Goooaaaaaaaaaaaal
par Jerome ITU ~ 10/06/2006, 10:59 . Classé dans : Culture US .
Jon Stewart et Steven Colbert présentent la Coupe du Monde de foot et reviennent sur le désintérêt des américains. Hilarant.
>> A voir en vidéo chez onegoodmove.org, world cup.
Jon Stewart et son expert ès-soccer, John Hodgman :
“In the world of soccer, how important is the World Cup ?
- It’s the biggest sporting and cultural event on the world stage. In 2002, the World Cup final was watched by some 85 trillions people.”
“To americanize, John, the way soccer is followed overseas…The passion it inspires… It seems almost out of control. Why ?
-Well, there are two reasons for this. First, there’re foreigners. And second, it’s nations going against nations, revisiting ancient rivalries. In a way, it’s a metaphor for global conflict.
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But americans are… We’re a passionate people… We are a nationalistic people… We can get into those kind of rivalries as well.
- Yeah, but americans don’t need a metaphor for war, we have war. If anything we use war, is a metaphor for sports. Take today for example, I have a transcript here of the pilot’s response after he droped the bomb on Zarkaoui, and I quote : goooaaaaaaal. Roger. End quote.”
Steven Colbert.
“They’re trying to recruit us.
All of which brings me tonight’s word : Goooaaaaaaaaaaal.
As in, it should be our goal to completely ignore the world cup.”
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“Now, on paper, the World Cup sounds great.
I mean I love the World Series, and the NBA World Championship. And, of course, Disney World.
But, for some reason, in other countries, the definition of world includes others countries.”
In fact, soccer is apparently the one thing the rest of the world agrees on. Which, I think, is why we should reject it. It is the metric system of sports ! We don’t need it. We don’t want it.”
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“They are plenty of reasons to hate the World Cup.
I don’t trust a sport where the US women’s team is better than the US men’s team.”
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“But, Steven, soccer’s popularity has been sterabily growing in the US.
Well, yes, it has. It has been growing… illegally ! The biggest soccer fans in the US are immigrants, who are also the biggest treat to America.”
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“Here is a little tip to the INS, just stick out the giant TVs at Best Buy during the first round match between Mexico and Angola, and deport anyone you catch watching it !”
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“For the rest of us… You might as well root for the US… Think about how great it will be, if we kick the world’s ass at a sport we don’t even care about ! Then, we can spend the next 4 years rubbing it in their face ! And that’s a worthy goal.”
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10/06/06 à 19:34
Trop drôle. Merci !
11/06/06 à 00:28
merci pour ce lien ca reflete bien l’ambiance football ici.
11/06/06 à 00:41
Pour l’instant j’adore ESPN qui pendant les matches passe plein de stats à l’américaine! Du genre “4 argentins sur les 23 étaient dans la liste en 2002, plus grand renouvellement depuis 1974″, “Sur 7 matches où elle était menée 1-0 à la mi-temps en CdM, la Pologne a fait 7 matches nuls”… etc
Et pour revenir à ton histoire de matches nuls: au lieu de mettre : “Suède 1 pt” dans les classements, ils mettent “Suède 0-0-1″ ce qui correspond à 0 Victoire, 0 Défaite, 1 Nul (dans cet ordre!!!)
12/06/06 à 00:22
Ah oui j’ai vu ca le coup des 0-0-0, trop bizzare. Je trouve tout de meme que la couverture mediatique est plus que bonne. Je m’attendais a beaucoup moins genre regarder les matches sur Univision.
12/06/06 à 00:46
Par contre faut dire que la Coupe du Monde tombe en plein dans les finales de la NBA et de la NHL.
GO ‘CANES!!!!
20/06/06 à 00:57
Enorme! Je crois qu’on tient un grand moment de verité.