South Korea’s Ahn Jung-hwan, who scored the goal which knocked Italy out of the World Cup on Tuesday, was fired the next day by Perugia, the Italian club he plays for, reported the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport. “That gentleman will never set foot in Perugia again,” said club chairman Luciano Gaucci. “I am a nationalist and I regard such behavior not only as an affront to Italian pride but also an offense to a country which two years ago opened its doors to him … I have no intention of paying a salary to someone who ruined Italian soccer.”

This article appears in June 21 • 2002.

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