Argentina v Germany - Round 2!

Following on from yesterday's Mostly Balls post, here's clip of the Argentina v Germany brawl from 2006 - let's hope we see similar excitement on Saturday, it will make for an entertaining few hours for the neutral! Not that I'm neutral darling... (but we do have a German Shepherd!) 

Germans: Argentina have no respect...

Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger accused World Cup quarterfinals rival Argentina of showing no respect for opponents and referees, and urges his teammates not to be provoked.

Four years ago at the 2006 World Cup, the hosts Germany eliminated Argentina   on penalties (Germany in shock penalty shoot-out win!) at the same stage and there were chaotic scenes after the shootout, with both sides exchanging punches and kicks in a fracas that included team officials from both benches.

Now as an Englishman who has lived in Germany, and being married to an Argentine girl with family down in Patagonia, no personal good can come from me commenting on this!  And as I have little or no fondness for either nation's footballing history, I shall remain discretely neutral on the subject and refer you to the full ESPN story for the details...

Germans: Argentina show no respect.