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| Dacourt was joking |
by Rupe
on 10/4/01 at 14:36
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Olivier Dacourt has said that he'll happily talk to the FA about his much-quoted comments on French TV, regarding his support for Patrick Vieira over the incidents at Elland Rd (see here). There have been suggestions in the English press that Dacourt had admitted lying to the FA, and that he could be charged by them as a result.
The Leeds player is quoted by PA Sport as saying
"If the FA look at a video tape they
will see and hear that I was joking.
When they asked me about the Arsenal game I joked that I had saved Patrick from a six-match ban and a big fine. I also joked about how he telephoned me asking for a letter from me to the FA and I said `maybe I will, maybe I won't.' I also joked that Patrick should send me the cheque
for his lost wages and any fine. I am sorry that a joke on French
television has been taken so literally in England. But I don't want my
reputation tarnished by this."
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