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To: Anthony Yeung (Hijacked) who wrote (1926)6/22/2002 10:42:44 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 5130
 

Spain has one goal called back and suddenly you claim that "referees are disappointing". You jackass, why were you criticizing the Italian supporters who were making the same statement not based on one goal but 5 which were cancelled due to ref mistakes?

Incorrect. The Italian supporters were not claiming that the referees are disappointing. They were claiming that the referees are part of a conspiracy aimed at driving Italy out of the tournament.

The refereeing problem is a real problem, but it's not a conspiracy. Italy is not the only victim. Several of the offside calls against Italy were marginal (in the eyes of a neutral) and could have gone either way.

The problem is not hate, or racism, but incompetence, and a major error in letting less experienced officials handle key games simply because they come from countries that somebody thought should be represented.
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