Slovakia coach 'sorry' for outburst

Slovakia coach 'sorry' for outburst

Published Jun. 23, 2010 12:37 p.m. ET

Slovakia coach Vladimir Weiss says he is ``sorry'' for an expletive-laced outburst aimed at his country's media after his tactics were questioned in the 2-0 loss to Paraguay.

Speaking Wednesday at the pre-match news conference ahead of Slovakia's final World Cup group game against Italy, Weiss said he was ``really sorry about what happened between us, and about our relationship at the moment, but I cannot apologize because I do football for people that like the game. Some of you do this job just to bring unhappiness.''

The Slovak journalists association condemned Weiss' outburst, saying in a statement Tuesday that a coach should be able to fulfill his duties without ``threatening the media only because they are doing their job.''

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