Italy are a disgrace

We all know the story:

Australia is dominating a tiring, 10-man squad as extra time approaches. Italy, knowing that they can't last another 30 mins and that the Socceroos will run over the top of them, resort to their only real 'talent': diving.

(We all know that the main function of Serie A is diving practice for Italians and match-fixing shenanigans behind the scenes.)

Grosso beats a couple of players on the left flank, reaches the penalty area, and hurls himself over the fallen Lucas Neill.

The Dive

He's milked the penalty, and not even the Shwarzenator can pull off the miracle save to restore justice to this horrible, farcical ref decision.

With disbelief, it seems that our World Cup has ended the way it began: with no luck from those bastard refs.

It shouldn't have ended this way.

With no other teams impressing for 2nd-team supporting rights, it looks like we'll be left to ponder who we hate more right now: Italy (for being filthy divers and crap match-fixers) or Spain (for sending us that stinky, Grosso-loving ref).

Italy, you are a disgrace. Catch some radiation when you're diving all over the Ukraine.