FIFA Probe

I am (un)officially launching a probe into FIFA. Feyenoord fears for the political implications but it must be done. Leave it to Azzurri Dreams to look at the situation like no one else dares to. Even more despicable then the ridiculous Zidane headbutt, is the lack of class shown by FIFA during the finals match. That's right I am now convinced that Sepp Blatter, along with George W. Bush and Tony Blair is part of the Axis of Evil. Sepp, the President of FIFA, must have been too busy counting all the kickbacks his organization is still getting for awarding the 2010 World Cup to Africa for I cannot come up with any other reason he would have been too busy to attend the medal ceremony. The president of FIFA himself snubbed the ceremony.

I have many theories in regards to this blatant disrespect; since he is Swiss he was afraid to walk down the steps of the Stadium in Berlin in case someone in the stands might ask for more restitutions from his country dating back to World War II. Or maybe, just maybe, he was wiping the sweat and tears off Zidane in the locker room wondering how the hell did the Italians win this World Cup and steal away from his beloved French. Or maybe he just wanted the jersey off the number 10 before someone else could get it and put it on eBay. Even Franz Beckenbauer who was still destroyed by Germany's epic loss to Italy a few nights before was seen smiling and congratulating the Italians.

But the real reason why it simply no longer matters Sepp is this. And its very simple; this World Cup was part fantasy, part fate, and not even your lack of class or deafening influence on the game could affect what was written sometime before ol' chap. Italy was chosen as a team of destiny, amid allegations, suicide attempts, negative press and racist taunts and the group of death to show the world one thing as Romano Prodi said yesterday that this was about giving "calcio nazionale la dignità che merita." For those who do not understand, it means giving the national team the dignity it deserved.

Sepp Blatter, I count down the days to your resignation. The game will be better for it. Like Raymond Domenech you showed arrogance and tasteless class when it came to congratulating the Italians. Its ok, though we were more then happy to receive the medals and World Cup trophy from Lennart Johansson.

Azzurri Dreams