Tag: World Cup
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Loyalty And Devotion Matter
One of the wonderful parts of the World Cup has been watching the teams stand and sing their national anthems before the games. As the cameras have panned the men on the pitch, attitudes of sincerity and pride have been seen on the faces of most of the teams. There’s something about representing one’s country…
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The Party’s Over
I was really disappointed when the US men’s soccer team lost to Belgium. I’d believed too much in the commercial, where one man was fantasizing about the US winning the World Cup, and another man asked him, “Don’t you believe in miracles?” It was the captain of the winning hockey team from the 1980 Olympics,…
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Underdogs Rule!
In almost any sport, I’ve always been a fan of the underdogs. The ones not expected to do well. During the March Madness college basketball playoffs, those teams that make it, which are not expected to win, are called “Cinderella teams”. In 1985, Villanova, seeded at eight, beat the number one-ranked Georgetown Hoyas in a…
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Fan Zone
We went all out. Yes, we’re fans of the American men’s soccer team. Shamelessly. We went as far as putting sparkly tattoos on our faces with stars, flags, and USA emblazoned across our faces. We rooted wildly for the US to beat Australia, with almost twenty people in our family room, screaming with joy when…
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The Focus Of The World
photo courtesy of Rhett Lewis on Unsplash Every four years people from all over the world turn away from the challenges of everyday living, personal opposition, and possibly pain, to watch a game that everyone sees as the beautiful game. Maybe not so much in America, where football is played with an oblong ball rather…
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