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E12 FH Tailgate Gang
According to german newspapers, FIFA is investigating the tumultous aftermath.
After the final PK and into the jubilations of the german players the argentine reserve Cufre kicked german soccer player Mertesacker into the lower body portion. The referee gave Cufre a post game red card and the player can expect a lengthy ban. After that it becomes very washed out. In the heated exchange Rodriguez was caught punching Schweinsteiger and is also under investigation by FIFA.
Initially FIFA said that they will look into the actions of team officials from both sides but thought that they simply tried to break up the melee.
Now, an italian TV station claims that Frings also punshed an argentinien player (Frings on Cruz). An italian newspaper confirms that but so far FIFA has not seen the video.
Frings maintains his innocence and proclaims that he was caught in a bubble of players with punches flying everywhere and after getting a couple punches he just stretched his arm out to protect himself.
FIFA promised a speedy investigation since Germany and Italy face each other on Tuesday.
The melee started in retaliation to Borowski's "quietness gesture" towards argentine players after his successful PK. Borowski said that he put his finger over his mouth in response to the obscenities by argentine players accompanying each german penalty kicker on his way to the penalty box.
My opinion: while screaming obscenities is stupid and childish, Borowski also should have let it go. But neither action would have caused any problems if Cufre would not have started a physical altercation.
And Italy should stop crying.
:sidelol:
After the final PK and into the jubilations of the german players the argentine reserve Cufre kicked german soccer player Mertesacker into the lower body portion. The referee gave Cufre a post game red card and the player can expect a lengthy ban. After that it becomes very washed out. In the heated exchange Rodriguez was caught punching Schweinsteiger and is also under investigation by FIFA.
Initially FIFA said that they will look into the actions of team officials from both sides but thought that they simply tried to break up the melee.
Now, an italian TV station claims that Frings also punshed an argentinien player (Frings on Cruz). An italian newspaper confirms that but so far FIFA has not seen the video.
Frings maintains his innocence and proclaims that he was caught in a bubble of players with punches flying everywhere and after getting a couple punches he just stretched his arm out to protect himself.
FIFA promised a speedy investigation since Germany and Italy face each other on Tuesday.
The melee started in retaliation to Borowski's "quietness gesture" towards argentine players after his successful PK. Borowski said that he put his finger over his mouth in response to the obscenities by argentine players accompanying each german penalty kicker on his way to the penalty box.
My opinion: while screaming obscenities is stupid and childish, Borowski also should have let it go. But neither action would have caused any problems if Cufre would not have started a physical altercation.
And Italy should stop crying.
:sidelol:
