So what's the team supporting rules for int'l sports events?

haffajappa

Is it all or none? Or do you believe you can share your love between 2 or even 3 countries?

With the World Cup around the corner, I find myself in this predicament every 4 years.
Here's the thing for me anyways, when it comes to hockey its obvious who I route for... but only our women qualify in soccer/football, so its always Japan and England when its world cup time. I've had some people tell me, I've gotta choose... But I just ride on the benefits of being a halfer. Everything goes fine as long as they're not up against each other (and until they get knocked out, of course)

And then the Baseball World Classic comes along and you just hope Canada doesn't get scheduled against Japan... Even though its usually straight up Japan for me in that tournament (i-chi-ro! i-chi-ro!)

So is it complete blasphemy?
I dno...

Digital Twilight

A lot of people seem to have 'a back up team'

3 or 4 is just wierd :?

The Juggler

sounds like this should be a topic of discussion here:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=121118&hilit=+fraud

haffajappa

The Jeagler wrote:

sounds like this should be a topic of discussion here:
http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... lit=+fraud

how dare HOW DARE
you know my racial background... you know i'm morally torn.

and i NEVER put my own name on the back of my jersey (a pet peeve of mine for sure!!)
tho i could do it on my Japan jersey and no one would know...

The Juggler

haffajappa wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

sounds like this should be a topic of discussion here:
http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... lit=+fraud

how dare HOW DARE
you know my racial background... you know i'm morally torn.

and i NEVER put my own name on the back of my jersey (a pet peeve of mine for sure!!)
tho i could do it on my Japan jersey and no one would know...

hahaha....let me be clear, i am in now way insinuating that you are a fraud HALFFAJAPP!

i am merely trying to point you in a direction to a possible answer of your question...lots of good info in that thread

haffajappa

The Jeagler wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

sounds like this should be a topic of discussion here:
http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... lit=+fraud

how dare HOW DARE
you know my racial background... you know i'm morally torn.

and i NEVER put my own name on the back of my jersey (a pet peeve of mine for sure!!)
tho i could do it on my Japan jersey and no one would know...

hahaha....let me be clear, i am in now way insinuating that you are a fraud HALFFAJAPP!

i am merely trying to point you in a direction to a possible answer of your question...lots of good info in that thread

lol i know i actually love that thread
its toooo true.

Heineken Helen

nothin wrong with that halfa... I usually pick two teams (usually cos Ireland isn't in it) and stick with them. I've only really one this year cos I don't like football anymore... but I got Brazil in the work sweepstake so I'll go for them. Other than that it's anyone but England

catefrances

Heineken Helen wrote:

nothin wrong with that halfa... I usually pick two teams (usually cos Ireland isn't in it) and stick with them. I've only really one this year cos I don't like football anymore... but I got Brazil in the work sweepstake so I'll go for them. Other than that it's anyone but England

1. australia
2. ireland/new zealand... depends whos in.

81

you root for your country. period. if you are bi country, then you can root for those two. anything beyond that is bandwagon at best, fraud at worst

mickeyrat

You are haffa are you not? Fuck em anyway , like who you like. Cheer for the ones close to your heart. nobody elses business!!

South of Seattle

81 wrote:

you root for your country. period. if you are bi country, then you can root for those two. anything beyond that is bandwagon at best, fraud at worst

Yep.

As a mutt I get to root for the U.S.A, Thailand, Sweden, and Bavaria/Poland.

So I guess that means I root for the U.S.A. and next would be Das Germans.

Gary Carter

catefrances wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

nothin wrong with that halfa... I usually pick two teams (usually cos Ireland isn't in it) and stick with them. I've only really one this year cos I don't like football anymore... but I got Brazil in the work sweepstake so I'll go for them. Other than that it's anyone but England

1. australia
2. ireland/new zealand... depends whos in.

is australia ever in anything


i root for usa and ireland

Johnny Abruzzo

Heineken Helen - I hope your name isn't from that foul-tasting beer. :shock:

I root for USA & Italy. I'm of Abruzzese descent, and I've been to Italy 8 times. I'm rooting for them. Deal with it, whoever wants to post some list of sports-rooting rules. Oh yea - guess who's still defending World Cup Champs! The team is probably too old, but they know how to win.

I was very happy to see USA get that draw against Gli Azzurri in 2006. That was the only non-PK goal vs. Italia in the whole tourney.

Oh yeah, one more thing - the day after the win over France was clearly in my top 5 hangovers.

Forza Italia!

haffajappa

South of Seattle wrote:

81 wrote:

you root for your country. period. if you are bi country, then you can root for those two. anything beyond that is bandwagon at best, fraud at worst

Yep.

As a mutt I get to root for the U.S.A, Thailand, Sweden, and Bavaria/Poland.

So I guess that means I root for the U.S.A. and next would be Das Germans.

What! Are those the rules?
Well my chances are pretty good with Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland, Italy, and Japan!!

Heineken Helen

haffajappa wrote:

What! Are those the rules?
Well my chances are pretty good with Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland, Italy, and Japan!!

Nah, you're still fucked

Johnny, nope, I was named after the ancient river Heineken that flows from mount Heineken in the Chinese Heineken province What the fuck do you think??? :roll:

The Juggler

81 wrote:

you root for your country. period. if you are bi country, then you can root for those two. anything beyond that is bandwagon at best, fraud at worst

correct. i believe it is also acceptable to root for the team of your ethnic decent.

so i will be rooting for usa...but if italy does well, i will be happy too.

so, in reality, metsfan is not a fraud for pulling for usa...and ireland. i think we have crossed into some kind parallel universe



these are the rules people. you must abide by them.

