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Saturday, 27 June 2010


Sydney - criticism addressed to FIFA. Highest in the world football governing body was accused favor large states. This accusation leveled Australian player Harry Kewell.

Australia may be referred to as one of the teams that fared quite poor at the World Cup this time. Not only marginalized, but in two matches in group stage Kangaroos State must play ten men due to red cards.

Two red cards, each of which happened to Tim Cahill (against Germany) and Kewell (against Ghana) are considered very unfair.

"What FIFA did when the teams as we put a very heavy and great teams do not? We have been told to play fair and I think we've done," said Kewell, as quoted from Reuters.

Players who become stars Leeds United in the early 2000s it was then pointed out what was obtained when the Italians against New Zealand. Kewell question the action taken falls Daniele de Rossi, who ultimately bear the penalty for the Azzuri gift.

Another example was the proposed Galatasaray players who performed the action falls Serbian Milos Krasic players in games between opponents Soceroos fractional country Yugoslavia.

"In the simulation about the rules that we receive, it should be a yellow card. But if there is a card that came out? I do not mean to criticize Krasic, he tried to get a penalty for his team. But he was not punished," concluded Kewell.

How, FIFA?