RED-card fever has gripped World Cup fans, with debate raging across the globe. Dodgy decisions or all part of the game? Have the Aussies been hard done by or are we just a bunch of whingers? Here are both opinions, so you can be the judge.
The refs got it right – by David Hall
All right, so the Socceroos have had a couple of red cards, the merits of both were debatable. But if you think that makes Australia unique, you're kidding yourselves.
Take in some of the plotlines following the draw with Ghana: FIFA refs are biased against Australia … it's a conspiracy… the ref killed Kewell's World Cup… it's the Italians…
Come on. Is this the best you've got, this woe-is-us, hard-done-by mentality? All the people who like to dismiss soccer as a "soft" game are whingeing because things haven't gone their own way. Two words: man up.
No one has anything against Australia. There is no conspiracy. You just messed up.
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