By Liam FitzGibbon
June 23rd 2008 @ 8:45am
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Verbeek says Socceroos let down their fans
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek felt his young side had let down an ANZ stadium crowd of more than 70,000 after losing 1-0 to China in a World Cup qualifying dead rubber tonight.
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Salvation said | June 23rd 2008 @ 9:01am | Report comment
Whilst i agree it was a pretty lame Australian performance (mainly due to squad selection from Pim), nowhere is Pim quoted as saying that the Socceroos let down their fans. Poor headline…