uh uh, I hadn't had the time to read the full report, now I've done it... A whole crowd doing it is much different to a few organized but small groups, I agree there. That's disgraceful...
Mario Balotelli: ""If [racism] does happen I would leave the pitch and go home, racism is unacceptable to me, I cannot bear it. We are in 2012, it can't happen. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to prison because I will kill him."
Lovely words at the end there. I hate him with a passion, but I hope he sticks to his word and walks off the field if racial abuse is directed at him.
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In other news, Brendan Rogers has accepted Liverpools offer. Manchester United are apparently close to signing Shinji Kagawa from our friends in Dortmund, don't know much about him but his stats are impressive for the level he plays at. Maybe Kirsten can offer us some of her Bundesliga knowledge?
Referee did well to wave play on after some blatant shirt pulling from the defender, but once he broke away, wow. Brushed those players aside with ease! I would have disallowed it though for the foul on the #7 in white.
The Dutch coach (Bert van Marwijk) has proven yet again that he is a chicken. He will only play with one striker (Robin van Persie) and Huntelaar has to start from the bench.
So ridiculous, so many players lacking form and you bench one of your top players so that you can play the holy 4-3-2-1 / 4-3-3
Sorry guys! You will see again some ugly football from Holland. Eventhough we have one of the most technical players of the tournament
Just get Van Bommel out for Van der Vaart and Van Persie for Huntelaar. But since Van Bommel is Van Marwijk's son in law and Van Persie is his favorite player they will both play.
And yes we will play ugly football again, its nice to get in the final with ugly football but I prefer playing great football and going out in the quarter final or in the semi final.
If you ask me I like EC 2008 better than the last WC, at least for The Netherlands.