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   6/10/08

   DrowseyMonkey

   Ummm...what sport are we talking about? Whatever it is ... Congratulations

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      6/10/08

      greekgourmand

      Woops, should have mentioned it... Soccer (or Football).
      
      :-)
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      6/10/08

      Daudleikr

      It's football! I refuse to call it soccer. We use our feet, ergo it's FOOTball.
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      6/10/08

      DrowseyMonkey

      Ah yes, we call it soccer. It's not terribly popular in Canada, but I know it is in other places.
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   6/10/08

   Daudleikr

   I had bets on Greece ffs! This is the weirdest cup ever.
   First England and Norway don't qualify, then Holland beats Italy, and now Sweden beats Greece 2-0 WTF! Stupid Zlatan. =(

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      6/10/08

      mattiasx

      I think this is the sign of the apocalypse. :O
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      6/10/08

      greekgourmand

      That is the beauty of the game, it's democratic! Anything can happen, which is exactly what happened 4 years ago when Greece won! Keeps things exciting.
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   6/10/08

   mikeny07

   wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_the_word_soccer_come_about
   
   English thought of the word Soccer. I see nothing wrong with the word. It actually sounds fit toward the game. What do you call the NFL then?

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      6/10/08

      greekgourmand

      Well, here in North America the name 'football' applies to a modified form of rugby otherwise known as American Football. The Australians also have a sport called 'football' which is another modified form of rugby, so soccer is a term that is largely confined to the Anglo-American world, whereas the rest of the word refers to 'soccer' as 'football'.
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      6/10/08

      Daudleikr

      "What do you call the NFL then?"
      Europeans never discuss NFL or any other American sports league, so we don't need to call it anything.
      We only discuss UEFA and FIFA.
      But if we -had- to call it anything, we would say "En-eff-el" or "american-football league".
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   6/10/08

   kirewass

   Greekgourmand: Thank you very much. Greece 0-2 Sweden.
   
   It's a serious game for Sweden.

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      6/10/08

      greekgourmand

      Kirewass: At this stage, every game is critical and both Sweden and Greece are good teams, so the victory was well deserved.
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   6/10/08

   BennyGreenberg

   football moms... just doesn't sound as good...

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      6/10/08

      greekgourmand

      Benny, you're right! lol
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   6/10/08

   mikeny07

   soccer moms sound better

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   6/10/08

   csiunatc

   This is probably why i left Sweden..
   
   I really couldn't care less. (which is a statement which would earn me a parking spot in the Stockholm Harbor wearing concrete slippers)

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      6/10/08

      greekgourmand

      Well, you must care a little bit... after all, you did respond hee :-)
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   6/10/08

   kevinatserieatalk

   Magnifico, it all started with Ibrahimovic's goal, and imagine rumours are Mourinho doesn't want him at Inter next season. Jose wants to break all links to the Calciopoli scandal, and his trade from Juventus was one of the fallouts.

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      6/10/08

      greekgourmand

      Frankly, I thought Ibrahimovic's goal was quite a good one, an excellent finish after a great pass.