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I am like a mechanical toy, wind me up and watch me go.... Well, congratulations peeps, I am now officially pissed off.
I will truthfully admit to shouting obsceneties that could be construed as racist whilst watching football! For sure I will. But I will also admit to calling Gerrard a 'daft scouser' and Becks 'a big fat jessy' when they screw up.
The most heartbreaking thing of the last world cup was the blatant lack of sportsmanship, lead predominantly by the Portuguese and Italians. I am a proud fan and rest assured, any time my boys attempted a dive or called for something that just didn't happen, I was just as pissed off about that. This is an observation, seen by eyes the world over, not a racist comment.
I am first and foremost a Rugby fan. A game for thugs played by gentlemen and thus, I have a very strong sense of decency, sportsmanship and respect for the game and your opposition. I only wish more football players would realize this. I think it should start with the fans.
An English newspaper is campaigning for sportsmanship to be returned to the game with harsher penalties for falsifying fouls being backed up by electronic eye referees. One can only imagine what a different outcome WC2006 would have had if this was already in force.
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