On the topic of Futbol, aka Soccer or Kickball, I must say that the passion of guys like David Williams has inspired me to put more thought into it. Being a passionate fan (well, more player than fan) of Tennis and Rugby, I can say that my biggest grief with Soccer was always that I felt it encouraged players to act like wusses (the same way B-Ball tends to encourage players to be flashy....and 10 feet tall). But, something my brother pointed out to me is that Futbol is entirely a game of finess and communication. An aspect of rugby that I love is the way that it flows organically (unlike American football - which I think is the Henry Ford model applied to sport, rugby actually.) with plays developing on the fly. There are very few set plays in rugby so communication is entirely non-verbal.
<br>I think, particularly those who have experience playing, it is this sort of non-verbal, almost ESP, that amazes fans. In soccer, the finess and touch that's involved (see David's comment about the score by the Brazilian) is it's specialty.
<br><br>So, while watching men try to hit a round ball flying at 100mph with a round bat is beautiful in it's own covenantal way (see Deacon James), it certainly doesn't have the corner on the market in terms of it's ability to insire awe.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/13/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Austin Storm</b> <<a href="mailto:austinstorm@gmail.com">austinstorm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>Always thought it was REpressed?<br><br>-Austin</div><div><span class="e" id="q_10bcf3e0da4b3bf4_1"><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/13/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Williams</b> <<a href="mailto:davidwilliams365@hotmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Does anyone recognize that quote?? Great. I mean, good. Great and good.
<br>Grood. I think.<br><br>Anyways, on to whats REALLY important. Brazil currently leads Croatia 1-0<br>midway through the 2nd half. The lone goal came from Kaka, a Brazilian<br>midfielder. The brilliant strike came off his left foot from about 20yrs.
<br>out, and curled into the top left corner, just beyond the reach of the<br>Croatian keeper. Absolutely sensational!!! Brazil came out sharp, but<br>finished at the half looking bored. Ronaldo himself appears apathetic and
<br>out of shape, walking listlessly around the pitch. Ronaldinho alone seems<br>excited about the match, and he has distributed the ball well. Croatia<br>surprisingly has played very aggressively, with a number of quality
<br>attempts, though Brazilian keeper Dida has proved himself equal to the task.<br> The 2nd half of this game should be close, unless of course Brazil can<br>shake its complacency and play to potential, in which case the goals should
<br>come in bunches.<br><br>In a shocking turn of events, the match between France and Swtzerland ended<br>in a 0-0 draw. This places S. Korea atop the group with 3pts., France and<br>Switzerland in second with 1pt. apiece, and Togo in last with 0pts.
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