Article: Football: First the hand of God, now the elbow of a d*** head; WORLD CUP 2006 Mania IN ASSOCIATION WITH Currys PLOT ENGLAND'S ROUTE TO THE FINAL... AS ITALY ADD WORLD CUP TO THEIR WOES SHAMED DE ROSSI 'SORRY' FOR ASSAULT ON McBRI DE GROUP E: Italy 1 USA 1.(Sport)

Byline: DARREN LEWIS in Kaiserslautern

ITALY hatchet man Daniel De Rossi called himself a "d***head" after being sent off for his vicious elbow on Fulham's Brian McBride.

In one of the most bizarre World Cup clashes ever, De Rossi was one of three dismissals that left Italy with 10 men and USA with nine.

Just for good measure, USA boss Bruce Arena later risked the wrath of FIFA by insisting that the referee was ...

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