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Mexico beats US - Some chant "Osama"
FrOg
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico - The boos nearly drowned out "The Star-Spangled Banner," and a few dozen fans chanted "Usama! Usama!" as the United States was eliminated by Mexico in Olympic men's soccer qualifying.
A loud anti-American crowd yelled the first name of Usama bin Laden (search), the leader of the Al Qaeda (search) terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks, as Mexico beat the United States 4-0 Tuesday night in the under-23 tournament, claiming a berth in the Athens Olympics (search).
As U.S. players left the stadium for their bus, several fans -- some clutching beers -- chanted "Usama! Usama!"
Police in riot gear held back the crowd and urged people to calm down.
"I think the fans here in Mexico are terrific; I think their patriotism and support of their team is terrific," U.S. coach Glenn Myernick said. "But unless I missed something, not one of them came down on the field and kicked the ball. We were beaten by a better football team tonight, not by the fans."
For Mexico, the game partly avenged a 2-0 loss to the United States in the second round of the 2002 World Cup, a far more important tournament involving national teams.
The U.S. men will miss the Olympics for the first time since 1980 -- when the entire American delegation boycotted the Moscow Games. Mexico also ended the United States' 19-tournament streak of qualifying for every FIFA men's outdoor event, including the World Cup, the Olympics, the World Youth Championship for players under 20 and the Under-17 World Championship.
While both Mexican national television networks broadcast Tuesday's game live in Mexico, there was no television in the United States, where the game was broadcast on closed circuit to about 190 restaurants.
Frog
GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY
A loud anti-American crowd yelled the first name of Usama bin Laden (search), the leader of the Al Qaeda (search) terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks, as Mexico beat the United States 4-0 Tuesday night in the under-23 tournament, claiming a berth in the Athens Olympics (search).
As U.S. players left the stadium for their bus, several fans -- some clutching beers -- chanted "Usama! Usama!"
Police in riot gear held back the crowd and urged people to calm down.
"I think the fans here in Mexico are terrific; I think their patriotism and support of their team is terrific," U.S. coach Glenn Myernick said. "But unless I missed something, not one of them came down on the field and kicked the ball. We were beaten by a better football team tonight, not by the fans."
For Mexico, the game partly avenged a 2-0 loss to the United States in the second round of the 2002 World Cup, a far more important tournament involving national teams.
The U.S. men will miss the Olympics for the first time since 1980 -- when the entire American delegation boycotted the Moscow Games. Mexico also ended the United States' 19-tournament streak of qualifying for every FIFA men's outdoor event, including the World Cup, the Olympics, the World Youth Championship for players under 20 and the Under-17 World Championship.
While both Mexican national television networks broadcast Tuesday's game live in Mexico, there was no television in the United States, where the game was broadcast on closed circuit to about 190 restaurants.
Frog
GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY
Comments
Larry
SEMPER FI MAC, SEMPER FI
We're men. Its our God given right to watch sports and smut" - Al Bundy
NSDQ!
"Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not that I was the last to desert; but that I never deserted her." -President Abraham Lincoln
Lord Lowrider the Loquacious.
Member:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets
She was only a fisherman's daughter,
But when she saw my rod she reeled.
May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.
- General George Patton Jr
Soccer - big deal - the average American woman's college hockey team would kick their sorry butts into a pile of broken pinatas without breaking a nail. If we were beaten in a major sport, I'd care about that part of it, too . . . but soccer?
"There is nothing lower than the human race - except the French." (Mark Twain)
The borders do need to be completely locked if for no other reason than to keep out terrorist. We would enjoy the added benefit of lower public assistance requirements in CA, AZ, NM, and TX.
Will miss TJ, but hey, there's always Miami.
Was it Jack Daniels? [:p]
SHUT DOWN NAFTA![}:)][}:)]
Mad Dog
not etceteretta.)
Wimps play games with their feet.
