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Post by beth on Jul 9, 2010 18:53:17 GMT -5
I'd like to watch the final. Need to check the ESPN schedule. Not sure I care particularly who wins. Why are you guys for the Dutch, Mike?
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Post by beth on Jul 10, 2010 22:38:07 GMT -5
Ok ... I'll pull for the Dutch, too. Guessing ... Netherlands, 3 - 1
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Post by beth on Jul 11, 2010 14:25:14 GMT -5
half time It's fun watching them block and make their moves, but ...
so far ... scoreless. First half, dominated by fouls
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2010 16:57:33 GMT -5
It's all over - Spain won 1-0 in almost the last minute of extra time.
Lin is devastated!
(I'm rather less so - the Spanish did play the better football and it's hardly the fault of the team that their government treats the Basque people badly!)
The poor Dutch, though - three times in the final and three times losers. It must be absolutely heartbreaking for them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2010 17:01:10 GMT -5
Lin doesn't hate the Spanish PEOPLE - but successive governments from Franco to the present day continue to deny the Basques their desire for independence. Gonzales, who was the worst ruler Spain have had since Franco, used DEATH SQUADS which murdered lots of the local people as well as using torture and rape routinely.
Even now the Spanish Civil Guard deservedly has the WORST reputation of any police force in Europe. It is one step above a Third World country in its wanton brutality.
And, of course, she has Basque blood in her; her Uncle Jaime not only lived in the Basque region for some years but even had a girfriend of his arrested, raped, tortured and murdered by the Gardia Civil under Franco.
Anyway, the Dutch are always very friendly towards the English and they speak our language exceptionally well!
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Post by mouse on Jul 12, 2010 0:46:05 GMT -5
am glad the spanish won....would have been equally glad if the dutch had won perhaps next time we can produce a team that can actually play football as if they want to win i hope its been good for south africa in the long term
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