Posted by: ssNY June 23, 2006
World Cup is a sad story for USA as in 1998
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Here's a short excerpt from this week's Sports Illustrated. "The Sweet Songs of Soccer" by Rick Reilly. (This article is about the songs fans sing in soccer stadiums, be it for their club teams or for their country.) ... I wish America had a decent chant. Ours is lamer than Members Only jackets. All we have is that crappy old U-S-A! U-S-A! cheer. A stoned ferret could've thought of that one. It's so bad that for the last World Cup, U.S. Soccer held a contest to pick a new official U.S. stadium chant. Out of 1,000 entries, this was the winner: Our legs shall never tire! Our hearts will see us throught! Goasl! Goasl! Goasl! For the red, white and blue! Ugh. Why beat around the bush? Here's my entry: We are Yankees! We are not afraid! You beat us tonight! Thursday, we invade!
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