Posted on 05/08/2010 8:00:12 AM PDT by PghBaldy
London, May 8 (ANI): South African police chief General Bheki Cele in order to avoid a visit by President Barack Obama to the country during the World Cup, is 'praying' that the US football team is knocked out of the tournament.
Briefing on senators on security, General Bheki Cele said that a visit by the US President, which could happen if the team makes the knockout stage, would be a nightmare.
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Maybe they are worried about him claiming Citizenship.
Wonder how may “Republican” soccer players we have on Team US?
Maybe he could stop by his native Kenya instead.
South Africa is more likely to get knocked out of the first round (which has never happened to a host nation) than the United States is.
Which will be the pretext, if any were needed, for another round of bloody rioting.
It’s a nightmare living with him here.
Well, outward expression of patriotism is rare in the western world today, one of the few venues where it is ‘ok’ is on ‘real’ football (not the strange american rules rugby with helmets and protective armor) games rooting for your country.
Sam´s Army and American Outlaws are groops that have been building up a rooting culture for your team and they are dooing a good job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo9qcBrF9jo
Now we just need a little bit of brawl, between them and say british hooligans after a heated game ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyEbLCaJbVE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyVEV9Exuho&feature=related
But General, why should Americans be the only ones who have to live with the nightmare?
Which would happen at the hands of Mexico, which would be pretty funny in itself.
We have England, Algeria, and Slovenia in our group. Just getting out of the first round will be a challenge.
I don’t think Obama is soccer fan we don’t give rat you know about soccer come on if you ask any Americans it mostly Football, Basketball, NASCAR, baseball and others
You should get through - after all 9 of your squad play in England, including Super Frankie Simek here at Sheffield Wednesday.
No better pedigree than that, certainly, but Slovenia's better than their ratings indicate. It'll be close, I'd say.
What say you, Three Lions and Sockeroos in the second round? Shouldn't be challenging, but it'd be tasty.
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