It wasn't what I was expecting but a final traumatic weekend of losing World Cup football led me on a path of enlightenment here in Brazil. It might sound strange, in fact it definitely does appear slightly out there, but my World Cup experience on the streets and in the bars of São Paulo ended under such adverse circumstances that I was drawn to uncover three important insights of life.
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changes:Beckenbauer`s vision written by Guest,
July 07, 2006
` TheEuropean League will come and the top clubs will gain power. One day there won´t be national teams any more. They will be replaced in the World Cup by club sides. Europe is growing together. At the moment the national team has a high value but the influence of the clubs is getting bigger`. Beckenbauer said that eight years ago. It´s time Fifa acted on those prophetic words: club sides can beat most national teams- Brasilians playing in Europe obviously don´t respond to national sentiment and like many other teams-England included- failed to perform. The success of the Champions League should become the focus for changing the World Cup- starting now.
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... written by Guest,
July 08, 2006
"We need a fight against injustice to really show our supposedly superior moral strength, for me the empire has long gone but the attitude still remains."
Now that's rich!
An empire "worried" about injustices... Are you really serious?
Or do you say that out of well-known empty pomp?
All that "etiquete" while dinning, but eating s**t in the hidden dungeons.
Pasolini discoursed about your types repeatedly.
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... written by Guest,
July 09, 2006
Congratulations !! With all of the media and marketing and money changing hands I would like to congratulate the Jews for winning the 2006 World Cup!!!!!
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Brazil / France !!!! written by Guest,
July 09, 2006
Brazil did not win a match against France since.....1958 !
Cheers !
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When will it end written by Guest,
July 09, 2006
Geez, I sure do hope that this is the LAST article about Brasils performance at the World Cup! They lost...it sucks...no get over it. Thank God for all you poor and middle class Brasilians that Carnival comes every year, your government's support of soccer and Carnival is a way to keep you blind to the hoplesness and despair among the poor in your country.
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... written by Guest,
July 10, 2006
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"Congratulations !! With all of the media and marketing and money changing hands I would like to congratulate the Jews for winning the 2006 World Cup!!!!!"
LMAO...I almost spit my coffee on the floor on that one!
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... written by Guest,
July 10, 2006
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"Geez, I sure do hope that this is the LAST article about Brasils performance at the World Cup! They lost...it sucks...no get over it. Thank God for all you poor and middle class Brasilians that Carnival comes every year, your government's support of soccer and Carnival is a way to keep you blind to the hoplesness and despair among the poor in your country."
Keep hoping bud....we got another one.
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Zen Zidane, Not written by yadda,
July 11, 2006
I guess that zen-like image you had of Zidane was destroyed on Sunday, eh?
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... written by The English are coming!!,
July 18, 2006
Every pub I went to this World Cup had English Fans and Brazilian Fans. The brazilians were loud and boisterous, but very resigned in the lknowledge that their team wasn't looking great throughout. they took the defeat to France with a grain of salt. Upset, Yes. But stil having some sort of fun. Now the English, on the other hand, were down right bitter and demeaning. They acted like a bunch of salty old goats. Without a kind word for anyone else, they sucked down their draughts and spewed all of their lackluster English nonsense all over the pubs. Pompous and indignant is no way to go through life. I hated them all. I drank with the brazilian fans.
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... written by guest is stupid,
July 20, 2006
quote: "Thank God for all you poor and middle class Brasilians that Carnival comes every year, your government's support of soccer and Carnival is a way to keep you blind to the hoplesness and despair among the poor in your country."
what a way to show honor for the sport and its bona fide supporters.why not think of it as a much-needed breakfrom the condition that is gripping the nation.how could you take that small amount of happiness away from these people?.its not about being blind to poverty.its a time where people could forget about certain problems that are gripping their nation.go suck the happiness of people elsewhere.
It wasn't what I was expecting but a final traumatic weekend of losing World Cup football led me on a path of enlightenment here in Brazil. It might sound strange, in fact it definitely does appear slightly out there, but my World Cup experience on the streets and in the bars of São Paulo ended under such adverse circumstances that I was drawn to uncover three important insights of life. 
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Beckenbauer said that eight years ago. It´s time Fifa acted on those prophetic words: club sides can beat most national teams- Brasilians playing in Europe obviously don´t respond to national sentiment and like many other teams-England included- failed to perform.
The success of the Champions League should become the focus for changing the World Cup- starting now.