| For many years there has been an argument in | | | | I know we encourage our young adults to speak |
| sports circles regarding the partaking in sexual activity | | | | their mind and make a difference in our society, but |
| prior to and leading up to a game, match or prize | | | | I'm not sure that officials at Bangladesh University are |
| fight. I mean even in the movie Rocky 1 the Italian | | | | teaching students, to burn property in the street, |
| Stallion had to say "Yo Adrian no fooling around" the | | | | when they have a demand. Seems like several |
| night before he met Apollo Creed in the square circle. | | | | students in the one of fifteen dormitories on campus, |
| Word has come out of the Ukraine soccer camp that | | | | were unhappy with the quality of the two television |
| coach Oleg Blokhin has decided to use the promise of | | | | sets in the lounge area and decided to throw them in |
| sex for his players if they reach the semi finals. | | | | the street and ignite them. This was their way of |
| Ukraine, playing in their first World Cup finals, have | | | | displaying their anger, as the country awaits the |
| been drawn in Group H, along with Spain, Tunisia and | | | | beginning of the World Cup. |
| Saudi Arabia! | | | | Meanwhile French fans are optimistic about their |
| My take on this is that if Ukraine stuns the soccer | | | | squad's chances, even though defending champions in |
| world by getting that far, why you would give the | | | | 2002, France disappeared from the tournament in the |
| boys a reward, rather then hold off until they win | | | | first round without winning a match or scoring a goal. |
| the grand prize. Most coaches think that depriving | | | | But the opinion poll carried out by L'Equipe newspaper |
| players of their personal freedom gives them a | | | | found that French fans were optimistic over how |
| soldier mentality and keeps that "eye of the tiger" | | | | Zinedine Zidane and his team-mates will perform in |
| mentality. | | | | Germany where they are grouped with Switzerland, |
| The World Cup kicks off on June 9. | | | | Togo and South Korea. |
| Veteran Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata on the | | | | The poll showed that 51 percent of fans thought |
| other hand is concerned that his young Japan team is | | | | that their side would reach at least the semi-finals, |
| not properly focused, prior to their friendly with | | | | while 15 percent said they would go all the way and |
| Germany. | | | | win it as they did in 1998. |
| Japan is coached by Brazilian legend Zico and 11 | | | | There was good news too for the embattled |
| members of Japan's 23-strong squad were veterans | | | | Domenech with 68 percent of fans saying they had |
| of the 2002 World Cup finals on home soil, Nakata | | | | full confidence in him and only 19 percent saying the |
| said only four struggled through France 1998 when | | | | opposite. |
| Japan made a winless, one-goal debut on the big | | | | On whether the team was dependent on Real Madrid |
| stage. | | | | playmaker Zinedine Zidane, French fans were split |
| Without the advantage of home field and the | | | | with 45 percent saying it was and 48 percent saying |
| support of millions of Asian fans, I look for Japan to | | | | it was not. |
| get bounced early. | | | | |