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Sulaimaniyah and Roma join in celebrating
Italy's victory
11.7.2006
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Sulaimaniyah,
Kurdistan-Iraq , --Italy has beaten France. Just
minutes after the end of the final game, hundreds of
supporters took to the streets of Suleimaniya and
celebrated the victory until late midnight.
Thousands of young enthusiasts gathered at the Nali
Park of Sulaimaniyah watching the final match
between France and Italy through a big screen that
was set up by the city’s municipality.
Dana Hassan, 21, who originally was a Brazilian fan,
supported the Italian team more than Italian fans
did, he said, since Italy was “courageous enough” to
take revenge of the ‘Yellow Brazilians’, Dana said,
as Brazil lost to France earlier in the quarter
final. “The important thing is that France loses,”
he said.
Hundreds of Italian flags were raised in the area
whereas only one French flag was seen in the park.
Sirwan Mohammad, 23, a university student was a fan
of the French for 12 years but today he was unable
to express his excitement. “Here, most of the fans
support Italy; if Italy loses they might attack
French supporters, therefore I watch the match
noiselessly,” he said.
Armed security forces were placed in and outside of
the park to maintain calm and make sure nothing went
wrong.
Following the penalty shoot-out, Italy’s supporters
took to the streets and in some areas even blocked
the roads, celebrating the victory.
Bakhtiyar Hamed, 19, who was wearing an Italian
T-Shirt, was a true supporter of Italy since 1994.
He said he had mourned Italy’s losses in the past,
but this time, “if Italy lost, I would wear black
clothes for 40 days”.
French supporters, on the other hand, seemed
depressed. They left the park soon after the match
was over. Rawa Mahmoud, 16, was a Roster fan. He
told the Globe with tears gathered in his eyes,
“France played very well but Italy was lucky,”
He was upset only for Zainaddin Zidan’s “unpleasant”
action. “If only he had controlled himself still he
would have been the best player of the tournament.”
hewler globe net
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