Friday, June 30, 2006
Australian Arrested in Italy
An Australian man has been arrested in Italy for an assault on a local man following the football match between Australia and Italy.
Witnesses say the 28 year old Australian man was 20m away when the incident happened.
The victim suffered a fractured skull, a cardiac arrest and has since developed diabetes as a result of the incident. He is expected to recover in a few minutes.
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Simon Barnes, London Daily Telegraph: "The entire Australia World Cup campaign has been a showcase for all the things the English person loves best about Australia - that is to say, a total rejection of the conventional dominance hierarchy, a complete inability to bow the knee to anyone, no matter how exalted, the exaltation of bloody-mindedness to a point of ethical perfection and, when it comes to sport (or anything else), a relish for the process of combat. Young and free - how we envy that boast."
Football Federation Australia chief John O'Neill on how he presided over such a success as the Socceroos. "It's about moving all the pieces around, shifting the ground, getting everything into place - a bit like a safe-cracker waiting for the lock to tumble." As it happened, every tumble was a beauty except the very last.
Best T-shirt of the World Cup so far, spotted on a Togo fan when their side played France in a game the French needed to win by two goals to stay alive: "Togo or not Togo."
Shane Warne divulges how he first conceived his passion for English Premiership team Chelsea. "One night [in 1989] I was out with some mates on the London Underground when this nasty-looking bloke pushed his face into mine, for no reason, and snarled: 'Who do you support?' I took one look at his Chelsea shirt and said: 'Chelsea, mate.' I've had a soft spot for Chelsea ever since."
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Meanwhile one tabloid source has claimed that West Ham have given up on signing French midfielder Steed Malbranque from Fulham.
Malbranque's wage demands are said to have scuppered the deal, with the playmaker thought to be demanding in the region of £50k per week.
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said...Simon Barnes, London Daily Telegraph: "The entire Australia World Cup campaign has been a showcase for all the things the English person loves best about Australia - that is to say, a total rejection of the conventional dominance hierarchy, a complete inability to bow the knee to anyone, no matter how exalted, the exaltation of bloody-mindedness to a point of ethical perfection and, when it comes to sport (or anything else), a relish for the process of combat. Young and free - how we envy that boast."
Football Federation Australia chief John O'Neill on how he presided over such a success as the Socceroos. "It's about moving all the pieces around, shifting the ground, getting everything into place - a bit like a safe-cracker waiting for the lock to tumble." As it happened, every tumble was a beauty except the very last.
Best T-shirt of the World Cup so far, spotted on a Togo fan when their side played France in a game the French needed to win by two goals to stay alive: "Togo or not Togo."
Shane Warne divulges how he first conceived his passion for English Premiership team Chelsea. "One night [in 1989] I was out with some mates on the London Underground when this nasty-looking bloke pushed his face into mine, for no reason, and snarled: 'Who do you support?' I took one look at his Chelsea shirt and said: 'Chelsea, mate.' I've had a soft spot for Chelsea ever since."
said...Meanwhile one tabloid source has claimed that West Ham have given up on signing French midfielder Steed Malbranque from Fulham.
Malbranque's wage demands are said to have scuppered the deal, with the playmaker thought to be demanding in the region of £50k per week.
