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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Yes, for entirely specious reasons.Much like all the Welsh I've met that do the same for similarly irrational causes.
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Kroney, Fri 20 Jul 2012, 12:36,
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being anti- England in sportsIs not the same as being anti English.
You do realise this, right? It's a sporting rivalry. I know plenty of Leeds fans who would rather cheer on Gallatasserai (sp?) than Man United. Same thing.
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It's not a sporting rivalry."Rivalry" requires it be a two way deal. The English do not cheer against the Scottish.
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Kroney, Fri 20 Jul 2012, 12:42,
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Indeed, at the Wimbledon final, I imagine a lot of English people were cheering Murray on.(, Fri 20 Jul 2012, 12:45, Reply)
no, it is a rivalry in that we tend to enjoy seeing our bigger and more skilled neighbour lose.I have no beef at all with the English, I have lived and worked in England tor ten years. Having a beef with the people as a whole would be irrational and silly. Sport is just a game remember, and the schadenfreude when, say, Germany beat England at football is immense. I can separate
sporting loyalties from real life.
Just to be clear here: supporting the other team in sporting events is not the same as anti-English xenophobia.
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