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The leader of Al Aksa Martyrs' Brigade has hoped/said, a week ago, that all hostilities between them and the Israelies w/could stop, so they can watch the WC games in peace.

Now, THAT is not determination!

Sorry, At this moment I can't find a link... the name is spelled Zakariyah Zubaidi in Finnish, someotherorsomething Zubeidi in English and Zubeida in German.. lost interest (and will to live) finding a link for you.


Why you post this, you ask... Got me!

Football stops all wars!

Then the English Hooligans start more!

You mean these guys want to watch the World Cup rather than blow themselves up?

The cure for modern terrorism is the World Cup!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/jtkwon/alaqsa.jpg

You mean these guys want to watch the World Cup rather than blow themselves up?That is exactycally what I mean. Where's the passion, the dedication!?! "Can't be bothered to blow me up, Ahmad, Trinidad&Tobago plays England later".

The cure for modern terrorism is the World Cup!Aye! If we... or rather, they... held them every other year, violent people wouldn't have the time to plot... Give it a thought. GWB should invest in football...

Football did stop a civil war in the Ivory Coast, so Im not shocked. The World Cup is the biggest stage for the biggest, best, and most beautiful game. So whether your labour, conservative, green, palestinian, or jew it doesnt matter because football brings us all together. So enjoy the world cup

bah soccer sucks. stop trying to force it on us Americans. I think the reason that the world hates us is that we don't care about soccer.

Football did stop a civil war in the Ivory Coast, so Im not shocked. The World Cup is the biggest stage for the biggest, best, and most beautiful game. So whether your labour, conservative, green, palestinian, or jew it doesnt matter because football brings us all together. So enjoy the world cup

We need to propose that all wars subsequently be decided by a football match.

Talk about changing the balance of power...

Bitches.

bah soccer sucks. stop trying to force it on us Americans. I think the reason that the world hates us is that we don't care about soccer.
yeah thats it:rolleyes: Or is it that the US government and policy are horrible. Im guessing its more the latter. And honestly, I think the rest of the world could care less about whether or not the US likes football. They are too busy partying at the world cup and enjoying the games.

We need to propose that all wars subsequently be decided by a football match.

Talk about changing the balance of power...
lol. The US would drop from its superpower status rather quickly if that happened.

Football did stop a civil war in the Ivory Coast, so Im not shocked. The World Cup is the biggest stage for the biggest, best, and most beautiful game. So whether your labour, conservative, green, palestinian, or jew it doesnt matter because football brings us all together. So enjoy the world cup
Amen to that!

bah soccer sucks. stop trying to force it on us Americans. I think the reason that the world hates us is that we don't care about soccer.
Nobody's forcing the game onto you. It's just that your team sucks incredibly and therefore your populace doesn't give a shit about it.

If they were to always be among the best teams y'all be chanting "USA USA!" in no time.

Football did stop a civil war in the Ivory Coast, so Im not shocked. The World Cup is the biggest stage for the biggest, best, and most beautiful game. So whether your labour, conservative, green, palestinian, or jew it doesnt matter because football brings us all together. So enjoy the world cup
Unless the world has been lying to me some Germans played football with some Brits at Christmas during WW2.

Unless the world has been lying to me some Germans played football with some Brits at Christmas during WW2.
That was the first Christmas during the Great War (WW1) in 1914.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

That was the first Christmas during the Great War (WW1) in 1914.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce
Damn, so close. Well the point is football brings people together.

Nobody's forcing the game onto you. It's just that your team sucks incredibly and therefore your populace doesn't give a shit about it.

If they were to always be among the best teams y'all be chanting "USA USA!" in no time.

even if we did have a good team we still wouldn't give a shit!

There are so many other sports here in america to watch other than soccer.
real football,basketball,baseball,hockey, golf,ect. in other counties there is just soccer. this is why we don't give a shit about soccer.

We need to propose that all wars subsequently be decided by a football match.
Funny, I suggested that to some colleagues while watching a game the other day. Of course, if that were so my dear Canada would be even worse off than if we continued to wage war with militaries.

even if we did have a good team we still wouldn't give a shit!

There are so many other sports here in america to watch other than soccer.
real football,basketball,baseball,hockey, golf,ect. in other counties there is just soccer. this is why we don't give a shit about soccer.
There's not "just soccer" but it's the best game ever and the whole world except for you guys has realized that.

in other counties there is just soccer. this is why we don't give a shit about soccer.

Or about cricket, or rugby either I suppose. Because other countries only have soccer.

Hum, great reasoning there.

Real Football doesnt have enough breaks for the average American attention span. *nods*

There's not "just soccer" but it's the best game ever and the whole world except for you guys has realized that.

It is the only team sport that so ignores the wonderful human hand that a team of trained poodles would dominate the world if allowed to compete. It would not even take the best or the brightest poodles.

even if we did have a good team we still wouldn't give a shit!



Speak for yourself. If we Americans weren't interested in the game ESPN/ABC wouldn't be carrying 64 matches.

even if we did have a good team we still wouldn't give a shit!

There are so many other sports here in america to watch other than soccer.
real football,basketball,baseball,hockey, golf,ect. in other counties there is just soccer. this is why we don't give a shit about soccer.
The have basketball in other countries too.
And rugby.
And hockey. Real hockey, not ice hockey.
Though there is ice hockey too.
The Rider Cup is going to be in Ireland this year.
Don't forget tennis.
And cricket.
And of course there's Gaelic football, and hurling, and camoige.

