Found this on another site...............take it for what it is worth, thought it was interesting to post:
Ok I'm not taking much from what I just found, but it can very well be true!
France are limping and Zidane and Abidal are sitting the Togo game out, I have also seen something like this pre World Cup where an article was written discussing these types of political situations and how FIFA should keep teams in these political circles seperated.
I wouldn't dismiss any of it, even tho its hard to swallow, it happens, and in soccer it happens alot.
Here is what I am talking about!
Togo's external debt amounts to approximately $ 1,400,000,000 , with 78.95% of the overall debt belonging to it's former colonial power France.
There is solid information that indicates a recent meeting (yesterday), between Togo's finance minister Kossi Assimaidou met with French Finance minister Francis Mer in Lome.
Apparently, they've been discussing the arrangement of a 3-0 French victory, in order to guarantee French qualification to the next round. As part of the deal, France will renegotiate the current debt and interest rate. Apparently there will be a 30% reduction in the overall debt and the interest rate will be anulled in return for the arranged game
Ok I'm not taking much from what I just found, but it can very well be true!
France are limping and Zidane and Abidal are sitting the Togo game out, I have also seen something like this pre World Cup where an article was written discussing these types of political situations and how FIFA should keep teams in these political circles seperated.
I wouldn't dismiss any of it, even tho its hard to swallow, it happens, and in soccer it happens alot.
Here is what I am talking about!
Togo's external debt amounts to approximately $ 1,400,000,000 , with 78.95% of the overall debt belonging to it's former colonial power France.
There is solid information that indicates a recent meeting (yesterday), between Togo's finance minister Kossi Assimaidou met with French Finance minister Francis Mer in Lome.
Apparently, they've been discussing the arrangement of a 3-0 French victory, in order to guarantee French qualification to the next round. As part of the deal, France will renegotiate the current debt and interest rate. Apparently there will be a 30% reduction in the overall debt and the interest rate will be anulled in return for the arranged game