Look up the whole incident, Gattuso was the first player that ran to the scene and the first thing he did was bark at Materazzi that was on the floor pretending to be in pain. 
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I don't think it was rigged, just a huge coincidence. Such banners can appear in any stadium around the world. The thing that really pissed me off was the reaction afterwards. Although the more I think about it the more I come to understand that the reaction was normal. However it would have been better if the Italians focused on why they have a habit of being nonchalant at the beginning of tournaments thereby finding themselves in those situations.
I'm pretty sure it was rigged.. But that in itself wouldn't have been so bad. After all Italy did fuck up themselves too. It's the reaction of the Sweden and Denmark players afterwards that really got to me. Offended that people even thought they may have drawn intentionally. They are good, honest Scandinavians. Who are these Italians to say such things?
It was then that I realised just how much we, Western-Northern Europeans, can be racist cunts
.We will never know for sure.
What did you expect after the accusations started flying around? The sensationalist's papers didn't help matters.
I'm pretty sure it was rigged.. But that in itself wouldn't have been so bad. After all Italy did fuck up themselves too. It's the reaction of the Sweden and Denmark players afterwards that really got to me. Offended that people even thought they may have drawn intentionally. They are good, honest Scandinavians. Who are these Italians to say such things?
It was then that I realised just how much we, Western-Northern Europeans, can be racist cunts.
It was then that I realised just how much we, Western-Northern Europeans, can be racist cunts
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Look. It's one thing to say Italians complain a lot. But when you have the entire stadium filled with banners claiming you will fix the game and play 2-2 and you then end the game at 2-2, you cannot then have the audacity to say the Italians are seeing things that aren't there. It was a sad day for football.
Also remember that this was just two years after the biggest scandal of modern football.
Also remember that this was just two years after the biggest scandal of modern football.
Of course the fans didn't arrange it. But:
- 2-2 is hardly the most common result in football
- It's Denmark vs. Sweden
- There was a lot of focus on that particular result before the game.
I do not buy for one second that that game wasn't fixed. It's far far more likely that it was. I do however think that is irrelevant for Italy. They brought it upon themselves. It is only relevant insofar that I do not believe in the always praised Scandinavian sportsmanship.
- 2-2 is hardly the most common result in football
- It's Denmark vs. Sweden
- There was a lot of focus on that particular result before the game.
I do not buy for one second that that game wasn't fixed. It's far far more likely that it was. I do however think that is irrelevant for Italy. They brought it upon themselves. It is only relevant insofar that I do not believe in the always praised Scandinavian sportsmanship.
It would be more suspicious if the result needed was something like 5-5. On your second point there is a lot of rivalry between Sweden & Denmark on mostly everything. Focus on the result does not mean anything. Italy raised it and became obsessed with it. Am suspecting this was to mask their shoddy performance.
Anyway I respect your views on that. Just hilarious that Italy suffers another similar episode. When will they learn? It would have been more respectable to just accept the defeat, correct the mistakes made & come out stronger. Now they sound like sore losers. A champion can get annoyed at oneself but should always respect the victor especially if they didn't bring their A game to the tournament.
Anyway I respect your views on that. Just hilarious that Italy suffers another similar episode. When will they learn? It would have been more respectable to just accept the defeat, correct the mistakes made & come out stronger. Now they sound like sore losers. A champion can get annoyed at oneself but should always respect the victor especially if they didn't bring their A game to the tournament.
