The Name of the Game

While moral victories aren’t as valuable as actual victories, in and out of the pitch, I still believe the way you win is more important than just winning at any coast.
During the past two weeks, Portugal as a team, and as a country, has been defamed, viciously and unfairly insulted, and attacked by some foreign press, under the cape of journalism and football rivalry…
All limits were crossed, to the point of near-hysteria, in countries like England and more recently, France.
What we see clearly, now that Portugal is where many people wanted us to be, is that we are much more gracious in defeat (maybe with more reason to complain), than the seemingly superior civilized English, German and French supporters (the latest haven’t even lost, so imagine what would happen if they did); the English need no further comments, since it’s public the way they behaved during, and after their campaign in Germany; like the English, some Germans have chosen to let their frustration out on Restaurants (Italian); finally, at each French celebration, trouble erupts in their main towns, with injured and destruction following suit…

Yes, “dear” FIFA and civilized nations of Europe – we may be poor, not bring a lot of charm and revenue to the competition, not drink as much as the English or the Germans, shop as much as the Beckhams, attract as many viewers as Brazil, or sell as much soap, beer, hotdogs or whatever you selling, but at least we keep our dignity, keep our peace and our sanity.
After all, it’s just a game… or maybe not…
We should sue.