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Old 10-18-2012, 07:43 AM   #68
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Originally Posted by frinkprof View Post
What we have here is soccer fans saying that because Canada doesn't do well in international soccer events that this means it is not a sporting country. Again, what this means is that Canada is not a strong soccer nation, relatively. It is a strong sporting nation.
There's also implied sexism in that argument, as what they really mean is, Canada doesn't do well in international men's soccer. The Women's team is consistently ranked in the top ten in the world, just won an Olympic bronze (and may have been silver or gold if not for incompetent officiating), are the defending Pan-Am Games and CONCACAF champions
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