The Official World Cup 2010 Thread

Zaqarbal · 06-30-2010, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyingpig437

i think it was the players on other teams. and the reason? Well, they had a choice. kick the **** out of him or lose.

Some players. Or more precisely, a player from Athletic Bilbao.

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Play badly and they have faced a backlash over the years that went way beyond footballing criticism.

That happens everywhere, and for many possible reasons. For instance, imagine a footballer you intensely hate just because he plays in your team's rival League club. One day you find an excuse to criticize him, but instead of doing it in strictly sport terms, you prefer to mess with him joking about his physical appearance.

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Catalunya is predominantly left wing anyway largely in response to Madrid, but most of the cynicism directed to Maradona was directed by them anyway and poltics just didn`t come into it.

There is a backlash against them yes in football terms but not in racial this is the point being made in this example.

That's a chaotic mixture of many things. Sorry, but I don't understand you. I didn't refer to nationalist points of view but to the general political leanings of the Spanish press. To emphasize that those supposed xenophobic or racist attitudes you mentioned would be very frowned upon among the mainstream media.

Unknown Soldier · 06-30-2010, 10:14 AM

Saw that Ronaldo is being blamed for spitting at the feet of a camerman. I saw the incident yesterday and it looked to me that he was just spitting at the floor and nothing more.

right-track · 06-30-2010, 11:45 AM

Definite intent.
He knew what he was doing.
He looked straight at the camera and spat in that direction.
Ronaldo still hasn't grown up!

Unknown Soldier · 06-30-2010, 01:47 PM

Apparently, the President of Nigeria has suspended the national team for two years, in order to get the structure of Nigerian football sorted out after their very poor world cup.

AleG · 06-30-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Apparently, the President of Nigeria has suspended the national team for two years, in order to get the structure of Nigerian football sorted out after their very poor world cup.

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Originally Posted by Yahoo! News

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) – Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday banned the country's football team from international competition for two years following their dismal showing at the World Cup, his office said.

"President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that Nigeria withdraws from international competition for two years to enable the country to put its house in order," spokesman Ima Niboro told reporters after a weekly cabinet meeting.

The president's name jynx'd the Nigerians.

Flyingpig437 · 06-30-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AleG

The president's name jynx'd the Nigerians.

i thought he must be a nice guy with a name like that

~~James~~ · 06-30-2010, 04:41 PM

Ronaldo is a twat.

TheCunningStunt · 06-30-2010, 04:42 PM

Cr7>cr9.

ikvat · 06-30-2010, 05:17 PM

First day without match since the tournament start and i've a strange feeling of void.

TheCunningStunt · 06-30-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ikvat

First day without match since the tournament start and i've a strange feeling of void.

If you support France, I'm surprised you haven't felt that feeling from day 1.

06-30-2010, 04:42 PM	#1058 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Cr7>cr9. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

06-30-2010, 05:17 PM	#1059 (permalink)
ikvat Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 625	First day without match since the tournament start and i've a strange feeling of void. __________________ But who cares ?

06-30-2010, 10:14 AM	#1052 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Saw that Ronaldo is being blamed for spitting at the feet of a camerman. I saw the incident yesterday and it looked to me that he was just spitting at the floor and nothing more.

06-30-2010, 11:45 AM	#1053 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Definite intent. He knew what he was doing. He looked straight at the camera and spat in that direction. Ronaldo still hasn't grown up!

06-30-2010, 01:47 PM	#1054 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Apparently, the President of Nigeria has suspended the national team for two years, in order to get the structure of Nigerian football sorted out after their very poor world cup.

06-30-2010, 04:41 PM	#1057 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	Ronaldo is a twat.