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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (1097)3/26/2000 10:36:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos  Respond to of 5130
 
Miami Fusion - NY/Nj Metro Stars 3-1

Mathaus debut was disapointing. He sucked on a team that sucks by default! He is probably thinking..."I left Bayern and Champions League to play with these amateurs?...Anyway, he is probably enjoying his time here with his babe American girlfriend. Bad game, nothing like the LA Galaxy and DC United yesterday.

the World Cup qualifying games started in Central America I think already.



To: X Y Zebra who wrote (1097)4/27/2000 2:06:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5130
 
What's with the new name again? Tazio????Rhymes with Bagio<g>

Iranian soccer player banned for pulling down shorts

April 27, 2000

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A soccer player in Tehran has been suspended for
six months and fined $1,200 for taking his shirt off and pulling down his
shorts when he celebrated his goal in a televised match, his coach said
Thursday.

Mohammad Mailikohan said the incident took place during a cup match last
week between Saipa, the Tehran club he coaches, and city rival Pas when
19-year-old striker Mohsen Rassuli celebrated his late goal. Saipa won 1-0
to reach the semifinals.

Rassuli, who was making his debut for Saipa, was wearing briefs under his
shorts, but such behavior in public is virtually a taboo in Iran, where Islamic
laws are strictly observed.

``The court does not have the right to issue a verdict against the player. It is
up to the disciplinary committee of the football federation to punish him,''
Mailikohan, a former coach of Iran's national team, told The Associated
Press.

He said he had admonished the young striker and that Rassuli had already
apologized for his behavior but that now he feared the harsh verdict may ruin
his future.

The court announced its sentence on Wednesday.