"We were tricked."
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Toni, the 68-year-old Portuguese coach of Tractor Sazi (and a former player with the NASL Las Vegas Silverbacks) after his
Iranian team thought it had won the Gulf Pro League when it was told its only challenger, Sepahan, had tied 3-3 in its final match. Sepahan had actually won, 2-0, but news of the victory was initially
withheld from Tractor Sazi's stadium to prevent rioting in the crowd of 90,000, which it exactly what happened when they discovered the ruse. (
BBC Sport)