| It seems quite appropriate to write
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| | tickets for the quarter-final, semi-final
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| something about soccer's greatest event,
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| | and World Cup final itself. I was
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| the one now taking place in Germany from
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| | absolutely flabbergasted. You can also
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| June through July, 2006. It is a
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| | image my happiness when my home country
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| culmination of four year's work for the
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| | actually won the trophy in front of its
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| 32 teams that have qualified to play in
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| | home crowd. What a day!Yet, of all the
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| this tournament.We all know the effect
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| | memories of that sunny Saturday in July
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| soccer - or football - as I prefer to
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| | 1966, the soccer oddly became only part
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| call it, has on the lives of so many
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| | of my thrill. Sure, it was wonderful to
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| people. You only have to see the
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| | cheer the team to victory, but my
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| television pictures of people who are
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| | memories still linger to the day itself.
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| lucky enough to be able to attend and
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| | Not so much the game, more the friendship
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| even luckier, if they have tickets for
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| | of everyone in the stadium. Folk from
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| the games they hope to see. Yes, it is a
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| | different countries all there for one
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| fact that many of the supporters visiting
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| | reason - to see the spectacle of a
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| Germany this summer will not actually see
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| | worldwide sporting event. The sport in
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| a game, except on the public screens
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| | the past has been criticised for
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| dotted around outside the stadiums in the
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| | encouraging violence from the "hooligan
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| country. So in that respect I guess
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| | element" within society and I am not
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| those of us who will be watching intently
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| | going to discuss that here.But this
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| on our televisions in the comfort of our
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| | event, now in 2006 in common with 1966
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| own homes, will be better off. Or will
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| | and all between, encourages friendship.
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| we?Judging by some of the pictures coming
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| | This I have found from my own personal
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| from the tournament, it appears that
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| | experiences, certainly exists. My own
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| these folk at the venues seem very happy
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| | lasting memory of my lucky visit to the
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| just to be there just to soak up the
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| | soccer World Cup final was to be walking
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| tournament atmosphere. I remember as a
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| | down the street outside that London
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| younger man being lucky enough to attend
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| | stadium, with three other people I had
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| a World Cup tournament myself. I will
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| | never met before or since - from Belgium,
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| explain if I may.I was 21 years old and
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| | Holland and Portugal, singing at the top
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| living in England at the time. I
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| | of my voice. If you were to ask me why
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| followed my local football team with a
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| | we did that, I could in all honesty not
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| great deal of pride and attended a couple
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| | answer, save for happiness and a little
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| of the preliminary matches at my team's
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| | euphoria with the occasion.It is
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| stadium before the "business end" of the
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| | something I remember with a great deal of
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| tournament got underway.Imagine my joy
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| | affection from my early life, totally
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| when I found for a 21st birthday gift, I
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| | attributed in my opinion to the wonderful
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| was given accommodation in London and
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| | sport of Soccer.
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