So you fail.

The leader of Al Aksa Martyrs' Brigade has hoped/said, a week ago, that all hostilities between them and the Israelies w/could stop, so they can watch the WC games in peace.

Now, THAT is not determination!

Sorry, At this moment I can't find a link... the name is spelled Zakariyah Zubaidi in Finnish, someotherorsomething Zubeidi in English and Zubeida in German.. lost interest (and will to live) finding a link for you.


Why you post this, you ask... Got me!
its what international sport competitions are for. to keep peace.

It is the only team sport that so ignores the wonderful human hand that a team of trained poodles would dominate the world if allowed to compete. It would not even take the best or the brightest poodles.

Well we can guess why you have such a high opinion of hands and poodles, but even so, it is called football for a reason, unlike that other game that you insist on calling football.

Well we can guess why you have such a high opinion of hands and poodles, but even so, it is called football for a reason, unlike that other game that you insist on calling football.

I can guess on your obsession with feet and sweaty men running around chasing balls too, it still doesnt make soccer a decent sport.

I can guess on your obsession with feet and sweaty men running around chasing balls too, it still doesnt make soccer a decent sport.As opposed to sweaty men who just start molesting each other regardless of where the ball is?

Hey, if you hate soccer/futbol, then why waste your time talking about it? I get the same crap from people and sports radio personalities who can't stand hockey, but will drone on and on about what a terrible game it is.

You don't like it. Good. There are 6.5 billion people in the world and they are not all your clones.

I can guess on your obsession with feet and sweaty men running around chasing balls too, it still doesnt make soccer a decent sport.

Did I say it did. Soccer is a decent sport, but that has nothing to do with my obsessions - you should know after all. ;)

*sigh* Though I'm an American, I do find soccer/football to be pretty cool. The sport I personally like best is....badminton. I don't know why, I'm just pretty good at it and find it to be neat.

*sigh* Though I'm an American, I do find soccer/football to be pretty cool. The sport I personally like best is....badminton. I don't know why, I'm just pretty good at it and find it to be neat.

Yeah, its OK - but has it ever stopped a war? That is the question. Football is a powerful social force, regardless of the opinion of an isolationist few.

Let's see...

Rectangular court/field, a goal on either end, two teams trying to get the ball/puck in the opposite goal....

Football...American football...basketball...hockey...polo...

...all the same fucking game.


Edit - Although this does show that the people responsible for the majority of the violence in the world are sports fans.

The Olympic Games stopped war in Greece...

Football has also started wars...one in Central America, I think and one for Croat independence...wait, maybe the former was just a riot.

The Olympic Games stopped war in Greece...

Although there was one memorable occasion where a battle actually occured at the site of the Olympic games as to who should control the games while they were going on and while the pentathletes and and the spectators tried to carry on as though nothing was amiss.

The Soccer War in '69 between Honduras and El Salvador (although it wasn't really about soccer).

Although there was one memorable occasion where a battle actually occured at the site of the Olympic games as to who should control the games while they were going on and while the pentathletes and and the spectators tried to carry on as though nothing was amiss.


Munich or Atlanta?

Munich or Atlanta?
:( I believe it's Olympia?

Yeah, its OK - but has it ever stopped a war? That is the question. Football is a powerful social force, regardless of the opinion of an isolationist few.

Well, a long, long time ago, in a country far, far away...

they used to hold games every four years. During the games, they stopped fighting until the games were over.

Funny how the modern Olympics haven't been able to do that.

bah soccer sucks. stop trying to force it on us Americans. I think the reason that the world hates us is that we don't care about soccer.I'm sure the world has other, more stressing, reasons than that
to hate 'you', if the world indeed hates you.

:( I believe it's Olympia?
Yeah. 364 BC the town of Elis had lost control of the site and therefore the running of the games to the people from Pisa down the road with help from the Arcadians and decided to take it back while the games were going on.

Yeah, its OK - but has it ever stopped a war? That is the question. Football is a powerful social force, regardless of the opinion of an isolationist few.

True...

But you get to wack around a shuttle cock! :p

Well, a long, long time ago, in a country far, far away...

they used to hold games every four years. During the games, they stopped fighting until the games were over.

Funny how the modern Olympics haven't been able to do that.

Now shall we get the facts straight.

A long long time ago, in a region of city states they used to hold a religious festival every year. At this festival they performed many different forms of arts to please their rather petulant gods. Amongst these arts were included physical competitions and demonstrations of martial skills. Also included were poetry recitals and theatrre, dance and music, and some feasting (well a lot of feasting actually) Sometimes, when there was a conflict between various of the states that shared this religion, when the festival was due, they would suspend the conflict in fear of the retribution of the Gods if they did not. When, however they were fighting non believers, then the war went on without interruption.

OK - so the ancient olympics can be compared to Christmas in the European wars - an unofficial truce has often spontaneously arisen. It was not however a sport or a sports event in any significant way - it was religious.

Is it really so funny how the modern olympics - which is now a commercial sporting event - has not managed to replicate the social effects of a religious festival? Not really. It is astounding though, that a sporting event can have sufficient social weight to cause conflicts to be suspended or even abandoned - as has happened with footbal (soccer).