What They're Saying

"It is very lamentable that this happened. It seems to be that the attitude toward him is justified."

-- South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira after France coach Raymond Domenech refused to shake hands following South Africa's 2-1 win. The unpopular Domenech, whose players revolted against him during the tournament, said he was upset at Parreira for saying last year that France didn't deserve to be at the World Cup. Parreira denied saying that. Press reports from December quote Parreira as saying France wouldn’t have qualified if not for Thierry Henry’s "shameful" handball that helped France beat Ireland in a playoff in November. (AP)

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