Perhaps this incident is one that will further galvanise the sport to even greater efforts to avoid any further unwanted surprises.
If anything, pardoning such a controversial figure could further galvanise the majority, who still support state executions.
The UK's independent terrorism legislation watchdog, David Anderson QC, said the numbers should further galvanise Muslim communities to combat a "false narrative of grievance".
While in custody, his wife, Muna Jabir al-Shariyavi, died in hospital in New York, further galvanising public sympathy for him.
The government has been further galvanised by the Tories' decision, bolstered by their powerful newspaper allies, to lead the charge against the forthcoming European constitution.
The controversial decision to allow Bahrain to host the Formula 1 Grand Prix in April 2012 further galvanised protests.
The killing of a student demonstrator and Sukarno's order for the disbandment of KAMI in February 1966 further galvanised public opinion against the president.
The application of "collective responsibility" against a civilian population further galvanised the allies, and newspapers condemned the German invasion and the army's violence against civilians and property, together called the "Rape of Belgium".
That is the hope of the estimated 30,000 England fans, their numbers swelled by locals backing Fabio Capello's men, desperately hoping that this week's intrigue in the national camp will galvanise the team rather than further divide it.
Nicolas Samper, editor of cult Colombian football blog Bestiario del Balon, went even further, warning the ban could galvanise a country marked for its never-say-die attitude.