Johnny Abruzzo

Heineken Helen wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

What! Are those the rules?
Well my chances are pretty good with Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland, Italy, and Japan!!

Nah, you're still fucked

Johnny, nope, I was named after the ancient river Heineken that flows from mount Heineken in the Chinese Heineken province What the fuck do you think??? :roll:

Cool - good to know!

Heineken Helen

The Jeagler wrote:

correct. i believe it is also acceptable to root for the team of your ethnic decent.

so i will be rooting for usa...but if italy does well, i will be happy too.

so, in reality, metsfan is not a fraud for pulling for usa...and ireland. i think we have crossed into some kind parallel universe



these are the rules people. you must abide by them.

IF... and only if... you're a rule abiding kinda person If not, you must do whatever the fuck you believe is the thing to be done! :twisted:

The Juggler

Heineken Helen wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

correct. i believe it is also acceptable to root for the team of your ethnic decent.

so i will be rooting for usa...but if italy does well, i will be happy too.

so, in reality, metsfan is not a fraud for pulling for usa...and ireland. i think we have crossed into some kind parallel universe



these are the rules people. you must abide by them.

IF... and only if... you're a rule abiding kinda person If not, you must do whatever the fuck you believe is the thing to be done! :twisted:

point taken...however if you do not abide, you run the risk of being a sports fan fraud.

catefrances

metsfan wrote:

catefrances wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

nothin wrong with that halfa... I usually pick two teams (usually cos Ireland isn't in it) and stick with them. I've only really one this year cos I don't like football anymore... but I got Brazil in the work sweepstake so I'll go for them. Other than that it's anyone but England

1. australia
2. ireland/new zealand... depends whos in.

is australia ever in anything


i root for usa and ireland

anything that counts mets.

Gary Carter

The Jeagler wrote:

81 wrote:

you root for your country. period. if you are bi country, then you can root for those two. anything beyond that is bandwagon at best, fraud at worst

correct. i believe it is also acceptable to root for the team of your ethnic decent.

so i will be rooting for usa...but if italy does well, i will be happy too.

so, in reality, metsfan is not a fraud for pulling for usa...and ireland. i think we have crossed into some kind parallel universe



these are the rules people. you must abide by them.

81

The Jeagler wrote:

so, in reality, metsfan is not a fraud

whoooaaaa....lets not get to far ahead of ourselves here. if you can't name the city in which your favorite teams stadium is located, you might be a fraud.

Wobbie

what is this "world cup" of which you speak?? :?

81

imalive wrote:

what is this "world cup" of which you speak?? :?

i think it's a sailing event.

pjfan31

metsfan wrote:

is australia ever in anything


i root for usa and ireland

Hey!!! Australia is awesome.

I support Australia all the way.

Usually, in the soccer world cup I have a soft spot for Germany cause my God-father is from there, but now Aust is versing them in the first game, fuck em. Plus my god-father is supporting Aust in that match.

Come on Aussie

Wobbie

81 wrote:

imalive wrote:

what is this "world cup" of which you speak?? :?

i think it's a sailing event.

in that case, I'm pulling for dennis conner!

The Juggler

81 wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

so, in reality, metsfan is not a fraud

whoooaaaa....lets not get to far ahead of ourselves here. if you can't name the city in which your favorite teams stadium is located, you might be a fraud.

i am solely talking about world cup soccer here

The Juggler

imalive wrote:

81 wrote:

imalive wrote:

what is this "world cup" of which you speak?? :?

i think it's a sailing event.

in that case, I'm pulling for dennis conner!

dennis conner! wow that is old school

dunkman

support who you want at the World Cup if your own nation isnt in it.

I will be supporting Argentina as usual... and Spain also.

I also won't be supporting USA but that's nothing to do with their team, which is actually pretty good.. it's because of their countryman's reluctance to acknowledge football as the world's biggest sport... and also that the world cup is the worlds biggest sporting event and yet they claim not to have heard of it... :?

for shame. for shame. :oops: :oops:

chadwick

dunkman wrote:

support who you want at the World Cup if your own nation isnt in it.

I will be supporting Argentina as usual... and Spain also.

I also won't be supporting USA but that's nothing to do with their team, which is actually pretty good.. it's because of their countryman's reluctance to acknowledge football as the world's biggest sport... and also that the world cup is the worlds biggest sporting event and yet they claim not to have heard of it... :?

for shame. for shame. :oops: :oops:

the biggest sporting event in the world is kicking Scotsmen in the shins while wearing iron shoes.
btw, hey cock prick, did you & your family plant a tree this weekend?

dunkman

chadwick wrote:

dunkman wrote:

support who you want at the World Cup if your own nation isnt in it.

I will be supporting Argentina as usual... and Spain also.

I also won't be supporting USA but that's nothing to do with their team, which is actually pretty good.. it's because of their countryman's reluctance to acknowledge football as the world's biggest sport... and also that the world cup is the worlds biggest sporting event and yet they claim not to have heard of it... :?

for shame. for shame. :oops: :oops:

the biggest sporting event in the world is kicking Scotsmen in the shins while wearing iron shoes.
btw, hey cock prick, did you & your family plant a tree this weekend?

I planted 14 trees on Saturday... then, as we were relaxing, we watched some hippies enter the forest near my place so I ended up assassinating 15 pine trees just so i could watch them cry their own faces clean.

as for the kicking me in the shins game.. i have to admit i'm quite in to it.. we don't wear padding unlike you americans over there... I watched a bit of the Superbowl last time... the last time I seen anything wearing that much padding was when i saw a hemophiliac elephant on its period.