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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Another reason soccer sucks.
LOL!
I’m rethinking the San Diego summer vacation we have planned.
What’s with the fans in LA? Those Amish fans are certainly causing problems out there. First, the Dodger’s incident, now this.
I look forward to the coming riots, November 2012.
When this happens at an NFL game in Calif., wake me up.
And reported in an offshore paper.
This never would have happened if they’d held the game in the United States.
When the US team plays in Mexico they literally have to use riot shields to protect American players who do corner kicks as they are close to the stands and “fans” throw all kinds of debris at US players.
So, in a way, this type of reception really was a home field advantage.
Frankly when I look at any soccer crowd in this country my gut reaction is “those people aren’t Americans!”
Flipped by a Portland Timbers home game on cable and those fans looked more French than if they had been sitting in Marseilles.
Why? I think travelling to a foreign land broadens one.
This reminds me of going to Astros games in the 80's. I made the mistake once of going when the Dodgers were in town and Fernando Valenzuela was pitching. The Astrodome was full of Mexicans, many waving Mexican flags in honor of their "Fernandito".
Tim Howard is absolutely correct!
I do not know if LA is still an American City.
sounds like canadians and hockey teams.
Lawn Faries.
Sgt. Joe Friday would be very upset by this.
“most of them American born of naturalized Mexicans - booed and jeered the U.S. team.”
The reporter has no factual knowledge with which to defend that statement. He, nor anyone else, knows how many of the fans at the game are in the United States illegally.
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