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2006 Nations Cup....
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Rangerforever
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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
And when I say 'You're all' I mean Open, 0-30s, O-38s, 0-45s.
Oh Flower Of Scotland.....
And when I say 'You're all' I mean Open, 0-30s, O-38s, 0-45s.
Oh Flower Of Scotland.....
Rangerforever
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Rangerforever
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Regs said:
What?
If you can't beat them, join them?
You, Cormack, Parno and the rest of the England tarts can get tae fcuk.
Belfast Cowboy
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I also heard that since juventus is being demoted to serie b , we just might see two ex juve players this weekend, but don't bet on it.
wayne's world
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The Richmond Olympics Society presents its 27th annual Nations Cup soccer tournament Friday through Sunday. The bulk of this year’s event is being held at Minoru Park instead of at its usual site—Hugh Boyd Park—which is being converted into a multi-field artificial turf complex.
By Don Fennell
Sports Editor
Jul 20 2006
The Nations Cup was one of the first events to capture the essence of multiculturalism in Richmond, and continues to bring together players and fans alike to share a common passion for the world’s most popular game—soccer.
Now in its 27th year, the Nations Cup—presented by the Richmond Olympics Society—is Western Canada’s premier summer tournament drawing an average more than 5,000 spectators during the course of the weekend. It is a showcase for some of the province’s finest soccer talent, with former and current participants ranging from Canadian national players Randy Samuel—a Matthew McNair Secondary School graduate—to David Norman, John Catliffe and Carl Valentine.
“There’s nothing else like it,” tournament organizer Jeff Wilson says of the annual event, which begins tomorrow and continues through Sunday at Minoru, Richmond High and Hugh Boyd parks.
The Nations Cup actually got its start in the mid-1970s in Vancouver when the city held a Heritage Week. Geoff Penniston, who still chairs the Nations Cup tournament, was asked to help put together a few soccer teams to represent different ethnic groups and managed to come up with an eight-team event. When the Heritage Week celebration ended at the end of the decade, and the Olympics club moved to Richmond, Penniston suggested resurrecting the event here.
“After it was established for a couple of years we expanded,” he says.
“And by this time a few of the players had been involved for a while and so we created an over-30s division. And as the original participants got older we expanded again by introducing an over-45 division.”
Penniston, who has been to eight World Cups including the most recent one in Germany, says the level of play and ambience at the Richmond Nations Cup is something the community should be proud of.
“We get the best players from all over B.C., and even outside of it,” he says. “Because of this (the tournament) attracts fans, while most other events are just the players’ wives or girlfriends and maybe a few friends.”
In some ways atmosphere is as important as the games. During his 10 days in Germany, Penniston was able to attend only one match but enjoyed many others with fans of difficult cultures.
“There were fanfests all over the place and everyone was in good humour,” he says.
Penniston and Wilson hope this year’s temporary move of the Nations Cup tournament, or at least the bulk of it, to Minoru Park (necessitated by the current construction of artificial turfs at Hugh Boyd Park, where the tournament is traditionally held) won’t put too much of a damper on the excitement.
Expecting another competitive tournament, with parity in each of the divisions, Wilson is unsure which sides will step forward to claim this year’s hardware. But he suggests those teams that do well are likely to be the ones who can adjust best to artificial turf at Minoru and Richmond High.
“Some of the older guys don’t like it much but for the open division players (artificial turf) is more commonplace,” Wilson says. “The turf does impact the pace of the game, making speed and skill much more of a factor.”
Teams representing Argentina, Africa, China, England, India, Italy, Germany, Scotland and defending open division champion Caribbean will be among this year’s participants. Wilson figures the Caribbean will be tough to knock off its pedestal as the side remains mostly intact. Don’t forget though that Scotland (nine titles) and Germany (six) always seem to field competitive sides and are threats to top the table at any time.
As was the case last year, there is a four-team women’s division. Wilson said the only thing preventing an expansion is a lack of space.
