All Entries Tagged With: "Soccer"
Religion of Soccer
Ynetnews report on the latest object of the terrorists’ scorn: soccer.
A British jihadists website has warned Muslims against being drawn in to what they described as “the new religion of soccer.”
The Saved Sect website, which calls on Muslims to work to establish an Islamic state in Britain, has attacked “football fever,” saying that soccer [...]
All Time Favorite Arab Reactions to “Flaggate”
The Egyptians are still seething over “Flaggate” (yes, I just thought of that term now – ed.), providing some more grist for my mill and some chuckles this morning.
First up, we have the “WTF” reaction:
The live commentator on the Arab satellite channel broadcasting all World Cup matches in the region abruptly cut short his trademark “goooaaaaaaal” [...]
Like a Red Flag to a Bull
Big Pharaoh has posted some of the Arab reactions to Paintsil’s Israeli flag waving. Needless to say, many Arabs are not happy about it.
“I ask every Arab and Muslim who has zeal for his religion to boycott all kinds of Ghanaian products even if they were necessary for the daily life” (Big Pharaoh: ummm, [...]
One for the Fans
Some more light has been shed on the now famous Ghana-Israeli flag waving incident from a few days ago. John Paintsil, the player involved, has explained why he did it:
“I love the supporters in Israel so I decided to take out the flag,” Paintsil said.
“I have played for Hapoel and Maccabi Tel Aviv and the [...]
Not All is Lost
Brazil 2 Australia 0
Despite the rare planetary alignment that sparked the interest of Indian astrologers, Brazil defeated Australia. Nevertheless, Australia had a number of scoring opportunities, and challenged their more fancied opponents.
But not all is lost: Croatia’s draw with Japan means that Australia need only draw against Croatia to progress to the next round.
Australia’s Tim [...]
The Ghanan and the Flag
Israellycool reader Joseph writes to me about a curious incident at the World Cup:
…..when Ghana won, one of the Ghanian players pulled out an Israeli flag and waved it all around on his victory run…I did not see this game due to the Jewish Sabbath, so I did some detective work, and managed to find [...]
Best. Comeback. Ever
Australia 3 Japan 1
Ok, maybe not the best ever, but at 1-0 down with less than ten minutes left, things were not looking good for the Aussies, competing in their first World Cup in over 30 years. But the boys in green and gold would not say die.
3 goals in 5 minutes, and I’m a happy [...]
Support the Socceroos
I will certainly be supporting Australia’s bid for soccer World Cup glory. But Ynetnews (via the AJN) explains why you should also be supporting us.
Australian soccer coach Guus Hiddink’s father, Gerhardus (Gerrit) Hiddink, stole food coupons during World War II in order to feed Jews who were hiding in his Dutch village of Varsseveld, according to Guus [...]
You Little Beauties!
The Aussies have finally made it to the World Cup Finals, after 31 years of heartbreak and near misses.
Well done boys!
(That’s the beauty of being an Ozraeli. The Israeli team fails, and I still have the Australian team to give me hope).
Maradona Fesses Up
Remember the infamous “Hand of God” incident from the 1986 World Cup Final? Well, Maradona has, for the first time, admitted that he deliberately used his hand to punch the ball into the net. But don’t fret. He had his reasons.
“I said to my team-mates to come and embrace me and celebrate the goal. They [...]
