Monday, July 10, 2006

Italy players: We've proved our critics wrong

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Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro says they proved their critics wrong after lifting the World Cup.
Cannavaro, playing in his 100th game for Italy, said his side had achieved what nobody thought they could.
"Germany won the World Cup in Italy and now we have come here and won it," said Cannavaro.
"No one would have imagined it at the start of the World Cup, but we have won so we're happy."

Fabio Grosso struck the winning penalty in the shoot-out after a thrilling 1-1 draw in Berlin.
Gross said: "It's incredibly emotional, words cannot hardly describe it.
"Maybe we still don't realize what we have achieved. We really wanted to win and in the end we made it."
Midfielder Gennaro Gattuso admitted that the scandal rocking Italian football drove the squad on to their World Cup triumph.
"If the scandal hadn't happened I think we wouldn't have won the World Cup," said Gattuso.
"It has given us more strength. This squad showed great heart.
"Maybe it wasn't pretty, but we were hard to beat. We played it one game at a time and with great humility."