‘big countries’, as well as the home-playing countries, have the refs on their hands. It’s no secret; see, for instance, the various dubious decisions favouring South Korea 4 years ago.
The FIFA part is speculation, of course, but that the ‘big’ footbal nations (Italy, Spain, Brasil, Argentina,etc) as well as the home playing countryes have the refs on their hands is a common known fact.
Comment by Administrator — June 26, 2006 @ 5:55 pm
I dispute what you present as a fact. I don’t think it’s the case and you don’t give me any evidense to the contrary. Not even a link to a well-researched conspiracy theory article to munch on.
Comment by Eugenia — June 26, 2006 @ 6:27 pm
That’s because something like this cannot be scientifically researched. It is all based on opinions.
However, ask any football lover which countries they think are most likely to have the refs on their sides. Their answers won’t stray much from what I said. Let me add that more often than not, The Netherlands, as a relatively big football nation (not anywhere near ITaly or something though) also benefites from this.
Comment by Administrator — June 26, 2006 @ 6:35 pm
Actually, Blatter is a Swiss and the UEFA guy is from Sweden. Also there there is this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Football_Association_Board
Comment by Hugo — June 27, 2006 @ 5:57 pm