tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post2194442885641230554..comments2023-07-14T03:26:19.215-07:00Comments on The Iceman: USA vs EnglandThe_Icemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-87661751079662259782010-06-13T05:03:20.507-07:002010-06-13T05:03:20.507-07:00I also cheered for our Yank cousins. The Limeys ar...I also cheered for our Yank cousins. The Limeys are obsessed by soccer, but they never seem to win at it, in fact they rarely seem to win at anything. The Limeys have no "grit". The Yanks are the model to follow, they would seem to give their heart and soul to win at anything they attempt ... and that's the true human spirit. Too bar beer bottle throwing is not an official sport ... the Limes would accel at that.Tuconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-59144214408947037292010-06-12T14:06:01.190-07:002010-06-12T14:06:01.190-07:00I hate comparing sports, especially since I don...I hate comparing sports, especially since I don't play any sport at a high level. I think a soccer fan's response to your last statement would be that most hockey players just wouldn't have the endurance or the speed (its a lot easier to skate across a rink than run across a field) to last in a soccer game. I think they would also say that soccer has plenty of body contact, you just won't see it on T.V. Finally, I think if we want to talk about a tough sport, its gotta be cricket. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-28876193926368976872010-06-12T12:53:55.485-07:002010-06-12T12:53:55.485-07:00Like the Winter Olympics, the World Cup only comes...Like the Winter Olympics, the World Cup only comes around every four years. While I am not a hockey fan, I have no problem with the country getting excited over the Olympic matches. It brings joy to a vast swath of the population, and that's fine by me. So why is that so many Canadian have to try and justify their 'national identity' through the exercise of reverse snobbery against soccer?<br /><br />No one is forcing you to watch the World Cup, so kindly climb down from the cross: it's not designed as a two-seater.Paul Canniffhttp://www.canniff.com/noreply@blogger.com