haha..thanks john but I'm one of the very very very few that can actually be out obbing on game night...luckily soccer not my thing anymore since the malaysia cup many years ago..heh hehjohnteh wrote: Rich, watch world cup at Pub will be fun especially with beer haha..
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World Cup 2006 in Germany
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Hi @alllweixing wrote:Hi,One simple reason: It's more fun and better to earn other country money... ha ha haMuch people was angry why we could not buy the cards
By the way Robert, you can alway go and watch the RoboCup 2006 (Robotic World Cup) from 14 Jun 2006 to 20 Jun 2006 in Bremen, Germany: http://www.robocup2006.org/
From simulation league, small size league, middle size league, four-legged league and humaniod league... it should be quite fun also...
Have a nice day.
here a link direct to the RoboCup presentation, wehere you find a lot of videos and informations
http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/10/ ... 62,00.html
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I enjoy watching great games that reflect true sportmanship. I only watch 3 games for world cup 2006, including the England drama and the French drama.
I must say I have poor sample size.,but the 3 games show me that this world cup is a drama of a few nation fight for fame and prizes at all cost. It is more commercial and money-oriented than a game that suppose to promote fair, peace and true sportmanship.
Football is more like horse racing nowadays. I don't bet on any game btw.
I must say I have poor sample size.,but the 3 games show me that this world cup is a drama of a few nation fight for fame and prizes at all cost. It is more commercial and money-oriented than a game that suppose to promote fair, peace and true sportmanship.
Football is more like horse racing nowadays. I don't bet on any game btw.
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To our Germany friend,
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'Germany talks the language of football'
8 July 2006
by FIFAworldcup.com
Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, was in Berlin on Friday to see the unveiling of the official emblem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Here he reflects on why observing events at the FIFA World Cup in Germany has left the UN green with envy.
Today is an exciting day for all speakers of the universal languages of football as the emblem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has been unveiled. The United Nations fully relies on this language as it promotes fair play, which is the blueprint to build a better world. After all, in 2005 at the World Summit the sport was described as a mean to foster peace and development.
The World Cup makes us in the UN green with envy. As the pinnacle of the only truly global game, played in every country by every race and religion, it is one of the few phenomena as universal as the United Nations. You could even say it's more universal. FIFA has 207 members; we have only 191. But there are far better reasons to be envious.
First, the World Cup is an event in which everybody knows where their team stands, and what it did to get there. They know who scored and how and in what minute of the game; they know who missed the open goal; they know who saved the penalty. I wish we had more of that sort of competition in the family of nations. Countries openly vying for the best standing in the table of respect for human rights, and trying to outdo one another in child survival rates or enrolment in secondary education.
Second, the World Cup is an event which everybody on the planet loves talking about. People sitting in cafés, anywhere from Buenos Aires to Beijing, debating the finer points of games endlessly, and expressing themselves on the subject with as much clarity as passion. Normally tongue-tied teenagers suddenly becoming eloquent, confident, and dazzlingly analytical experts.
I wish we had more of that sort of conversation in the world at large. Citizens consumed by the topic of how their country could do better on the Human Development Index, or in reducing the number of carbon emissions or new HIV infections.
Third, the World Cup is an event which takes place on a level playing field, where every country has a chance to participate on equal terms. Only two commodities matter in this game: talent and team work. I wish we had more levellers like that in the global arena. Free and fair exchanges without the interference of subsidies, barriers or tariffs. Every country getting a real chance to field its strengths on the world stage.
Fourth, the World Cup is an event which illustrates the benefits of cross-pollination between peoples and countries. More and more national teams now welcome coaches from other countries, who bring new ways of thinking and playing. The same goes for the increasing number of players who, between World Cups, represent clubs away from home. They inject new qualities into their new team, grow from the experience, and are able to contribute even more to their home side when they return. I wish it were equally plain for all to see that human migration in general can create triple wins - for migrants, for their countries of origin, and for the societies that receive them.
For any country, playing in the World Cup is a matter of profound national pride. For countries qualifying for the first time, such as my native Ghana, it is a badge of honour. For those who are doing so after years of adversity, such as Angola, it provides a sense of national renewal. And for those who are currently riven by conflict, like Côte d’Ivoire, but whose World Cup team is a unique and powerful symbol of national unity, it inspires nothing less than the hope of national rebirth.
But Germany is the real winner of this World Cup. Even if the team did not reach the Final, they had already won as this was the best World Cup ever and united the German nation behind a glorious effort. Germany can truly talk the language of football.
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http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060708/1/8niu.html
PS: Let’s just hope that Klinsmann will give the green light and continue to stay as coach to guide the young blooming national team soon.
Cheers,
- ALPiNe
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'Germany talks the language of football'
8 July 2006
by FIFAworldcup.com
Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, was in Berlin on Friday to see the unveiling of the official emblem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Here he reflects on why observing events at the FIFA World Cup in Germany has left the UN green with envy.
