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DENMARK COACH: ARMENIA DEFEAT "OUR 9/11"
twentyfour7 Football
Sept 10 2013
Denmark coach Morten Olsen faces a backlash after comparing their
4-0 defeat to Armenia last July as their 9/11.
The insensitive comments, which were made in the pre-match press
conference, come just days before the anniversary of the September 11th
terrorist attacks that brought New York and the world to a standstill.
When questioned about the unexpected result last July Olsen said,
"Maybe it is hard to compare, and probably we should not compare,
but football wise [the 4-0 defeat to Armenia] was our September 11th."
The 64-year-old was quick to apologise via the Danish official Twitter
account, "I'm sorry if my comparison - despite my reservations -
inadvertently offended some people."
The Danes travel to Armenia tonight in their second qualifier against
the minnows.
Denmark currently lie in fifth place in their World Cup qualifying
group.
http://twentyfour7football.com/denmark-coach-armenia-defeat-our-911-15938
From: Baghdasarian
twentyfour7 Football
Sept 10 2013
Denmark coach Morten Olsen faces a backlash after comparing their
4-0 defeat to Armenia last July as their 9/11.
The insensitive comments, which were made in the pre-match press
conference, come just days before the anniversary of the September 11th
terrorist attacks that brought New York and the world to a standstill.
When questioned about the unexpected result last July Olsen said,
"Maybe it is hard to compare, and probably we should not compare,
but football wise [the 4-0 defeat to Armenia] was our September 11th."
The 64-year-old was quick to apologise via the Danish official Twitter
account, "I'm sorry if my comparison - despite my reservations -
inadvertently offended some people."
The Danes travel to Armenia tonight in their second qualifier against
the minnows.
Denmark currently lie in fifth place in their World Cup qualifying
group.
http://twentyfour7football.com/denmark-coach-armenia-defeat-our-911-15938
From: Baghdasarian