Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged national anthem

Germany v Wales: They think the anthem’s over… it is now!

2008-10-15T22:19:37+00:00

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (extended remix) Just days after Off The Post brought you Harry and Paul's mickey take of obscure little countries with never-ending national anthems, and we spotted this happening in the real world. The Wales players think the anthem is over, the crowd cheers because they think it is over, the commentators think [.

England v Paquador highlights courtesy of Harry and Paul

2008-10-13T08:40:07+00:00

God Save The Queen, the fascist regime Comedians Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse poke fun at the seemingly endless national anthems of some of the national teams England come up against (and also at the disinterested approach of many England players). A timely reminder of why we dropped most of the verses of God Save The [.

Galaxy Tickets on Sale Tomorrow at 10 AM

2008-08-14T23:28:00+00:00

Captain Kansas City and Captain England teamed up last month at BMO Field. They'll be facing off Sept. 13 at Arrowhead.

Alright guys, the moment teeny-boppers and soccer moms alike have been waiting for. Sr. David Beckham will be making his first-ever appearance in Kansas City (injury, yellow-card suspension and a bunch of other things permitting, of course).

My ideal MLS, plus TFC fans being idiots yet again

2008-07-25T15:43:45+00:00

Not too much going on today. Here's what I could find. Canadian fans booed the U.S. National Anthem... big surprise. I choose not to take the Dobbsian route an demand immediate regime change. Look, it isn't news that the TFC fans are meatheads. That kind of behavior certainly doesn't help the group of Canadian cities trying [.

MLS all stars topple mighty Hammers

2008-07-25T06:54:00+00:00

Okay, so beating West Ham -- a team that barely finished in the top half of the Premiership table -- isn't as exciting as, say, Chelsea or Celtic.

But it's still good to see.

Overall the whole day appeared to be a success. A lot of exciting action and goals with the stars in the forefront.

Fire 2, Toronto FC 1: A Supporter's View

2008-07-17T21:55:57+00:00

John Thorrington has become Mr. Clutch for the Chicago Fire.

We all remember his goal in last year's regular season finale against the Los Angeles Galaxy. Well, he delivered again, scoring a stoppage time game-winner to give the Fire a crucial 2-1 home victory against East Rival (and Brian McBride allocation foe) Toronto FC.

"He's Like Ribery Without All the Heaviness"

2008-07-01T21:19:00+00:00

Nice right? Unlike some of the Nike adverts from a few years ago, all of this is actually supposed to be real, un-altered footage. And if that is the case someone needs to sign Frenchman Remi Gaillard ASAFP. Just let stand at the edge of the 18 and have at it...with his accuracy he's gotta hit at least 20% of his tries.

UEFA stunned as Roman Abramovich bids for EURO 2016

2008-06-26T12:56:00+00:00

There was shock today in Zurich as representatives of Chelsea's moneybags owner and Siberian orphan seller, Roman Abramovich, announced his intention to bid for EURO 2016.
It is believed that the bid involves buying the tournament lock, stock and barrel, allowing Abramovich to rename it 'Roman's Euro kickabout 2016', introduce compulsory oversized animal costumes for players and replace sendings off with summary executions, the method of which will be voted on by TV viewers via the red button.

Euro 2008 FAIL of the week: Swiss TV station runs Nazi subtitles under German national anthem

2008-06-20T08:59:00+00:00

Co-hosts upset German neighbours with anthem mix-up A Swiss TV station has apologised for running the words of the Nazi version of Germany's national anthem as subtitles to the current German anthem before their Euro 2008 group match against Austria....

Speaking of fans. . .

2008-06-18T18:34:00+00:00

Apparently Mexico's fans were too loud. Plus, they threw paper.

Frankly, I've always found it a weird custom that some stadiums play the U.S. national anthem at international friendlies where the U.S. isn't involved. Why bother? That equals three anthems when everyone just wants to get the match going.

BRB TCB

2008-06-15T23:00:00+00:00

Barbados 0, USMNT 400 Ok, the final score was only 8-0 Only watched the first five minutes before heading off to work, but that was enough. Clint Dempsey scored inside the first minute when he was totally unmarked, and that was basically that. Actually, it was enough when I didn't see Eddie Johnson standing in the XI for the National Anthem.

The Shame of Being an American…

2008-05-29T14:04:45+00:00

...and listening to our national anthem being tortured by a singer who stretched every syllable to include twenty more notes than Francis Scott Key ever intended. More to the point, wouldn't it have been just a bit more sly and fun if she'd sung "My Country Tis of Thee" instead of The Star-Spangled Banner?