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manchego
Feb 16, 2007

MEANWHILE,

Lamadrid posted:

Now this is not new for me since I have spent the past 20 years watching this team embarrass itself in spectacular fashion.Chipre,Northern Island,France 98 or Germany 2006 come to mind.

This is what most people will fail to realize. It's been milk and honey for 6 years, but i would imagine only the very, very young in Spain will be inconsolable.

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manchego
Feb 16, 2007

MEANWHILE,

url posted:

Welcome to England, enjoy your stay.

I can't think of a country that Spain is closest to in character. All that was needed was the single star above the crest.

manchego
Feb 16, 2007

MEANWHILE,

Peel posted:

I don't follow football outside the WC, is there something to the whole 'they doped then stopped and so lost' thing or is it just a running joke?

Wikipedia has some information.

It originated from substantiated evidence in the sport of Cycling.

Another BBC article.

Meh.

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