It's Not Whether You Win or Lose ... ?
Thursday, 03 July 08, 10:04 AM
I first saw this article as a link from the Guardian's Football
page on the web. Very interesting piece by Simon Kuper that ended up proving true when Germany actually did lose to Spain in this Euro competition. It's something to ponder that fans, and
therefore the societies they belong to, are possibly beginning to subscribe to the idea of the beautiful game over winning at any cost (Nike's 'joga bonito' marketing campaign of a couple years
back notwithstanding). When I first got wind of this article, it made me chuckle, no laugh actually. I mean, let's be realistic here, Germans go hand in hand with winning like cheese goes with
crackers. Right? And yet, there was something to Kuper's piece that wasn't so much funny as hopeful.
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Pequito
seattle, US
Over 30 years ago, this American came to love the sport by way of Guam. It may have been pivotal that his first coach was a Spaniard with the self-declared moniker of 'Don Pedro'. Since then, the love of tiki-taka and all things La Liga has been foremost. This especially applies to Barça.
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