Contact sport???
I'm sure you have been busy checking results of the Olympics Game these days. I have been as well, and I must say the host country China is doing extremely well. As of this moment, they have won 46 gold, 15 silver. and 22 bronze. That is amazing, and I'm sure everyone in China is very pleased about their representatives. But not for this one: soccer.
They played three games, and tied against New Zealand, lost by 2 points against Belgium, and lost by 3 points against Brazil. But losing is not the part that everyone hated. It was their behavior, their sportsmanship, that got them into trouble. Here are some photos. Some of them are from games before the Olympics.
One Belgian player was kicked in the crotch and had to be carried out of the field during the game.
China v.s. Brazil
China v.s. Japan (Feb. 2008)
From different angle
At least go for the ball, man.
In Japanese news articles China's violent plays are often called Kungfu-Soccer. China's got the top athletes in the world, but their soccer team needs to learn some manners.
If you want to read about them in details, read this article by New York Times.
They played three games, and tied against New Zealand, lost by 2 points against Belgium, and lost by 3 points against Brazil. But losing is not the part that everyone hated. It was their behavior, their sportsmanship, that got them into trouble. Here are some photos. Some of them are from games before the Olympics.
One Belgian player was kicked in the crotch and had to be carried out of the field during the game.
China v.s. Brazil
China v.s. Japan (Feb. 2008)
From different angle
At least go for the ball, man.In Japanese news articles China's violent plays are often called Kungfu-Soccer. China's got the top athletes in the world, but their soccer team needs to learn some manners.
If you want to read about them in details, read this article by New York Times.
posted by Masato at
3:13 PM
3 Comments:
Kung fu soccer is right! Thats ridonculous!
you are too in my network, even when you posted that (Masato the swift!)
and football has always been a contact sport it's all how you play then game :)
Good lookin out Masato. I`ve asked around, and no one I know at the company knows of any boxing gym around. I`m in Minato-ku. The address of my work (which is right around the corner from my appartment) is 1-1 Funami-cho, Minato-ku, Nagoya, 455-0027. I hope you can find out when that music store is open (and that you can find a cheap guitar or harmonica). Thanks for the help
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