No one realized what had occurred--the police had left so rapidly--but once it became apparent, the supporters started chasing after them. They threw bricks and bottles at their backs. But none of them hit their target. The police were gone; they had retreated; they had disappeared._____A chant broke out--the first that afternoon--and it grew louder as more supporters appeared, entering the square from the various side streets that fed it.
England.There were more people.
England.
England.
England.
England.Now that I could take it in, the crowd was larger than I had expected, not the four thousand who had begun the march, but still one of considerable size--more than a thousand. They were appearing from all directions; they had all taken up this chant. They were celebrating; the national side had won [the skirmish with the police].
England.
England.
England.
I remained leaning against the wall, and remember saying aloud: My, my, my.
Many things fell into place. This chant: it was the only one I had heard in a day otherwise characterized by its enforced, sullen silence. And now: this declaration for England. It was such a simple but enormous thought: these fools, despised at home, ridiculed in the press, incapable of being contained by any act of impulsive legislation that the government had devised, wanted an England to defend. They didn't want Europe; they didn't understand Europe and didn't want to. They wanted a war. They wanted a nation to belong to and to fight for, even if the fight was this absurd piece of street theater with the local Italian police.
Much the same way as Mom and Dad put a plate of spaghetti-o's in fron t of a 3-year old who doesn't like 'em, never has, and never will, but they say "You like SPaghetti-o's. You always liked them. Now eat up!" Sure they can change the channel. They just don;t like being told they enjoy a sport that they don't like.
I hate soccer.
For Europeans. And girls.
They didn't want Europe; they didn't understand Europe and didn't want to. They wanted a war. They wanted a nation to belong to and to fight for, even if the fight was this absurd piece of street theater with the local Italian police.
In other words, they’re retarded.
Someone, somewhere in Britain is making fun of the poofy Yanks who wear silly armor prancing around in the fields.
And someone else is bitchin' that the world is too uncivilized to play the gentlemen's sport of cricket.
Such is sports. I guess this reaction is natural considering the hype and squeals of delight from liberals about an elegant and culturally superior sport because its a big deal in the world.
That's the equivalent of following a movie star's politics because you like the person. After being fed this endless stream, it's only natural to want to hate soccer. Then there are the soccer moms. Backlash is a nasty thing.
Point to ponder: soccer (heck, sports in general) is anathema to liberalism. BOrn of war in ancient China, football is not "elegant" or "gentlemanly". The first soccer ball was the head of a defeated general. It's straight out war. Especially the world cup, where different countries fight one another. The only reason the Communists, multiculti fruits, and EUrinal peon wannabes in America go gaga for it is because its foreign and it pisses us blue collar Americans off. As usual, liberals are all about style not substance. If soccer catches on in flyover country, you'll never hear about soccer again.
The least we can do is judge the game on its merits (it's fun, I missed playing it with my cuz) and cheer for our home boys (Go USA! But don't worry if we don't go all the way. As long as we win the wars and remain moral and free, nothing else matters.).
1. I couldn't care less. Really.
2. If you're disappointed by that, please refer to number 1.
No need. I watch plenty of ESPN and the WC (and soccer in general) is hardly mentioned. ....thankfully.
Soccer is fine for New World Order commie socialists.
Baseball is the summer sport of Americans.
I dig soccer Rudeboy! I will be watching the World Cup games when I can and totally cheering for the US!!! I dont know all the rules, but I had a Brit boyfriend for the past 6 years (his EPL team is Middlesbrough) and have watched my share of games....its the only sport I will watch on TV besides Tennis or hockey.
Soccer players are HOT. :)
Soccer is such a happy sport....
I don't hate soccer but I am not a fanatic either. You could count on one hand the number of games I have watched more than a minute of in the past 4 years. I will watch some games in this World Cup like I have done in the past and likely the semis and final. I will watch as long as the games hold my interest and in the multi channeled universe we have flip when they don't. I will give the games I watch a chance. My picks for the final would be Germany and Brazil unless they meet earlier.
Who cares? Soccer sucks. Having said that, Google's home page is kind of funny today...
LMAO. Bravo.
I'm not a big soccer fan, but I really enjoyed the British movie "Football Factory" and the Czeck film "Ups and downs". Hooliganism at it's best. Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague, oye oye oye.
This is a good idea as it will keep all the fat American baseball fans, who feel it necessary to tell us how much they hate soccer, off the World Cup threads.
Yes I do. Don't take it personally, I think most sports blow for watching purposes. For playing soccer is better then baseball where you spend most of the game sitting on your butt but as a watching sport it blows.
Hockey, horse racing, gymnastics, those are watching sports. Watching people do things that we could not come close to doing in a million years. But kicking a ball around? I can do that. I may not be able to do it very well but I can do it.
After watching Poland today, YES!