Pynchon & Italian football--what is the connection?

[umberto rossi]

In data 22 Jun 2004, verso le 11:30, cfalbert si trovò a scrivere su 
Re: Pynchon & Italian football:

> The reffing in the France/Croatia and Italy/Sweden matches was so 
> manifestly corrupt that it turns the stomach...

This was the beginning of an unpleasant thread I have joined and 
regret having joined. Discussing with Mr Jbor about Pynchon is one 
thing, and can be quite productive and interesting. Discussing about 
football, a sport that has almost no place in Pynchon's world is a 
totally different matter. I guess the only footballer he ever put in 
a novel was Rauhandel, the German player in GR.

But then here is the end of the fair, as people say in N Italy, and 
what we feared came true. Btw, what happened is what Mr cfalbert 
hoped would happen:
 
> I certainly hope the scandinavians play to a high scoring tie, and by
> means fair or foul eliminate the Azzuri....

And that's what the fair-playing Vikings did. So the final result is 
that Italy, this corrupt and corrupting team, was eliminated by an 
unashamed combine between those honorable teams of honorable men. I 
hope cfalbert is happy now; and obviously I come to bury Caesar, not 
to praise him.

So back to Pynchon, and let the honorable teams reap what they 
deserve. However, I'd rather avoid the adjective "fair" for such 
transactions. Unless you use it to describe the complexion of the 
honorable men--all honorable men.

>From now on, I'll support England.

umberto rossi
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