Astrology in the World Cup

by user Andersed

Just heard on ABC: the French coach is such a believer in astrology that he refused to have any Scorpios on the roster and just two Leos. There's litle word on whether he plans to write an astrology column for Sports Illustrated or ESPN the Magazine after the World Cup.

Why hasn't this been a bigger story? The two teams in the final (won by Italy) are embroiled in a gambling scandal (Italy) and are coached by Miss Cleo (France)?

A final random thought as I watch: how do referees and players communicate with all of these different languages?

Fabio Grosso. Chew on that.

Date

Sun 07/09/06, 10:42 am EST

ChristofMVP

1239 days ago

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Instead of worrying about Astrology, the Italian coach should have been praying a novena.

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Patrickburke1980All-American

1239 days ago

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who was left off the roster due to this?

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Patrickburke1980All-American

1239 days ago

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how do referees and players communicate with all of these different languages? --All World Cup referrals are required to speak English, and are usually fluent in a few different languages.

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1239 days ago

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Everybody knows that the more Leos you have, the more egos you have to massage...alos Scorpios are sneaky and secretive... I don't blame them making such logical decisions. I'll bet the coach is a Pisces

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1239 days ago

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no, I am a Libra

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JuTMSY4Legend

1239 days ago

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i guess i can never play for team italy...alas...i can't dive either...

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AndersedJV Squad

1239 days ago

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well i totally screwed up - it's the french coach. that's what I get for perusing ArmchairGm while watching a game on TV. here's a link to an article about it: http://sport...mp;type=lgns

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

1238 days ago

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Aw man, the French are already too easy to make fun of...

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Anonymous Fanatic #1

1238 days ago

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Eh was critcized by the press for leaving Robert Pires (Aresenal), Ludovic Giuly (Barcelona) and Nicolas Anelka (Fenerbache). I think pires is a scorpio.

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