Around the web – June 25
- Did soccer fans help elect Buenos Aires’ new right-wing Mayor? (Yahoo news)
- Does embarrassment about American patriotism preclude supporting U.S. soccer? (Huffington Post)
- All High School boys soccer teams in Utah on probation as players and fans ‘lack sportsmanship’ (ksl.com. Thanks to reader Trevor for the tip)
- Do the Galaxy need more Hispanic players to win over Hispanic fans? (pe.com)
- One fan killed, many injured in Argentina (Reuters)
- Scarborough fans launch their own club (BBC)
Note: we should have special reports on those last two stories here on pitchinvasion.net in the coming days. Stay tuned.
From the Huffington Post link:
“These days, in our age of the Bush Doctrine, we Americans no longer have license to cut loose after an achievement in the international arena. We’re seen as bullies and jerks, smug with the knowledge that even a thumping at the hands (or feet) of Nike-clad Brazil more favorably affects Phil Knight in Beaverton, Ore., than it does O Presidente, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasilia”
I think this the biggest bunch of self-serving shit I have ever read, even in the realm of pseudo-political soccer articles. Lord.