taabru45
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70 dead and 1000 injured....I don't get it...Thats not what I think of when I think of the Mediterranean..... :? :? If I ever get to Egypt, some one remind me...never attend a soccer game....
GAD said:I spent some time in England, where when I asked about the riots, I was told the following:
Rugby is played by animals for gentlemen.
Football (soccer in US) is played by gentlemen for animals.
That's what Austrian journalists report from there too.Zelja said:From what I gather this was a politically motivated attack - nothing to do with soccer per se but rather the game provided the opportunity for the attack. Very much linked to the recent poltical upheavals in the country.
Zelja said:That quote re Rugby & soccer goes more like this I think:
"Football is a gentleman's game played by ruffians, and rugby is a ruffian's game played by gentlemen."
Comes from the class divide in England - all the posh schools played Rugby while the working class played football (soccer).
Thanks, Markus.markus said:Chaz, it is not about sports!
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Zelja said:and rugby is a ruffian's game played by gentlemen."
CajunBlues said:Zelja said:and rugby is a ruffian's game played by gentlemen."
That's definitely no longer true... cause I ain't no gentleman :lol: :lol:
The game does arouse passions but in itself is not inherently evil. It is often called "Jogo Bonito" or "The Beautiful game".Chazmo said:Apparently, we in the US have no concept of what soccer houligans really are. How does starting a riot at a soccer match make a political statement? I'm sorry... speaking for my countrymen, I simply don't get it.
We love sports here in the US (even soccer to some degree), but clearly we don't see sports in the same light.