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To: Anthony Yeung (Hijacked) who wrote (1926)	6/22/2002 6:22:51 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5130

What a friggin hypocrite. 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? Tou are indeed a racist hypocrite Once again... read the record, here it is: Message 17638805 As for why I was criticizing the Italian supporters ? here is why: 1. Ahn did not deserve to be "termninated" by the Perugia fascist 2. The entire Italian team crying like prima donnas "demanding"they should be treated differently care to read some examples ? here they are: George posted some great article where the all too obvious Italian frustration was in full display: Message 17617881 World Cup: Stunned Italians Say 'Death to Referee' Tue Jun 18,11:17 AM ET By Shasta Darlington ROME (Reuters) - Dismay, disbelief, anger and tears -- Italy took their World Cup defeat against South Korea ( news - web sites) like a slap around the face Tuesday and blamed the Ecuadorean referee for their shock exit. "Death to the referee," chanted hundreds of Italian supporters gathered in the heart of Rome to watch the game on a giant television screen. Scuffles broke out in front of the capital's central train station as Italians hurled water bottles and insults at a small group of South Korean supporters who had gathered to celebrate their team's historic victory. "Thieves, thieves, you stole the game," the Italians yelled before police moved in to restore order. After trailing for much of the game, South Korea drew level just two minutes before the end of normal time in Taejon, Korea. In extra time Italy had a man sent off and a goal disallowed for offside -- both decisions denounced by Italian television commentators -- before South Korea scored the winning golden goal, cheered on by a stadium of ecstatic local fans. "Frankly, that was complete robbery," said Bruno Pizzul, Italy's most famous commentator who was following the game for state broadcaster RAI in South Korea. His anger was shared at the highest level back home. "The referee was a disgrace, absolutely scandalous. I've never seen a game like it. It seemed as if they just sat around a table and decided to throw us out," Franco Frattini, Italy's minister for public offices, said. SUMMER TEARS Soccer-mad Italy ground to halt for the game. Streets emptied and crowds gathered around huge screens set up in city center squares or else gathered around televisions in bars and offices. When the decisive Korean goal hit the back of the net, silence descended. People hugged and consoled each other, many cried openly, tears streaming down their cheeks in the boiling summer sun. "I expected a victory, the pain is enormous. There is no justice in this world, especially with these referees," said 26-year old Rosalba Petrone, sitting with friends in Rome's gigantic Piazza del Popolo. In Milan, some 5,000 people defied temperatures close to 104 degrees to watch the match on a huge screen set up in front of the city's imposing Gothic cathedral. When the final whistle went the mood was funereal. "It's too awful," said 68-year-old Nicoletta Carluccio, shaking her head in shock. "But Italy is a strong nation so we will survive and come back." Italy, which has won three World Cups, suffered a number of hotly-contested refereeing decisions in their three first-round games earlier this month, with four goals disallowed -- three of them unfairly, according to the local press. "Don't betray us," the main sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport yelled in a frontpage headline Tuesday beneath a photo of the Italian squad. But, for once, no-one was blaming the players as they trailed off the pitch. "I can say nothing. It was the World Cup and it's all over," Maurizio Romana, wearing an Italian flag around his waist like a sarong, said in Milan. ____________________ And there is more where it came from...

To: Anthony Yeung (Hijacked) who wrote (1926)	6/22/2002 7:09:02 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5130

I meant to include these quotes that George brought up as part of my initial response to your question: You jackass, why were you criticizing the Italian supporters Italian quotes bolded by me, other comments by George, which I found very funny and like him, I too was ROFLOL. _____________________________ Excuse me but these comments below made ROTFL >''We go out with our heads held high, but with a lot of recriminations. If we talk about who should have won today, I'd say it should be Italy.'' say what? >>Goalie Buffon was in despair. ''It was the last act of a run that we conducted well, suffering, giving all we had, sweating blood,'' he said. ''I think that again we lost because of certain episodes that I saw in a different way.'' Yeah you guys suffered, gave all you had and sweat blood defending 100 minutes!!!! >But the ref apparently forgot when making that decision that Totti received a yellow earlier and therefore had to be sent off.It was only on the prompting of the Korean players that he pulled out the red. LOL, this just shows the bias of the writer!!!!!!!!!The ref forgot????????LOL........We don't forget who we give the yellows cards to, NEVER! >'We have to turn the page, think about our vacations, and forget about it all,'' Totti said. ''Unfortunately, not because of us, but because of the refs.'' LOL...........Woo hoo Totti.......You were taken to the cleaners by some dudes who collectively are not worth your paycheck.....and you try to again and again pull off ballarina moves, well this ref did not fall for your crap! >''We have to take a close look at what happened in this World Cup,'' striker Alessandro Del Piero said. ''I'm not one who complains about the refs. I don't want to do it now. But looking at the whole match, it bears a close look.'' Sure it does, you guys sucked and you should have never come out of the first round...you just got lucky you were in a very weak group! >''It's upsetting to leave so early,'' said soccer federation president Franco Carraro. ''In Italy, after a break and in the right place, we'll examine this.'' Hint, Playing some offense would help I think! >'We're out of the World Cup and nothing's going to change that,'' he said. Yep, see ya in four years...Just to make you feel better, you are going home much later than the Frenchies and the Argentinians All in good fun, nothing personal<g> Message 17620172 ____________________________________ Of course, Caro Antonio (or is it Anthonino?) you could not possibly take all this in good fun, as you are in the same state of hysteria as the players and public themselves. That's your problem, not mine.

To: Anthony Yeung (Hijacked) who wrote (1926)	6/22/2002 10:42:44 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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.