August 29, 2004
U.K.-Italy Soccer controversy
Details are now emerging in soccer controversy that could strain relations between Britain and Italy. During a recent friendly match on the lawn of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's Sardinia mansion, the British side played to form. An aggressive tackle from the British captain (and Prime Minister) Tony Blair landed Berlusconi in the hospital with a banged-up left knee.
The notoriously right-wing Italian leader says he's always had "problems with the left" while Downing Street refuses to comment on the incident saying, "we don't discuss it."
More from Reuters.
Posted by maxthecat at August 29, 2004 09:51 AM
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