Argentina soccer team praying for victory

JJM 777 · 4th September 2009, 09:44 AM

Maradona has taken the soccer team of Argentina to a church to pray for victory in their next World Cup qualifier match.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opin...cle145417.html

The obvious logical dead-end is: Whom can God help, if both teams pray for victory? Will it be a tie then?

Nothing new of course, such prayers have been heard before from various teams. And every other sucker (oops soccer) player publicly makes some religious rite, when entering the field or after an exciting moment in the game.

Superstition in sports would be worth a book, if such haven't been written already.

madurobob · 4th September 2009, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by JJM 777

The obvious logical dead-end is: Whom can God help, if both teams pray for victory? Will it be a tie then?

Don't be silly. All we have to do is see who wins. The winners are clearly chosen by god for their purity of mind and heart. The losers clearly brought their defeat upon themselves by being dirty, unrepentant sinners and hypocrites.

fallout · 4th September 2009, 10:36 AM

Praying won´t save Don Diego from the defeat. According to a local motto , "God is brazilian".

Nursefoxfire · 4th September 2009, 10:46 AM

This would be Maradona, the coke-headed, alcoholic Hand-of-God adulterer?

He's so awesome, I wish he was coaching my team

JJM 777 · 5th September 2009, 12:58 AM

All they need is to pray (or pay) for the referees not to see when goals are made with a Hand of God.

Hutch · 5th September 2009, 06:36 PM

He needed to add another trip around on the rosary; last I heard Brazil was winning 2:0

Correa Neto · 5th September 2009, 07:21 PM

God FAIL!

JJM 777 · 5th September 2009, 10:46 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/...argentina.html

Brazil won 3-1. This can be because Brazilian players like Ronaldinho are more faithful to do the holy Catholic gestures as they enter the playing field.

WGBH · 6th September 2009, 09:51 AM

Ronaldihno was not even selected for the team roster for this game. Brazil were just the better team.

Skeptical Greg · 6th September 2009, 10:12 AM

This reminds me of the story of the man who found himself sitting next to a priest at a boxing match.

As the fighters met in the center of the ring before the match began, the man noticed one of the boxers making the sign of the cross.

He asked the priest: " Do you think that will help ? "
The priest replied: " If he can box, it will .. "

Luciana · 8th September 2009, 06:26 AM

Whenever I hear someone claiming that men are more rational than women, I invariably ask - what about sports fans and their superstitions? Because they couldn't be any sillier, and deeply irrational of course.

Getting a slot for the World Cup is good. Getting it while defeating Argentina is beautiful. It's poetry, it's as deep as a starry sky, is the triumph of good over evil on an interplanetary level.

Correa Neto · 9th September 2009, 05:44 AM

Two quick notes:

Note 1: When it comes down to religion, a number of Brazil's soccer players are from Evangelic pay-per-pray churches, others may be Catholic and at least two would rather have whorehouses as temples...

Note 2: Brazil x Argentina started forty minutes before the nothing (apologies to Nelson Rodrigues - hopefully you are not seeing our team`s performance this year)

JoeTheJuggler · 9th September 2009, 07:35 AM

I would think the headline would be that day (when pigs fly) that any Latinamerican soccer team refrained from praying to God for victory.

OK. . so maybe going to church as a team isn't all that common. . .

4th September 2009, 09:44 AM	#1
JJM 777 Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 3,175	Argentina soccer team praying for victory Maradona has taken the soccer team of Argentina to a church to pray for victory in their next World Cup qualifier match. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opin...cle145417.html The obvious logical dead-end is: Whom can God help, if both teams pray for victory? Will it be a tie then? Nothing new of course, such prayers have been heard before from various teams. And every other sucker (oops soccer) player publicly makes some religious rite, when entering the field or after an exciting moment in the game. Superstition in sports would be worth a book, if such haven't been written already.

4th September 2009, 09:53 AM	#2
madurobob Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Blue Heaven, NC Posts: 5,543	Originally Posted by JJM 777 The obvious logical dead-end is: Whom can God help, if both teams pray for victory? Will it be a tie then? Don't be silly. All we have to do is see who wins. The winners are clearly chosen by god for their purity of mind and heart. The losers clearly brought their defeat upon themselves by being dirty, unrepentant sinners and hypocrites.
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4th September 2009, 10:36 AM	#3
fallout Muse Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 578	Praying won´t save Don Diego from the defeat. According to a local motto , "God is brazilian".
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Hutch A broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's Privateers Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: About 7 Miles from the Saturn 5B Posts: 6,536	He needed to add another trip around on the rosary; last I heard Brazil was winning 2:0
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Correa Neto Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hunting rocks somewhere in Brazil Posts: 7,176	God FAIL!
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Nursefoxfire Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,197	This would be Maradona, the coke-headed, alcoholic Hand-of-God adulterer? He's so awesome, I wish he was coaching my team

5th September 2009, 12:58 AM	#5
JJM 777 Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 3,175	All they need is to pray (or pay) for the referees not to see when goals are made with a Hand of God.

5th September 2009, 10:46 PM	#8
JJM 777 Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 3,175	http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/...argentina.html Brazil won 3-1. This can be because Brazilian players like Ronaldinho are more faithful to do the holy Catholic gestures as they enter the playing field.

6th September 2009, 09:51 AM	#9
WGBH Graduate Poster Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,154	Ronaldihno was not even selected for the team roster for this game. Brazil were just the better team.
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Skeptical Greg Agave Wine Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Just past 'Resume Speed' Posts: 12,873	This reminds me of the story of the man who found himself sitting next to a priest at a boxing match. As the fighters met in the center of the ring before the match began, the man noticed one of the boxers making the sign of the cross. He asked the priest: " Do you think that will help ? " The priest replied: " If he can box, it will .. "
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8th September 2009, 06:26 AM	#11
Luciana Skeptical Carioca Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,952	Whenever I hear someone claiming that men are more rational than women, I invariably ask - what about sports fans and their superstitions? Because they couldn't be any sillier, and deeply irrational of course. Getting a slot for the World Cup is good. Getting it while defeating Argentina is beautiful. It's poetry, it's as deep as a starry sky, is the triumph of good over evil on an interplanetary level.
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9th September 2009, 05:44 AM	#12
Correa Neto Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hunting rocks somewhere in Brazil Posts: 7,176	Two quick notes: Note 1: When it comes down to religion, a number of Brazil's soccer players are from Evangelic pay-per-pray churches, others may be Catholic and at least two would rather have whorehouses as temples... Note 2: Brazil x Argentina started forty minutes before the nothing (apologies to Nelson Rodrigues - hopefully you are not seeing our team`s performance this year)
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9th September 2009, 07:35 AM	#13
JoeTheJuggler Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 26,762	I would think the headline would be that day (when pigs fly) that any Latinamerican soccer team refrained from praying to God for victory. OK. . so maybe going to church as a team isn't all that common. . .
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