And you can count one one hand the people in that stadium that would not like to be in the U.S. accepting our welfare, social security,
and any other "bennies" they can suck up.
Do I sound pi$$ed?
Mudge the American
I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!<BR>
Mateomasfeo
"I am what I am!" - Popeye
"You cannot conquer America." -William Pitt, 1777
I would suggest a slight modification: after closing the border and deporting the cousins, inform them---and their government---that any Mexicans entering the country illegally will be shot and left for dead in the desert. Any attempt by the Mexican armed forces to aid illegals in crossing into this country will be considered an act of state-sponsored terrorism, and an overt act of war.
And I agree 1000% with the idea/picture of sealing them up inside their own country and watching them "drown in their own filth and corruption".
Ungreatful scumbags. it's time to take back all the jobs we sent to them via NAFTA.[}:)]
Trinity +++
"Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it."(Proverbs 22:6)
May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.
- General George Patton Jr
Likewise the US and Mexico... All is not skittles and beer. Sooner or later we better face that fact!
Nord
Sounds like it may be time for Operation MEXICAN FREEDOM [}:)][;)][:D]
NSDQ!
"Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not that I was the last to desert; but that I never deserted her." -President Abraham Lincoln
AMEN!!! I'm ready to go[;)] Can I put in a two-year tour PLEASE?[}:)]
SUPPORT THE I.N.S. , THE COUNTRY THEY SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN
As to these scum who who shouted "Osama", I like filling the Rio Grande with piranhas.
NSDQ!
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me."
I disagreed with that sentiment of course, but you can get hurt playing soccer. In fact the worst cheaters I ever played against were Mexicans, now that I think of it.
I am 6-3, so the good thing was, when a little beaner was playing dirty, I could just accidentally run into him and he would fall down. Then he would adjust his attitude about trying to chop down a gringo.
SEMPER FI
SEMPER FI
close the Mexican border? Amen
Rugster
"Toujours Pret"
SEMPER FI MAC, SEMPER FI
Flood the Rio Grande with fresh sea water and stock it with meat eating fishes![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
LMAO[:D][:D][:D]
I'm with this guy[:D]
Frog
GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY
I disagreed with that sentiment of course, but you can get hurt playing soccer. In fact the worst cheaters I ever played against were Mexicans, now that I think of it.
I'm 5'7' (150lbs) and played forward in college. Small guy but due to strong bones, my first and only injury was to a Mexican team; one of them took me out from behind with a slide tackle, tearing two or three ligaments. As I rolled around in pain, the culprit disappeared before I could get a look at who did it (I was steaming pissed[:(!]). No one came up to apologize then nor after the game[:(!][:(!]
Frog
GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY
I got my medial collateral ligament torn up on a dirty slide tackle, missed the rest of the season. But my assailant wasn't Mexican, he was a gringo. In fact, he was the only guy I ever got on the field with who was taller than me.
ok lets close the border
That is the answer! They hate us because we are successful.
How you doin'!
Those who live by the sword will be killed by those who dont. Glyn
Mad Dog
If we are so bad why do paco and the gang put so much effort into trying to get here?
I think we should place macine gun nests on the border. and a sign facing south that says 'try to come here, and you will die.'
Think about the wetbacks as you drive to work in your chevy truck wnere 80% of the components marked 'heche en Mexico.'
without Clinton's nafta deal, these gentlemans wouldn't have been able to afford a ticket to this wussy sport.
JOIN PETA! (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to have a salad and spring water!
worhtless wetback scum. I hope they all die from hunta virus.
If we are so bad why do paco and the gang put so much effort into trying to get here?
I think we should place macine gun nests on the border. and a sign facing south that says 'try to come here, and you will die.'
Think about the wetbacks as you drive to work in your chevy truck wnere 80% of the components marked 'heche en Mexico.'
without Clinton's nafta deal, these gentlemans wouldn't have been able to afford a ticket to this wussy sport.
JOIN PETA! (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to have a salad and spring water!
JOIN PETA! (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to have a salad and spring water!