Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has banned the country's football team from international competition for two years following their dismal showing at the FIFA World Cup.
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Haha, what a fail response!
Lol and the Italian football team was depicted in coffins as they returned home...
Pepe: 'Coffins cartoon went too far'
Saturday 26 June, 2010
Simone Pepe concedes the World Cup was “a sporting tragedy,” but felt newspapers went too far depicting the team in Azzurri coffins.
The media was understandably critical when Italy crashed out of SA2010 by propping up the group behind Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand.
Perhaps the cruellest of all was a cartoon by Il Giornale artist Giorgio Forattini that pictured a pitch with 11 coffins in Azzurri colours, laid out in a 4-3-3 formation.
“Whoever drew such a thing should be an undertaker,” slammed Pepe. “I hope soon they get to build a coffin for him instead.
“Of course we are upset and disappointed, as going out of the World Cup in the first round was a sporting tragedy for us.
“I accept criticism, but depicting us in coffins on the front page of a newspaper is really going too far.”
Pepe is already looking ahead to next season, where he will switch from Udinese to Juventus on loan.
“Now I dive into this new experience, as Juventus are a great opportunity for me. In any case, the World Cup was an important experience to have.”
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