<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>CaughtOffside &#187; bias</title> <atom:link href="http://www.caughtoffside.com/tag/bias/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.caughtoffside.com</link> <description>English Premier League Football News Blog</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:17:16 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>Will the FIFA President ever stop attacking English football?</title><link>http://www.caughtoffside.com/2009/03/06/final-will-the-fifa-president-ever-stop-attacking-english-football/</link> <comments>http://www.caughtoffside.com/2009/03/06/final-will-the-fifa-president-ever-stop-attacking-english-football/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:02:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>jakepjohnson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champions League]]></category> <category><![CDATA[England]]></category> <category><![CDATA[England National Team]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Extra Time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Football and Soccer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category> <category><![CDATA[attack]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bias]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blatter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIFA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[president]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sepp Blatter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world football]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=11152</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sepp Blatter is FIFA&#8217;s President. He is the World Football&#8217;s voice. Yet, that voices always seems to be throwing damnation in the direction of the English. In June 2006, he accused England of spoiling the World Cup in Germany: I&#8217;m delighted that teams are playing offensively, one exception is the English. During January 2008, he [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sepp Blatter is <a href="http://www.caughtoffside.com/tag/fifa">FIFA</a>&#8217;s <a href="http://www.caughtoffside.com/tag/president">President</a>. He is the <a href="http://www.caughtoffside.com/tag/world-football">World Football</a>&#8217;s voice. Yet, that voices always seems to be throwing damnation in the direction of the English.</p><p>In June 2006, he accused England of spoiling the World Cup in Germany:</p><blockquote><p>I&#8217;m delighted that teams are playing offensively, one exception is the English.</p></blockquote><p>During January 2008, he <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article658725.ece">blasted the FA for choosing Italian Fabio Capello</a> over an English manager to lead the England team:<span id="more-11152"></span></p><blockquote><p>I would say it is a little surprising that the motherland of football has ignored a sacrosanct law or belief that the national team manager should be from the same country as the players. I have never seen Italy, Germany, Brazil or Argentina with a coach from another country.</p></blockquote><p>In Febuary 2008, he continued his rant he <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2291864/Sepp-Blatter-England-eroding-its-identity.html">accused the Premier League of losing its English identity</a>, despite being the best league in the World in terms of entertainment, standards and income.</p><p>March 2008 saw Blatter threaten to overrule the FA as they decided to hand Birmingham&#8217;s Martin Taylor a three-match ban for his tackle that broke Arsenal striker Eduardo&#8217;s leg. He also branded the mistimed tackle an &#8216;<a href="http://www.caughtoffside.com/tag/attack">Attack</a>&#8217;:</p><blockquote><p>It is shocking when you see how this player was <a href="http://www.caughtoffside.com/tag/attack">Attack</a>ed. It is not football.</p></blockquote><p>The summer of 2008 saw his worse judgement of a situation in regards to Real Madrid&#8217;s pursuit of Manchester United&#8217;s Christiano Ronaldo, comparing the £120,000 a week wingers treatment to slavery:</p><blockquote><p>I think in football there&#8217;s too much modern slavery in transferring players or buying players here and there, and putting them somewhere.</p></blockquote><p>And today he is once again having a go at English football, stating that the Premier League is not competitive enough. It does not seem to matter than France&#8217;s league is on course for its seventh successive year of Lyon dominance. It also does not seem to matter that for the past 8 years the Liga title has rotated between Real Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia.</p><p>If all four English teams reach the Champions League quarter-finals, no doubt he&#8217;ll use that as a platform to attack England&#8217;s football. It does not seem to matter that there was an all Italian final in 2003, with three Italians in the semi-finals. It does seem to matter when the same thing happens, but its with English teams.</p><p>How long must we accept his <a href="http://www.caughtoffside.com/tag/bias">Bias</a>ed attacks on England?</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.caughtoffside.com/2009/03/06/final-will-the-fifa-president-ever-stop-attacking-english-football/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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