-=> Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Clough <=-
>WD> So why is the USA organizing the next World Championships then?
DC> I don't know. Maybe it's just "our turn".
WD> It's a very very very expensive venture, I can't imagine a
WD> country making money out of it. Just prestige.
Oh, I'm quite sure there is money to be made. Lots of it.
WD> To get awarded the organization is a very tedious project,
WD> corruption, kickbacks...someone must be providing the money. So
WD> there must be some gain..
Ummmm, yes. Money.
WD> For the record, the world championship football is a bigger event
WD> than the olympics...
I'll take your word for it. FWIW, the Olympics are a sad relic of what
they were a few decades ago. Nobody gives a shit about that, either.
DC> Well, that's not completely true of course, and one could argue that the
DC> king of boring is..... soccer. I mean, seriously. The actual *goals*
DC> are semi-exciting, but the interminable minutes (hours?) between goals
DC> are the very definition of boring.
WD> It's in the way how one views the game. For example the USA's
WD> opening game in the current world championships against Wales
WD> ended in a 1-1 but was a good game of tactics and moves. Even the
WD> 0-0 against England was a good game.
I can understand that. I think it's just that most Americans want more
"instant gratification", and soccer does NOT provide that.
WD> A football player runs between 11 and 15 km during a game, an
WD> NFL-player's performance is measured in yards, then he needs a
WD> break, a rest and a drink of water. That's the difference between
WD> a sport and a game.
If you say so. Not really relevant to what I was talking about.
WD> But through the years I started to appreciate the game and
WD> tactics, in the mid-19704s I saw O.J.Simpson play and that was something...
There are current players with similar skills, although I rarely watch football
any more.
DC>WD> Canada's better at ice hockey ...
DC> Here you are CLEARLY mistaken. It's been 29 *YEARS* since a Canadian
DC> team won the Stanley Cup.
WD> The Stanley-what?
The Stanley Cup. The championship trophy of the National Hockey League,
which is the highest level of skill/play in North America.
WD> Meaning to say, at the world level of sports it is so
WD> unimportant...
It may be unimportant to YOU, just as international soccer is
unimportant to me (and almost ALL other Americans). I can assure you, however,
that the skills in the NHL exceed those of ANY other hockey
league in the world (and there are plenty in Euro-commie-land). That
also includes Olympic hockey competition. A large number of players in
the NHL are from countries other than USA and Canada.
... Beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder!
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