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[14th Jul. 2010 • 22:14] |
If you've been following the post-tournament news, you've probably already heard about the Great Gay German Conspiracy (tm) plus Captaingate, but if you don't follow ~loewsmiserables you probably missed this article that sums up the Germany NT in this WC in the context of some of its wider issues. I thought it was a good read. Check it! Do we have anyone on Team Lahm or Team Ballack? ETA: LOL anyone at all on Team Ballack? Bueller? Bueller? Mueller?
In South Africa, the German national team surprised the world by playing unusually attractive football. With their flair, selfless team spirit and different ethnic backgrounds, they were ambassadors of a new Germany.
Two weeks ago, shortly before midnight in Durban, where Germany would later lose to Spain, I encountered two white men and a black woman in a hotel elevator. The two men were wearing England jerseys, and the woman was scantily clad. It had been a long day of football, and the Englishmen had apparently started drinking beer early on. That day, I had watched the Netherlands wrestle down Slovakia at the magnificent stadium in Durban, and I later saw Brazil defeat Chile in the fan park on the beach. I was ready for bed. The trio in the elevator couldn't decide whether to get off or stay on. Finally, one of the men jumped out and pulled the woman with him, while the second man and I continued riding the elevator upward. He was teetering precariously and fell on his backpack between the third and fourth floors.
"Where are you from?" he asked from his position on the floor.
"Germany," I replied. "Sorry, I know it was a goal."
"Oh, to hell with the goal," the man said. "Your guys were better. Faster. We brought along a bunch of slow, lazy stars. Terry, Lampard. They're not that enthusiastic anymore. Your guys were really good. I don't know how you did it. But it was really very good."
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