To put it another way, the company's version of what happenedatthe News of theWorld and who was to blame has been implicitly challenged in a fundamental way by the decision of the Metropolitan Police to arrest her on suspicion of alleged involvement in phone hacking and corruption.
The bulk of the Spanish team wasn't even alive the last time that happened more than 30 years ago, atthe 1982 World Cup, when it lost to West Germany (2-1) and then limped out of the tournament following a 0-0 draw with England, becoming the first host nation ever to bow out of soccer's biggest showcase in the first round.