The World Cup has bared its heart of darkness - that cheating works. A few days ago, we saw a German goalkeeper feign a ball in play to rob England of a key goal. Last night, to their shame, Uruguay twice used knees and hands of "God" to bounce a ball in play out of their net - and still won, since the Ghana team, so full of heart and energy, were weak on penalty kicks. Ghana - the only African team still in at this late stage - should, by all that is just, even dramatic, or fun - been the team to go on - instead, an unscrupulous Uruguay moves forward. One hopes that the Netherlands will avenge the Ghanaian defeat. Still, if play is without honour, why should we honour the winners?
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I do so agree on this TS. Since the Thierry Henry handball v the noble Irish last year, the gloves have come off, so to speak. Fifa must act soon, and decisively.