World Cup South Africa...
by David and Tim Bayly on June 11, 2010 - 9:06am
(Tim) This is a safe place to talk about that unAmerican activity known as World Cup soccer. We've made more seats at the table for the younger generation, women, ethnic leaders, and global church representatives. So talk away, dear brothers and sisters, and let's see if we can become more diverse; more inclusive of different voices.
That first goal was...
a perfect vindication of South Africa.
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I'm assuming more seats at the table means, 'free online live video feeds.' I can't find my seat at the table.
It would be interesting to see the security arrangements for the teams and fans. The murder rate in South Africa exceeds that of Washington, DC--about 40/100,000 annually. If a few drunken fans get into the wrong areas (and prostitutes from all over southern Africa were planning on it), there could be a PR fiasco on their hands.
I like the part as well about training Brazilian referees to recognize (and presumably penalize) English obscenities because of well known tendencies on the part of their teams.
Ah, the glory of the game! Drunkenness, prostitution, AIDS, blasphemy, and maybe even a few needless deaths thrown in for good measure....
Ugh...who cares.
One of the reasons? See the above comment...
Soccer, phooey!
I'm waiting for Aussie Rules to go mainstream. Now THERE'S a game!
heheheeee,
Kamilla
Personally, I'm hoping that the European teams don't do well and at least one African team makes it to the semi-finals or better.
Rugby football is a thug's game, played (in England) by gentlemen for the entertainment of gentlemen.
Soccer is the beautiful game, played (in England) by thugs for the entertainment of thugs.
Ice hockey is, I'm told, played by thugs, for the entertainment of thugs ("I went to a fight last evening and a hockey game broke out").
;-)
When I was in grade school in the 70's they simultaneously introduced the metric system & soccer. Shortly before that the principal stopped praying during lunch hour. I've been suspicious of soccer ever since!
If we're gonna' play a foreign sport let's do Irish Hurling (no...not a drinking game, at least not for the players.) It has a proud pedigree: Used to train warriors, outlawed by the English. Sticks swing, teeth fly...a beautiful sport.
Ross,
I come from that part of the country where boys get hockey skates strapped on them as soon as they can walk (or near enough). Up there, hockey is an everyman's game.
Coincidentally, after moving to Colorado, I ended up going to a hockey school - I forget the number of national championship banners which hung in the field house.
But yes, the joke is also true at times.
Kamilla
In this part of the world, hockey is only a game for thugs if the thugs' parents can afford $1000/year on league, equipment and travel fees. That's up until middle school. It goes up from there. While it's wildly popular here and every white kid would love to play hockey, the reality is that it's strictly upper middle class.
Soccer's a good game for little boys and girls.
Frankly I can't wait for the fall & the beginning of real FOOTBALL. ESP. SEC FOOTBALL!
There is something classic about honorary Scotsman Ross complaining about tempers being shown...... :^)
(sorry, dear brother, I just couldn't resist)
Goals: we'll take 'em any way we can get 'em.
That all said, I am quite impressed that the USA managed a 1-all draw against the English soccer side.
Aye, Ross. Our lads were a wee bit out-skilled, yet still managed the draw.
Sorry, I can't think without the accent when talking about real football.
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