Italian soccer guru Vincennes took over the coaching of the Saudi Arabian national team, his debut met its Waterloo, in a warm-up match to 1-3 against Costa Rica. Sources revealed that after the match, the Saudi government urgently ordered the ban on Wen Xianni interviews with the media, probably for fear that he was upset by the loss and "too much to say".
The match took place at St. James' Park in England, however, there were less than 5,000 people in the audience. Although Saudi Arabia was under the command of the European Cup winning coach Vincent Vanzant, they were already two goals down in the first half and eventually lost 1-3. After the match, Vincennes did not give his usual interviews to the media, rumor has it that the Saudi government issued a "gagging order" for him to keep quiet.
