Posted on 01/27/2009 2:51:38 PM PST by MplsSteve
A Mexican sports daily is pinning its hopes of beating the United States in a World Cup qualifying match on voodoo — with help from a U.S-based electronics chain. An advertisement in the sports daily Record on Tuesday invited fans to clip coupons and redeem them at their local Radio Shack store for a voodoo-doll likeness of a U.S. player. The hope was that a little black magic might help Mexico break a decade of futility on the road versus its northern neighbor.
"Help end the losing streak so Mexico advances," the ad read.
An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll in a U.S. jersey that was bruised, crying out in pain, leaking stuffing, and stuck with pushpins.
"We imagine a group of young people gathered around the TV supporting Mexico and applying punishments to our rivals so that the team can qualify," Record said in a statement.
Daniel Paz, marketing manager for the newspaper, told The Associated Press the promotion was a lighthearted attempt to make next month's rivalry game more enjoyable for fans.
"It's a toy," Paz said. "There's no intention of being anything serious."
The press office of Radio Shack in Fort Worth, Texas, did not immediately return phone calls and e-mails seeking comment, but the company's Mexico office confirmed its participation.
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But as I read the article, I started thinking "Maybe the use of voodoo dolls is a little weird but it seems to be more in humor than anything else."
Comments or opinions - anyone?
If El Tri needs voodoo to beat our guys, they’re in deep doodoo.
“An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll in a U.S. jersey that was bruised, crying out in pain, leaking stuffing, and stuck with pushpins.”
Just the kind of folks we should welcome with open arms, subprime mortgages, welfare, jobs, free medical and education.
You can tell they just LOVE us! Most of the time they chant ‘Saddam!’ when we play down there.
If you’d ever been in the crowd at a US v. Mexico soccer game, you’d know that the Voodoo dolls are a minor infraction compared to the stuff that goes on.
Yeah, the first thought in my head was third-world mentality for third-world citizens...
“Go do that voodoo that you do so well!”
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The game is starting NOW.
Only an act of God would stop both the USA and Mexico from qualifying for the World Cup. The top three advance, with the fourth-place team facing a South American team for a spot in South Africa.
Guess the voodoo didn’t work. 2-0 USA!!!!
I watched the last 15 minutes of the game. Good to see the US win!
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