Italian fan sues World Cup ref

[MLSNHTOWN]

http://espn.go.com/soccer/news/2002/0823/1421910.html

Well I figured this was worth a thread in the world rivalries forum. After all the crap that we Americans take about being lawsuit crazy etc., its a whacked out Euro who sues the referee of the Italy/S.Korea World Cup match. Nice move.

[mr magoo]

Originally posted by MLSNHTOWN
http://espn.go.com/soccer/news/2002/0823/1421910.html

Well I figured this was worth a thread in the world rivalries forum. After all the crap that we Americans take about being lawsuit crazy etc., its a whacked out Euro who sues the referee of the Italy/S.Korea World Cup match. Nice move.

You yanks realy need to learn the europe isnt one big country. He was Italian not Euro. To call him Euro means that he could come from countries such as Sweden, Hungary or Greece and i doubt any people from these countries would be suing a referee from a game their team wasnt even involved in.

[bocatuna]

mmm... a small neo fascist group sueing an Ecuadorean.... mmm... cheap publicity stunt, perhaps?

[casualfan]

Originally posted by mr magoo


To call him Euro means that he could come from countries such as Sweden, Hungary or Greece and i doubt any people from these countries would be suing a referee from a game their team wasnt even involved in.

last time i checked italy was part of europe.

[mr magoo]

read it again and you will understand. a European is sumone that comes from one of 50 countries. you need to narrow it down for his comment to make sense because and englishman wouldnt sue a referee over and italy korea match.

[casualfan]

Originally posted by mr magoo
read it again and you will understand. a European is sumone that comes from one of 50 countries. you need to narrow it down for his comment to make sense because and englishman wouldnt sue a referee over and italy korea match.

he's from italy, that makes him european.

[Capitan Galan]

A spokesman for the prosecutor's office in Rome just told the media they have not
received notice of such lawsuit and most likely it's just publicity.

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by casualfan


he's from italy, that makes him european.

Yes, and a Mexican is from North America, yet I'd still call him a Mexican.

Geography is certainly not the place for broad sweeping generalisations.

[casualfan]

Originally posted by maczebus


Yes, and a Mexican is from North America, yet I'd still call him a Mexican.

Geography is certainly not the place for broad sweeping generalisations.

it's not a generalization, it's a fact, the guy is european.

[Martin Henry]

It would have to be someone from Southern Europe, this wouldn't happen with Scandinavia or England or anywhere in Northern Europe...

It's that Latin temperament...

I can't argue with the fact that that was a game with terrible decisions, all against Italy but that's life...

I got a taxi with an Italian taxi driver just after that game and the taxi driver was positive that money had changed hands, I said "I just thought it was bad refereeing"...

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by casualfan


it's not a generalization, it's a fact, the guy is european.

My god!!
Yes you are correct - well done - he is indeed European.

But for the same reason I shouldn't class a Canadian and a Mexican as the same nationality/race/group - call it what you will, neither should you group all nationalities of Europe together.

We've tried damn hard for many, many centuries to keep the rest of the continental swines at arms length. We don't need Americans to tell us we're just one big Euro-lump.

[casualfan]

Originally posted by maczebus


My god!!
Yes you are correct - well done - he is indeed European.

But for the same reason I shouldn't class a Canadian and a Mexican as the same nationality/race/group - call it what you will, neither should you group all nationalities of Europe together.

We've tried damn hard for many, many centuries to keep the rest of the continental swines at arms length. We don't need Americans to tell us we're just one big Euro-lump.

i'm not american, but thanks for telling ME what I am.

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by casualfan


i'm not american, but thanks for telling ME what I am.

How do you know I wasn't referring to the initial poster on this thread and US posters on others?

Anyway, just don't do it.

[casualfan]

you used my quote and you replied, and it seems no one else has posted here, so it would be safe to assume you were directing your american comment at me..

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by casualfan
you used my quote and you replied, and it seems no one else has posted here, so it would be safe to assume you were directing your american comment at me..

You'll learn that it's never safe to assume anything.

And now we can add assumption making to sweeping generalisations (whether you're American or not) and create a small list of things one ought not to do.

[guri]

THESE EARTHLINGS ARE ALL THE SAME.

STOP IT ALREADY!!!!

[casualfan]

Originally posted by maczebus


You'll learn that it's never safe to assume anything.

And now we can add assumption making to sweeping generalisations (whether you're American or not) and create a small list of things one ought not to do.

hypocritical. you've done these things too, you're human, so don't preach to me what i can or cannot do. and who is to decide what one can or cannot do?

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by casualfan


hypocritical. you've done these things too, you're human, so don't preach to me what i can or cannot do. and who is to decide what one can or cannot do?

Well not me for one.

Read my post, I wasn't ordering you to do anything. I was however, just attempting to push you down the path of righteousness.
Unfortnately (and I've read some of your other posts on other threads) you seem determined to take the path of utter preposterousness.

[jamisont]

Originally posted by casualfan


he's from italy, that makes him european.

what is your point? thats like saying Bin Laden is asian.

[bocatuna]

I'm fairly sure he's Persian or Arabian.