"Osama ! Osama!"[新闻]

Crowd jeers eliminated U.S. team with chants of 'Osama!'
Feb. 11, 2004
SportsLine.com wire reports


GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- The boos nearly drowned out The Star-Spangled
Banner, and a few dozen fans chanted "Osama! Osama!" as the United
States
was eliminated by Mexico in Olympic men's soccer qualifying.

A loud anti-American crowd hollered as Mexico beat the United States
4-0
Tuesday night in the under-23 tournament, claiming a berth in the
Athens
Olympics.

As U.S. players left the stadium for their bus, several fans -- some
clutching beers -- chanted "Osama! Osama!" in reference to al-Qaeda
leader
Osama bin Laden.

"It's better than having things thrown at you," U.S. Soccer Federation
president Bob Contiguglia said Wednesday after returning to Colorado
Springs, Colo. "I was bothered by the whistling during the national
anthem. It's just the way it is. You accept it. Our kids showed a lot
of
dignity. They didn't do silly things on the field."

Police in riot gear held back the crowd and urged people to calm down.