The radio babbles about the unprecedented conduct of a football player,
but it's far from the worst case of its kind.

Over a decade ago I was often in a bar watching an American TV channel
which showed soccer matches, usually between European teams as I
remember.

There's a huge amount of money in American football, so it was never
surprising when a lot of effort was put into rubbishing soccer (which
at that time was showing signs of becoming more popular over there).

So they really enjoyed bringing viewers shots of players falling,
apparently injured, when the TV cameras had clearly showed that no
other player had done anything to them.

But the most astonishing clip was one which showed a young player
biting another player *in the crotch*.

My mind has boggled ever since.


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All that is gold does not glister / Not all who wander are lost

"Windmill" wrote in message
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The radio babbles about the unprecedented conduct of a football player,
but it's far from the worst case of its kind.

Over a decade ago I was often in a bar watching an American TV channel
which showed soccer matches, usually between European teams as I
remember.

There's a huge amount of money in American football, so it was never
surprising when a lot of effort was put into rubbishing soccer (which
at that time was showing signs of becoming more popular over there).

So they really enjoyed bringing viewers shots of players falling,
apparently injured, when the TV cameras had clearly showed that no
other player had done anything to them.

But the most astonishing clip was one which showed a young player
biting another player *in the crotch*.

My mind has boggled ever since.


All sportsmen are cavemen.

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:44:08 GMT, lid
(Windmill) wrote:


But the most astonishing clip was one which showed a young player
biting another player *in the crotch*.


Just catching up on his meat and two veg.


--
AnthonyL

Mr Pounder wrote:
"Windmill" wrote in message
...
The radio babbles about the unprecedented conduct of a football
player, but it's far from the worst case of its kind.

Over a decade ago I was often in a bar watching an American TV
channel which showed soccer matches, usually between European teams
as I remember.

There's a huge amount of money in American football, so it was never
surprising when a lot of effort was put into rubbishing soccer (which
at that time was showing signs of becoming more popular over there).

So they really enjoyed bringing viewers shots of players falling,
apparently injured, when the TV cameras had clearly showed that no
other player had done anything to them.

But the most astonishing clip was one which showed a young player
biting another player *in the crotch*.

My mind has boggled ever since.


All sportsmen are cavemen.

However, not all cavemen are sportsmen

--
Adam

On 22/04/2013 18:44, Windmill wrote:
The radio babbles about the unprecedented conduct of a football player,
but it's far from the worst case of its kind.

Over a decade ago I was often in a bar watching an American TV channel
which showed soccer matches, usually between European teams as I
remember.

There's a huge amount of money in American football, so it was never
surprising when a lot of effort was put into rubbishing soccer (which
at that time was showing signs of becoming more popular over there).

So they really enjoyed bringing viewers shots of players falling,
apparently injured, when the TV cameras had clearly showed that no
other player had done anything to them.

But the most astonishing clip was one which showed a young player
biting another player *in the crotch*.

My mind has boggled ever since.

Boggle away: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es0Oid0G4qc

--
David

On 22/04/2013 18:44, Windmill wrote:
The radio babbles about the unprecedented conduct of a football player,
but it's far from the worst case of its kind.

Over a decade ago I was often in a bar watching an American TV channel
which showed soccer matches, usually between European teams as I
remember.

There's a huge amount of money in American football, so it was never
surprising when a lot of effort was put into rubbishing soccer (which
at that time was showing signs of becoming more popular over there).

So they really enjoyed bringing viewers shots of players falling,
apparently injured, when the TV cameras had clearly showed that no
other player had done anything to them.

But the most astonishing clip was one which showed a young player
biting another player *in the crotch*.

My mind has boggled ever since.


I'd be very wary of biting anyone or anything still alive, if only
because I'd be worried about breaking my teeth.

I suppose my molars and canines would be strong enough, but incisor
teeth look pretty fragile to me. They don't look sturdy enough to bite
anything with significant strength that is still moving.

MrWeld MrWeld writes:

I'd be very wary of biting anyone or anything still alive, if only
because I'd be worried about breaking my teeth.

I suppose my molars and canines would be strong enough, but incisor
teeth look pretty fragile to me. They don't look sturdy enough to bite
anything with significant strength that is still moving.

In this case the biter and another player were both on the ground.
They showed half a dozen replays just in case we missed what happened
the first time around.

How damaging the bite might have been, I wouldn't know. Presumably
professional soccer players use some very heavy-duty protection!

--
Windmill, Use t m i l l
J.R.R. Tolkien:- @ O n e t e l . c o m
All that is gold does not glister / Not all who wander are lost