posted Nov 1, 2007

"The theory of gravity"


I'd hardly say we invented it or should be credited with its discovery! Newton himself would take that one.

Good post though

The world cup isn't about professionalism or power of the country. It's about travelling to different parts of the world to play a big competition in different countries. See their lifestyle, how they play football and see the blueprints. The culture, tradition and atmosphere would be the main reasons, but obviously its ability to host such a big tournament is a major need!

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posted Nov 1, 2007

"comment by Big-Mozam
posted 22 Hours Ago

Any chance we can get BOTH the lead storys about this changed? According to these articles, the WC hasn't been held in South America since 1978 when Argentina had it. Baloney - Mexico 1986, or did that not happen?"

Geography 101 skipped I think!!!

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posted Nov 1, 2007

To Big-Mozam...News Flash!! Mexico is in South America

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posted Nov 1, 2007

Riise'Left Foot wrote..."Sorry but a World Cup is Brazil doesn't sound too appealing to me, it's a shame Australia weren't allowed to bid, that would've been a better option."
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Why would Australia have been better? Because they speak English, were a former Colony? Certainly not because they have rich football tradition....as for Tim Vickery, he was honestly pointing out some of the challenges that Brazil faces in getting ready for the WC in the next 7 years.....your comments are typical of a closed mind. However, you should rest easy in that you can safely watch the matches on TV.

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posted Nov 1, 2007

Sorry, Big-Mozam, but learn, Mexico is in North America, my dear. Though it`s still Latin America. Greetings from Argentina.

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posted Nov 1, 2007

honstandy1966 Wrote...."England has given us ….

William Shakespeare
The 1st Abolition of slavery
The 1st railways
Social reform
The theory of gravity
Mathematic calculus
The theory of evolution
Discovery of atomic nuclei
The 1st computer
Radar
Free medical care
The turbine jet engine
Etc."

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"1st Abolition of Slavery" caught my attention...it must be in that same period that there was a famine in Ireland (under English rule) and yet the English were exporting food OUT of Ireland while a nearly a million people starved to death....as my mother says..."you have to take the bad with the good".

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posted Nov 1, 2007

And Britain ended slavery just for money, so as to sell more to its colonies. They took more than that they gave. God save the markets.

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posted Nov 4, 2007

I think England is a great country that has contributed hugely with a lot of stuff in the past, some stuff in the present etc... but you should not expect them to host a better world cup than Brazil...
England would definitely host a great W.C (perhaps one of those public W.C` s in leicester square).
the fact is that Scotland invented football and Brazil turned it into an art... shouldn`t they have done so, football would have been as crappy as rugby, so you should all thank Brazil for teaching the rest of the world how to play proper football...

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posted Nov 6, 2007

Sorry about this but..... subservient, you are wrong. Technically speaking Mexico is in central america and athough it is considered a 'latin' country, oficially, in continental terms, it is part of the north american continent.

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posted Nov 12, 2007

2 hours now and during all the winter in UK and summer in Brazil; on July/August when the World Cup will probably be taking place, is 4 hours back (because of the daylight saving time).

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