Today is an exciting day for all speakers of the universal languages of football as the emblem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has been unveiled. The United Nations fully relies on this language as it promotes fair play, which is the blueprint to build a better world. After all, in 2005 at the World Summit the sport was described as a mean to foster peace and development.
The World Cup makes us in the UN green with envy. As the pinnacle of the only truly global game, played in every country by every race and religion, it is one of the few phenomena as universal as the United Nations. You could even say it's more universal. FIFA has 207 members; we have only 191. But there are far better reasons to be envious.
First, the World Cup is an event in which everybody knows where their team stands, and what it did to get there. They know who scored and how and in what minute of the game; they know who missed the open goal; they know who saved the penalty. I wish we had more of that sort of competition in the family of nations. Countries openly vying for the best standing in the table of respect for human rights, and trying to outdo one another in child survival rates or enrolment in secondary education.
Second, the World Cup is an event which everybody on the planet loves talking about. People sitting in cafés, anywhere from Buenos Aires to Beijing, debating the finer points of games endlessly, and expressing themselves on the subject with as much clarity as passion. Normally tongue-tied teenagers suddenly becoming eloquent, confident, and dazzlingly analytical experts.
I wish we had more of that sort of conversation in the world at large. Citizens consumed by the topic of how their country could do better on the Human Development Index, or in reducing the number of carbon emissions or new HIV infections.
Third, the World Cup is an event which takes place on a level playing field, where every country has a chance to participate on equal terms. Only two commodities matter in this game: talent and team work. I wish we had more levellers like that in the global arena. Free and fair exchanges without the interference of subsidies, barriers or tariffs. Every country getting a real chance to field its strengths on the world stage.
Fourth, the World Cup is an event which illustrates the benefits of cross-pollination between peoples and countries. More and more national teams now welcome coaches from other countries, who bring new ways of thinking and playing. The same goes for the increasing number of players who, between World Cups, represent clubs away from home. They inject new qualities into their new team, grow from the experience, and are able to contribute even more to their home side when they return. I wish it were equally plain for all to see that human migration in general can create triple wins - for migrants, for their countries of origin, and for the societies that receive them.
For any country, playing in the World Cup is a matter of profound national pride. For countries qualifying for the first time, such as my native Ghana, it is a badge of honour. For those who are doing so after years of adversity, such as Angola, it provides a sense of national renewal. And for those who are currently riven by conflict, like Côte d’Ivoire, but whose World Cup team is a unique and powerful symbol of national unity, it inspires nothing less than the hope of national rebirth.
But Germany is the real winner of this World Cup. Even if the team did not reach the Final, they had already won as this was the best World Cup ever and united the German nation behind a glorious effort. Germany can truly talk the language of football.
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http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060708/1/8niu.html
PS: Let’s just hope that Klinsmann will give the green light and continue to stay as coach to guide the young blooming national team soon.
Cheers,
- ALPiNe
Re: World Cup 2006 in Germany
Hi Robert,
And on that Saturday night after Germany won 3-1 over Portugal, how the two soccer team players shook hands and hugged one another, how some fans cheered and celebrated in ecstasy while other fans brimmed with tears in dismay, and how rivals in the sport became close friends overnight as they embraced each other and offer kind words of encouragement, that soccer match was taken to an emotional high so sky high, which later ended with a fireworks celebration.
In the words of Former No.1 goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, “It was one of the most emotional, if not the most emotional, moments I can remember” in this 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™.
Cheers,
- ALPiNe
Certainly, you guys have achieved what you all had wanted to, and had done so excellently not only in providing a wonderful hospitality to the foreigners, but also in having the openness to embrace people of different colour and cultures. Although having only mostly second-hand information (sadly, the TV in my home is still the cheapest access to the Fifa World Cup), positive feedbacks of Germany from Scolari, British PM Tony Blair and the UN are sufficient enough to paint a clear picture of what might be install for one who has never been to the country. For the host country, ultimately, the championship lies with its people for their positive responses towards others of a different nationality.HoO_Germany wrote: We in Germany want to show all the world what hospitalbe we are and not only me but a lot of people I know are happy to distribute the World Cup 2006
And on that Saturday night after Germany won 3-1 over Portugal, how the two soccer team players shook hands and hugged one another, how some fans cheered and celebrated in ecstasy while other fans brimmed with tears in dismay, and how rivals in the sport became close friends overnight as they embraced each other and offer kind words of encouragement, that soccer match was taken to an emotional high so sky high, which later ended with a fireworks celebration.
In the words of Former No.1 goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, “It was one of the most emotional, if not the most emotional, moments I can remember” in this 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™.
Cheers,
- ALPiNe
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