Aiman El-Ramly, president of the Richmond Girls’ Soccer Association, says including women in the Nations Cup is great for the growth of the female game.
“Like any other organized event it provides a venue for people to meet in the context of sport,” he says. “The only way sport is going to (continue to) evolve is if teams are given competitive opportunities like this. I will be encouraging more of our players to participate in the future.”
By Don Fennell
Sports Editor
Jul 20 2006
The Nations Cup was one of the first events to capture the essence of multiculturalism in Richmond, and continues to bring together players and fans alike to share a common passion for the world’s most popular game—soccer.
Now in its 27th year, the Nations Cup—presented by the Richmond Olympics Society—is Western Canada’s premier summer tournament drawing an average more than 5,000 spectators during the course of the weekend. It is a showcase for some of the province’s finest soccer talent, with former and current participants ranging from Canadian national players Randy Samuel—a Matthew McNair Secondary School graduate—to David Norman, John Catliffe and Carl Valentine.
“There’s nothing else like it,” tournament organizer Jeff Wilson says of the annual event, which begins tomorrow and continues through Sunday at Minoru, Richmond High and Hugh Boyd parks.
The Nations Cup actually got its start in the mid-1970s in Vancouver when the city held a Heritage Week. Geoff Penniston, who still chairs the Nations Cup tournament, was asked to help put together a few soccer teams to represent different ethnic groups and managed to come up with an eight-team event. When the Heritage Week celebration ended at the end of the decade, and the Olympics club moved to Richmond, Penniston suggested resurrecting the event here.
“After it was established for a couple of years we expanded,” he says.
“And by this time a few of the players had been involved for a while and so we created an over-30s division. And as the original participants got older we expanded again by introducing an over-45 division.”
Penniston, who has been to eight World Cups including the most recent one in Germany, says the level of play and ambience at the Richmond Nations Cup is something the community should be proud of.
“We get the best players from all over B.C., and even outside of it,” he says. “Because of this (the tournament) attracts fans, while most other events are just the players’ wives or girlfriends and maybe a few friends.”
In some ways atmosphere is as important as the games. During his 10 days in Germany, Penniston was able to attend only one match but enjoyed many others with fans of difficult cultures.
“There were fanfests all over the place and everyone was in good humour,” he says.
Penniston and Wilson hope this year’s temporary move of the Nations Cup tournament, or at least the bulk of it, to Minoru Park (necessitated by the current construction of artificial turfs at Hugh Boyd Park, where the tournament is traditionally held) won’t put too much of a damper on the excitement.
Expecting another competitive tournament, with parity in each of the divisions, Wilson is unsure which sides will step forward to claim this year’s hardware. But he suggests those teams that do well are likely to be the ones who can adjust best to artificial turf at Minoru and Richmond High.
“Some of the older guys don’t like it much but for the open division players (artificial turf) is more commonplace,” Wilson says. “The turf does impact the pace of the game, making speed and skill much more of a factor.”
Teams representing Argentina, Africa, China, England, India, Italy, Germany, Scotland and defending open division champion Caribbean will be among this year’s participants. Wilson figures the Caribbean will be tough to knock off its pedestal as the side remains mostly intact. Don’t forget though that Scotland (nine titles) and Germany (six) always seem to field competitive sides and are threats to top the table at any time.
As was the case last year, there is a four-team women’s division. Wilson said the only thing preventing an expansion is a lack of space.
Aiman El-Ramly, president of the Richmond Girls’ Soccer Association, says including women in the Nations Cup is great for the growth of the female game.
“Like any other organized event it provides a venue for people to meet in the context of sport,” he says. “The only way sport is going to (continue to) evolve is if teams are given competitive opportunities like this. I will be encouraging more of our players to participate in the future.”
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http://www.takethepiss.com/forums/nations-cup/12276-nations-cup-06-results-banter.html
http://www.takethepiss.com/forums/nations-cup/12276-nations-cup-06-results-banter.html
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