Months later i decide to write again.
This makes me do so.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=223073&cc=4716
It is an unbelievable achievement. I cannot still believe that a "Tortured by America", and torn by civil war country, Iraq, won the Asian cup football tournament. I salute their spirit! Way to go! I hope this is the start of good times for Iraq. Their team is a representation of their national unity. Sunnis shias and Kurds are all present in the team, while their mates are fighting it out against each other back home, they somehow managed to gel together and overcome strong opposition en route this amazing success story. They have beaten Australia, South Korea and Saudi Arabia to win the tournament, i wonder if the players themselves have registered this in their minds! Brilliant, hats off guys! Sometimes a sporting success like this can change the fortunes of a country around, hope it happens with Iraq too!
I'm equally amused by their celebrations! See how happy this guy is... But Iraqis are nuts, they celebrate with gunfire, and someone blew up a car right in the middle of people celebrating, killed 25 people! - I wonder what celebrations are planned for this one... I did read that shooting to the sky has already begun! No more deaths please...
Btw, Abdul, thanks for the two photos! The girl is cute :)
Vanchi - corrected the factual error....
10 comments:
true spirit. i am so impressed and mightily humbled by the sheer feat. what the iraqi football team has achieved is the epitome of what will power and courage.
I salute these iraqi's. Respect to them.
ente thaathaa kutty.. :) :)
That girl in the pic is a prospective wife for Abdul... Got to add that...
entammoooo!!!!
from our chat log "just look at that guys face .... imagine years of war , the pain and sufferings .. and the football team made them smile.. now that's what a game shud be .. that's what a game shud do .. and this is priceless"
:)
Como esta amigo
For the death of those we don’t know
Shall we kneel and say a prayer
They will never know we care
Shall we keep the fires burning
Shall we keep the flames alight
Shall we try to remember
What is wrong and what is right
No more tears, no more tears
If we live for a hundred years
Amigos no more tears
http://bijur.wokaylah.com/2007/07/30/amigos-no-more-tears/
I quote Abdul here...
The killing and the gunfire celebrations are unrelated. 50 were killed when some terrorists tried to blow up a celebrating group.
-vanchi
corrected the factual error...
Some post u two have come up with ! way to go :)
i wish i had watched the game. now i regret it :(
hats off to Iraq, the nation and its people. :)
Why are there 2 Thirus in your blog and both pointing to the same location :-)
TIme to update btw!
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