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Alfonso Cervicé is Italian, and was very pleased with Italy beating England on penalties on Sunday's match.
His English wife and daughter, on the other hand, are not so happy.
I drew this on my lunch break yesterday.
Alfonso Cervicé is Italian, and was very pleased with Italy beating England on penalties on Sunday's match.
His English wife and daughter, on the other hand, are not so happy.
I drew this on my lunch break yesterday.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Doodle
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Sorry, but I admit that I was cheering for Italy. I studied abroad in Italy and went to a soccer match in Rome. I think it was A.S. Roma vs S.S. Lazio . It was a big rivalry. What I noticed though was the differences between the Italian fans and American Football fans.
One thing, was that they had a cheer or chant for everything in the game. From foals, goals, penalty shots, etc. The most striking difference was how the Italians seated them selves compared to Americans. In the USA, fans from different teams will often sit next to each other. There might be some heated words exchanged, but nothing to big. However, in Italy at least at that match, the fans were seperated into blocks. All of the Roma fans were on one side of the stadium, while the Lazio fans were on the other. And the Lazio fans were surrounded by security gaurds .
My friends and I seated ourselves on the Roma side. We had Roma scarfs and flags, so we kind of blended in to the crowded. When Roma scored their first goal everyone stood up, and the man sitting in front of me turned around and hugged me XD. It was alot of fun.
There was another soccer game. It was Roma vs Milan (or was it Naples?). Apparently, tourists were not allowed go, because of the chance of riots occurring. Apparently it was a VERY big rivalry.
One thing, was that they had a cheer or chant for everything in the game. From foals, goals, penalty shots, etc. The most striking difference was how the Italians seated them selves compared to Americans. In the USA, fans from different teams will often sit next to each other. There might be some heated words exchanged, but nothing to big. However, in Italy at least at that match, the fans were seperated into blocks. All of the Roma fans were on one side of the stadium, while the Lazio fans were on the other. And the Lazio fans were surrounded by security gaurds .
My friends and I seated ourselves on the Roma side. We had Roma scarfs and flags, so we kind of blended in to the crowded. When Roma scored their first goal everyone stood up, and the man sitting in front of me turned around and hugged me XD. It was alot of fun.
There was another soccer game. It was Roma vs Milan (or was it Naples?). Apparently, tourists were not allowed go, because of the chance of riots occurring. Apparently it was a VERY big rivalry.
That sounds like a good reason for cheering for Italy (you know, other than just because you want to and all) :) How long were you studying there?
I think when it comes to football/soccer there tends to be more of an intense tribalism behind it all, so both sides can get pretty riled up. Putting them all together would probably not be such a great idea ^^'
Fans in England are just as passionate as any other team, though they also tend to have a bad rep for starting riots in certain matches abroad. Far less so these days, and those that do are in the minority. For the most part things stay pretty chill. Noisy as hell, but in good fun. There's a lot of chanting and singing for the most part. :)
I think when it comes to football/soccer there tends to be more of an intense tribalism behind it all, so both sides can get pretty riled up. Putting them all together would probably not be such a great idea ^^'
Fans in England are just as passionate as any other team, though they also tend to have a bad rep for starting riots in certain matches abroad. Far less so these days, and those that do are in the minority. For the most part things stay pretty chill. Noisy as hell, but in good fun. There's a lot of chanting and singing for the most part. :)
Sorry for the late reply. I was there for one semester, so about five months. One of the best experiences of my life. The college I stayed at was setup to encourage students to explore Rome, (for instance, there was only one television in the entire building, and you could only access internet in the library). It actually worked out great. I got to know some of the Italians in the area, I began speaking a little Italian, so tons of ancient ruins. Went to my first discoteca, music was so loud I could feel the hairs on my head shaking (not a big fan of loud music, but it was a fun experience none the less).
Funny little story. Afterwards when I came back to the USA, I was playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 on xboxlive. Not sure if you played it, but the gist of the game is that the two teams facing each other are split into four man squads. You can only communicate with the people in your squad. I put into a squad with three other people. I noticed that they weren't speaking English, they were speaking Italian. So I started to talk to them in Italian. They were surprised to be talking to an American that knew some Italian . However, they spoke much better English then I did Italian . But we all became friends and were started playing the game together. Next thing we know, we win the match and we were top ranked team. It was awesome .
Funny little story. Afterwards when I came back to the USA, I was playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 on xboxlive. Not sure if you played it, but the gist of the game is that the two teams facing each other are split into four man squads. You can only communicate with the people in your squad. I put into a squad with three other people. I noticed that they weren't speaking English, they were speaking Italian. So I started to talk to them in Italian. They were surprised to be talking to an American that knew some Italian . However, they spoke much better English then I did Italian . But we all became friends and were started playing the game together. Next thing we know, we win the match and we were top ranked team. It was awesome .
Or this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWT0.....eature=related
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I love the range of worried/concentrated expressions on the top panel - still hoping against hope that England will one day win a penalty shootout!
And I'm familiar with this scenario - can you imagine being part of a family, some of whom were born in England and some in Scotland? :) Still, in recent years Scotland have saved themselves the disappointment by failing to qualify...
And I'm familiar with this scenario - can you imagine being part of a family, some of whom were born in England and some in Scotland? :) Still, in recent years Scotland have saved themselves the disappointment by failing to qualify...
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