I am Italian, I am a fan of the Azzurri, and I think it is a shameful excuse to blame our exit on some non-existant conspiracy. Italy, unfortunately, did not do enough on the field to qualify. The Scandanavian teams play a style that has historically frustrated the Italian style, and that has happened again.
There was no fix. Sorensen, the 'keeper tried to punch out a cross in heavy traffic and only got it as far as an opposition player. It did not look as if he intentionally flapped at the ball, so it is just wrong to accuse this man. I think it sounds terrible for our players to make these statements.
Yes, I think we were cheated in WC 2002, but there was nothing wrong with the events of Euro 2004.