Slog - Comments on Field of History http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history We must never forget that a large number of the slaves America used to pick cotton for nothing came from Ghana. It's certainly something that cannot be excluded from the context of Ghana's World Cup match victory over USA last Tuesday. Very few sports activate the forces of history like football.... Copyright 2007 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:10:41 -0800 Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:55:57 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Serene I think I actually leapt out of my seat when I read that Ghana won yesterday. Not because I necessarily care all that much about soccer but because you gotta love a good underdog story. And in light of the brief summation of history you gave, the more wins the better.

]]> Serene http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380433 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380433 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:17:27 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale And, something I didn't know about Ghana until I saw players crossing themselves, subbing in and out of the game yesterday: 63% Christian.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380469 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380469 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:40:00 -0800 Comment by Religion Sucks All religion sucks. I used to like this soccer team, then I found out they are Christians. All Christians are stupid and they are the reason the world is so fucked up.


Don't bother watching Christians play soccer and cross themselves. There are better things on TV.

]]> Religion Sucks http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380471 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380471 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:44:10 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I was just surprised, I didn't cross myself when I realized it; don't worry RS - I think it's the Raelians that are in charge, right?

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380519 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380519 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:22:21 -0800 Comment by ahura I'm pro Ghana but man they sure do flop a lot.
Hey "Religion Sucks" get over it.

]]> ahura http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380533 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380533 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:33:47 -0800 Comment by chris remember, a lot of those slaves were sold by chiefs in ghana too. black americans don't owe shit to the people who sold them out.

]]> chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380544 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380544 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:38:09 -0800 Comment by brad Christian male athletes who oppress their wives and girlfriends are not heroes. Even if their girlfriend was raped, these men would refuse to allow and abortion. Hero? I think not.

]]> brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380669 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380669 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:53:46 -0800 Comment by Aexia That penalty at the end of the half was still bullshit though.

]]> Aexia http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380675 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380675 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:00:02 -0800 Comment by Gomez Realistically, the US was way overrated, and they didn't have a serious chance of getting beyond group play. The loss to Ghana, which BTW is a better team, was a reality check. Good for Ghana, and good for the US being put in their place.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380736 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380736 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:49:51 -0800 Comment by Buchanan for Prez It's called soccer. The rest of the world will come around, or not. Who cares what they think.


Speaking of caring, what does "something that cannot be excluded from the context" mean?


BTW, does Ghana have any white players?

]]> Buchanan for Prez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380758 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c380758 History Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:20:27 -0800 Comment by prince_fan I overheard that USA is ranked #5 by FIFA? Huh?
This time around, they played pretty decent and that penalty was a really bad call IMO.

]]> prince_fan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c381793 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c381793 History Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:18:17 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Our FIFA ranking is due to a ludicrous CONCACAF multiplier that gives us 95% of the credit you get from playing Italy to games against Aruba and Montserrat. It's a political ploy to interest rich Americans in FIFA; Brazilians and Germans don't give a shit what their FIFA ranking is.

The US played like crap, and that penalty didn't make any difference -- they needed a win, not a draw. Ghana earned it. Here's hoping for a miracle against Brazil, and mass firings in American Soccer.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c382018 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c382018 History Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:33:25 -0800 Comment by Christians Suck These Christian idiots lost their match. All Christians are the oppressors. Please stop promoting them.

]]> Christians Suck http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c384209 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/feild_of_history#c384209 History Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:34:27 -0800 Comment by poker
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