Pynchon & Italian football

[pynchonoid]

[...] Of course, if Italian conspiracy theorists are
to be believed, all talk of players, shapes and
systems is academic, and the Scandinavians will strike
a deal to play out the 2-2 draw that, thanks to Uefa's
complicated and illogical rules (see panel), will see
both through no matter what Italy do against Bulgaria
- a suggestion dismissed as "ridiculous" by Olsen.
Their fears probably say more about Italian football -
which resembles sport as written by Thomas Pynchon,
riddled by corruption and paranoia - than it does of
the reality, but the instinctive defence that Danes
and Swedes are bitter rivals doesn't wash.[...]

>From today's Financial Times:
"Swedes hope diamond sparkles"
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373158846"

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