Posted on 06/27/2011 9:40:51 AM PDT by Justaham
If the U.S. soccer team were hoping for the home advantage during Saturday's Gold Cup final then they were in for a nasty surprise. Despite being the 'home' side in California's Rose Bowl stadium, the majority of fans - most of them American born of naturalized Mexicans - booed and jeered the U.S. team.
The surprising scenes were followed by angry outbursts from U.S. team goalkeeper Tim Howard, who was visibly shaken after the entire post match ceremony was conducted in Spanish.
Speaking after the game, Howard said: '[tournament organisers] CONCACAF should be ashamed of themselves. 'I think it was a [expletive] disgrace that the entire post match ceremony was in Spanish. 'You can bet your ass that if we were in Mexico City, it wouldn't be all in English. 'It never ceases to amaze me all that stuff.' Tempering his comments, the ex-Manchester United keeper added: 'It was a good crowd today. 'They were up for it, doing the wave, it was what we expected. We know it's going to be like this.'
Speaking to the LA Times, Mexican supporter Victor Sanchez said: 'I love this country, it has given me everything that I have, and I'm proud to be part of it.' The 37-year-old Monrovia resident reflected the sentiment of most of the 93,000 strong crowd when he added: 'But yet, I didn't have a choice to come here, I was born in Mexico, and that is where my heart will always be.'
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I tried to find a clip of this but could not....likely due to the copyright on the Presley song.
Here are the same idiots singing something in the Public Domain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0gvdQ7E790
Wait till we get Raiders back they win Championship I hear Tony Villar want Raiders back LOL!
I think next riot would happen when Lakers win Championship again in 2012 LOL!
Wait till we get Raiders back they win Championship I hear Tony Villar want Raiders back LOL!
I think next riot would happen when Lakers win Championship again in 2012 LOL!
People who love Mexico should go there. Try it out for awhile. Have fun.
“I was born in Mexico and that’s where my heart will always be.”
Well, how about getting your a$$ back to Mexico if you think so much of it. We could do with a few less of your kind (actually a helluva lot).
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That’s not unusual. I watched a US v Mex match at the Cotton Bowl a few years ago and we definitely felt like the visiting fans. But at least security knew otherwise and quickly escorted out the idiots throwing stuff at us from behind.
US won that night ... 1-0. Too bad they lost this time.
Come to San Antonio instead. It has a great Sea World and you will not be supporting a Socialist state. I refuse to vacation in Hawaii or California.
But as long as so many conservative Americans seem to see soccer as socialism in sport form and won't go and support their team - then you're leaving them to play their home games as away games. Sad.
Never mind, Tim. A few months and you'll be back in England.
[I refuse to vacation in Hawaii or California.]
Hawaii is my favorite place I have ever been on this earth, socialist state or not. The Napali coast the most beautiful.
We are going to Carlsbad to take the kids to Legoland. I should have waited until next year and taken them to the new one they are finishing in FL this fall.
I know they are both beautiful states that have been polluted with Obamunism. As long as he is in office, I will spend my vacation dollars accordingly.
L.A. County: $600M spend on benefits for kids for illegals and $1.6B spent on cost for illegals
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2663172/posts
and they wonder why they’re broke
‘It’s hard to think of a more boring spectator sport.’
I can:
baseball.
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