Wednesday 17 June 2009

“How Soccer Explains the World”…except Iran?

"Wednesday is the last qualifying game for the Iranian national soccer team for the World Cup. If they lose they don't qualify. This revolt is different from '99 and '04 in that it's not primarily student based. It's worth noting that if Iran loses to the good South Korea team, there is a whole another spark of frustration."
Tweet at Nico Pitney's 'Huffington Post' blog here.

"Some people say that football is a matter of life and death.
It's not, it is much more important than that!"
Bill Shankly

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