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Berti
I don't give a fcuk as long as he gets us to the dance.
I don't give a fcuk as long as he gets us to the dance.
This is How Hitler started.
From Soccernet,
Bayern drop outspoken Effenberg
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Bayern Munich captain Stefan Effenberg has been unexpectedly dropped from coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's lineup for Saturday's match against Hertha Berlin because of his criticism of unemployed people.
Outrage over the comments by the millionaire soccer star, who said that most jobless people were too lazy to look for work because unemployment benefits were too generous, has swept the country and even spilled into the German election campaign.
'The match against Hertha is so important for us and we need the complete support of the crowd for it,' said Hitzfeld of the home match in Munich's Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
Both teams are battling for third place in the league and a spot in next season's Champions League.
'I hope and expect that the fans will help us to get the three important points in the battle for a Champions League qualification spot,' Hitzfeld said.
Hitzfeld had earlier joined a chorus of criticism against Effenberg for calling most unemployed people lazy.
'It wasn't smart of him to make comments like that,' Hitzfeld had said earlier before announcing late on Friday Effenberg would be on the bench on Saturday.
'It's a burden for the whole team,' he added. 'But I hope that they can shake it off and concentrate on the match. Effenberg didn't do us any favours with the remarks.'
Effenberg, who earns a reported four million euros a year, has refused to apologise for his remarks but political leaders and union bosses have condemned them as tactless.
In an interview with Germany's Playboy magazine, Effenberg had highlighted the fact that jobless benefits were only slightly lower than the minimum wage by saying: 'I would cut jobless support to a minimum so that everyone would have to go to work.
'A lot are apparently living so comfortably from jobless benefits that they don't have any desire to get up early each morning and go to work.'
He added on Wednesday: 'I didn't want to insult the unemployed who are really looking for a job. But I think the mass of unemployed is the way I described it. People are attacking me for it but I'm entitled to my opinion.'
Effenberg, 33, has long been a controversial figure. He was dropped from the 1994 World Cup team after a match in Chicago against South Korea when he gave German fans a single finger gesture after being substituted following a poor performance.
He was subsequently sent home and has never played for Germany since.
Two years ago he paid a 167,000 mark out-of-court settlement after being charged with assault for hitting a woman in a Munich nightclub.
From Soccernet,
Bayern drop outspoken Effenberg
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Bayern Munich captain Stefan Effenberg has been unexpectedly dropped from coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's lineup for Saturday's match against Hertha Berlin because of his criticism of unemployed people.
Outrage over the comments by the millionaire soccer star, who said that most jobless people were too lazy to look for work because unemployment benefits were too generous, has swept the country and even spilled into the German election campaign.
'The match against Hertha is so important for us and we need the complete support of the crowd for it,' said Hitzfeld of the home match in Munich's Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
Both teams are battling for third place in the league and a spot in next season's Champions League.
'I hope and expect that the fans will help us to get the three important points in the battle for a Champions League qualification spot,' Hitzfeld said.
Hitzfeld had earlier joined a chorus of criticism against Effenberg for calling most unemployed people lazy.
'It wasn't smart of him to make comments like that,' Hitzfeld had said earlier before announcing late on Friday Effenberg would be on the bench on Saturday.
'It's a burden for the whole team,' he added. 'But I hope that they can shake it off and concentrate on the match. Effenberg didn't do us any favours with the remarks.'
Effenberg, who earns a reported four million euros a year, has refused to apologise for his remarks but political leaders and union bosses have condemned them as tactless.
In an interview with Germany's Playboy magazine, Effenberg had highlighted the fact that jobless benefits were only slightly lower than the minimum wage by saying: 'I would cut jobless support to a minimum so that everyone would have to go to work.
'A lot are apparently living so comfortably from jobless benefits that they don't have any desire to get up early each morning and go to work.'
He added on Wednesday: 'I didn't want to insult the unemployed who are really looking for a job. But I think the mass of unemployed is the way I described it. People are attacking me for it but I'm entitled to my opinion.'
Effenberg, 33, has long been a controversial figure. He was dropped from the 1994 World Cup team after a match in Chicago against South Korea when he gave German fans a single finger gesture after being substituted following a poor performance.
He was subsequently sent home and has never played for Germany since.
Two years ago he paid a 167,000 mark out-of-court settlement after being charged with assault for hitting a woman in a Munich nightclub.
So, in other words, it's more important to beat Germany than win the World Cup.
It's all about priorities, I guess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_Sporting_Moments
It's all about priorities, I guess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_Sporting_Moments
