Germans arent happy

[Steve Cash]

From the Guardian

German Ambassador to make formal complaint

Georg Boomgaarden, German Ambassador to London, is to make a formal complaint to the Foreign Office today about Sir Alex Ferguson’s remarks after last night’s match against Bayern Munich. Boomgaarden, who was at the game, was furious over Ferguson’s suggestion that the German team conspired to get Rafael sent off and that this was (to use Ferguson’s words) “typical of Germans”.

“Germans are well known for their sportsmanship” he said “and this slur is completely unwarranted. A German would have congratulated the winning team, if the result had been the other way round. He (Ferguson) is a bad loser and resorts to crude stereotypes to deflect attention away from his own player’s misdemeanours. In any case, the player could easily have been sent off for the original offence.”

A spokesman for German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, supported the envoy’s actions. “Great Britain and Germany are friends and allies now. We work together closely at the heart of Europe and we strongly support this action.” The spokesman then muttered darkly “Old Trafford hasn’t moved since May 1941. We know exactly where it is.”

last line is a classic  

[richt71]

Kinda even funnier as the incident that tipped Fergie into these remarks involved a tussle of a brazilian and a france player with punishment dished out by a scandivian ref  (the sending off). 

[Flash]

Not forgetting he's a jock himself.