The Mailbox is here and everybody is loving this World Cup...and it just got better with the Ronaldo benching.
with his performances. May he continue to play well.Ryan BI proudly hang my hat on the Messi side of the Ronaldo/Messi debate, and I’ve been loving the self-inflicted self-destruction of Cristiano in the past months. I read a lot this week about the obsequiousness of the BBC pundits over Messi in the Argentina vs Australia game on Saturday. It was quite extensive, but at least Messi carried the team to victory in the game.
So with this as a backdrop, the Brazilian players’ dances for each goal are partly an expression of support for Vini Jr, and for a country where dance is, without falling back on stereotypes, a part of the culture. To pick even the most famous examples, Samba is an expression of Afro-Brazilian culture with its roots in Congolese and Angolan dance/music. And Capoeira blended dance, self-defence, the maintenance of African spirituality and culture, and defiance against slavery .
So unfortunately for Pedro Bravo, Roy Keane and Simon Jordan, as long as Vini Jr and Brazil keep scoring, they will keep dancing.We all know the saying, old man shouting at trees, but how old do you have to be, to have an issue with dancing. I mean, there is a whole industry around it, people make a living off of it. I mean, this isn’t a new concept, people dance all the time, all over the world and it’s usually when they are happy, or proud, or have achieved something.
The NFL tried to limit orchestrated celebration a few years ago, and had to back down, and it came down to the time it’s allowed. I can understand that. Players want to celebrate, they however can’t go and do a musical, celebrate within reasonable time, in a respectful manner . All good and everyone can go home happy. To be all sour grapes, because a team is celebrating a goal tells me you shouldn’t even be watching the sport, let alone commentating on it.
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