simplyared
Full Member
I was on holiday at the time on Crete and watched the game from an outdoor terrace 35 degrees C. Brazil had looked unstoppable mainly due to a 22 yr old by name Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima. France were the hosts and the stage was set for the final all football lovers wanted to see.
Remember my first thoughts after the game without any influence from any other spectator. I couldn’t believe how Brazil could have put in such a bad performance in such an important match. I remember the next morning and the disappointment from the locals. (the Cretians were all behind Brazil). They were gutted, but not only were they expressing there discouragement for the defeat, they were outraged over the manner of defeat. They were convinced the game was fixed!
Such thoughts had entered my mind the night before and now the day after, I was convinced this was the case.
There have been investigations and different theories brought forward since the game, and most of them circulating round the player Ronaldo.
Amongst all the speculation I’m sticking to my own gut feeling and back it up with a certain theory that was published in The Guardian which I won’t go into.
Whatever happened ahead of the match, what followed was a sort of awakening to the intersect of football, money and power.
It was the night football lost its innocence.
Remember my first thoughts after the game without any influence from any other spectator. I couldn’t believe how Brazil could have put in such a bad performance in such an important match. I remember the next morning and the disappointment from the locals. (the Cretians were all behind Brazil). They were gutted, but not only were they expressing there discouragement for the defeat, they were outraged over the manner of defeat. They were convinced the game was fixed!
Such thoughts had entered my mind the night before and now the day after, I was convinced this was the case.
There have been investigations and different theories brought forward since the game, and most of them circulating round the player Ronaldo.
Amongst all the speculation I’m sticking to my own gut feeling and back it up with a certain theory that was published in The Guardian which I won’t go into.
Whatever happened ahead of the match, what followed was a sort of awakening to the intersect of football, money and power.
It was the night football lost its innocence.