England vs Colombia - Pre-game drinking in NYC / football match
May 30th 2005, 3:45 am
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England vs Colombia - Pre-game drinking in NYC / football match
Monday night at Mundial in the East Village - colombian live music, britpop DJs and tape-delayed coverage of the West Ham / Preston game (7pm ish). 505 E12th, between A&B. Plus some fans football earlier in the day:
> MANHATTAN: FOOTBALL vs SOCCER
>
> We might speak the same language but England fans travelling to New
> York next week are keen to clear up any confusion about one word that
> tends to get lost in translation 'football'. On Monday 30 May an
> afternoon of matches 'Soccer vs Football' between the fans and the
> locals has been arranged to help settle the argument.
>
> ' We've fixed up a match with the best the New York grassroots leagues
> can throw at us but we've refused to call it a soccer game!' Explained
> organiser Mark Perryman. Metrostars Cheerleaders, Colombian
> guitarists and New York deli Tamales have all been provided by the
> American hosts to try to convince the fans that the game really is
> called soccer. " We'll be responding with our flags, a pot-bellied
> team of silky skilled over 35 vets and a pub quiz on everything
> football except a certain match in Belo Horizonte'.
>
> The England fans have a special surprise in store for their American
> friends which Mark hopes will clinch the argument. 'The Mayflower
> sailed from Boston and Boston United have kindly donated pennants for
> the 3 teams we're playing.
> Come on, England, home of the USA's founding fathers, surely we have a
> right to call the game Football!'
>
> Matches, Under 9s, Seniors and Vets at 4pm. Location Frederick Douglas
> Playground, Amsterdam Avenue between 101st and 103rd Street,
> Manhattan.
> MANHATTAN: FOOTBALL vs SOCCER
>
> We might speak the same language but England fans travelling to New
> York next week are keen to clear up any confusion about one word that
> tends to get lost in translation 'football'. On Monday 30 May an
> afternoon of matches 'Soccer vs Football' between the fans and the
> locals has been arranged to help settle the argument.
>
> ' We've fixed up a match with the best the New York grassroots leagues
> can throw at us but we've refused to call it a soccer game!' Explained
> organiser Mark Perryman. Metrostars Cheerleaders, Colombian
> guitarists and New York deli Tamales have all been provided by the
> American hosts to try to convince the fans that the game really is
> called soccer. " We'll be responding with our flags, a pot-bellied
> team of silky skilled over 35 vets and a pub quiz on everything
> football except a certain match in Belo Horizonte'.
>
> The England fans have a special surprise in store for their American
> friends which Mark hopes will clinch the argument. 'The Mayflower
> sailed from Boston and Boston United have kindly donated pennants for
> the 3 teams we're playing.
> Come on, England, home of the USA's founding fathers, surely we have a
> right to call the game Football!'
>
> Matches, Under 9s, Seniors and Vets at 4pm. Location Frederick Douglas
> Playground, Amsterdam Avenue between 101st and 103rd Street,
> Manhattan.
May 30th 2005, 3:58 am
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Re: England vs Colombia - Pre-game drinking in NYC / football match
Originally Posted by kmccoll
Monday night at Mundial in the East Village - colombian live music, britpop DJs and tape-delayed coverage of the West Ham / Preston game (7pm ish). 505 E12th, between A&B. Plus some fans football earlier in the day:
> MANHATTAN: FOOTBALL vs SOCCER
>
> We might speak the same language but England fans travelling to New
> York next week are keen to clear up any confusion about one word that
> tends to get lost in translation 'football'. On Monday 30 May an
> afternoon of matches 'Soccer vs Football' between the fans and the
> locals has been arranged to help settle the argument.
>
> ' We've fixed up a match with the best the New York grassroots leagues
> can throw at us but we've refused to call it a soccer game!' Explained
> organiser Mark Perryman. Metrostars Cheerleaders, Colombian
> guitarists and New York deli Tamales have all been provided by the
> American hosts to try to convince the fans that the game really is
> called soccer. " We'll be responding with our flags, a pot-bellied
> team of silky skilled over 35 vets and a pub quiz on everything
> football except a certain match in Belo Horizonte'.
>
> The England fans have a special surprise in store for their American
> friends which Mark hopes will clinch the argument. 'The Mayflower
> sailed from Boston and Boston United have kindly donated pennants for
> the 3 teams we're playing.
> Come on, England, home of the USA's founding fathers, surely we have a
> right to call the game Football!'
>
> Matches, Under 9s, Seniors and Vets at 4pm. Location Frederick Douglas
> Playground, Amsterdam Avenue between 101st and 103rd Street,
> Manhattan.
> MANHATTAN: FOOTBALL vs SOCCER
>
> We might speak the same language but England fans travelling to New
> York next week are keen to clear up any confusion about one word that
> tends to get lost in translation 'football'. On Monday 30 May an
> afternoon of matches 'Soccer vs Football' between the fans and the
> locals has been arranged to help settle the argument.
>
> ' We've fixed up a match with the best the New York grassroots leagues
> can throw at us but we've refused to call it a soccer game!' Explained
> organiser Mark Perryman. Metrostars Cheerleaders, Colombian
> guitarists and New York deli Tamales have all been provided by the
> American hosts to try to convince the fans that the game really is
> called soccer. " We'll be responding with our flags, a pot-bellied
> team of silky skilled over 35 vets and a pub quiz on everything
> football except a certain match in Belo Horizonte'.
>
> The England fans have a special surprise in store for their American
> friends which Mark hopes will clinch the argument. 'The Mayflower
> sailed from Boston and Boston United have kindly donated pennants for
> the 3 teams we're playing.
> Come on, England, home of the USA's founding fathers, surely we have a
> right to call the game Football!'
>
> Matches, Under 9s, Seniors and Vets at 4pm. Location Frederick Douglas
> Playground, Amsterdam Avenue between 101st and 103rd Street,
> Manhattan.
Well we had a good time.
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