North Korea Loses But ESPN Out On Misconduct
North Korea Loses But ESPN Out on Misconduct By Michael Boyajian North Korea may have lost in World Cup play to soccer powerhouse Brazil but they put up a valiant effort throughout the game and did not deserve to be belittled by a parochial ESPN announcer covering the game who turned a sporting event into a political battle. ESPN’s conduct showed poor sportsmanship. The world knows the history of North Korea. This soccer match was not the forum to expose their behavior. The world need not be reminded of that while enjoying a sports contest that in a way reached out to North Korea and may have just altered their direction on the world stage but for a singular ESPN announcer. ESPN made fun of North Korea’s leader, the team’s coach, their fans, the names of their players and their overall performance in a very unsporting manner. Such a diatribe would not be tolerated in American sports whether it was baseball, football, hockey or yes soccer. In fact in my entire lifetime I have never seen such reactionary conduct while watching a sporting event even during the Olympics at the height of the Cold War. North Korea may be a political pariah but ESPN owes the sporting world an apology for its poor conduct. This is not the place for politics of any kind it is a field that showcases the excellence of athletics making it more bizarre that a network dedicated to sports coverage did not recognize that difference. So a resounding boo goes out to ESPN and congratulations to Brazil and North Korea for a game well played. End I agree!
I was about to e-mail in my complaint and decided to google if anyone else noticed the constant berating. Everyone knows their leader is terrible and the people are downtrodden but that is no reason to be so offensive to an entire population. Not to mention that this team exhibited the most sportsman like behavior of all those who have played. They were amazing and deserve the credit as individuals and a team. Leave the politics OUT of sports coverage. Worst sportscasters EVER, I can't believe they weren't pulled off during their disgusting commentary.
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Furthermore, what a contrast with the high praise Brazil will naturally get but then to treat North Korea with derision is clearly unfair. I've read a lot about the World Cup, I cheer on our Stars and Stripes but I really enjoy the fanfare about the various nations. The ultimate winner is rather unimportant to me. Iran is not there this time but is in the same Asian qualifications as the Koreas. The movie 'Offside' if you don't know about it is an interesting spin on Team Melli, the National side of Iran. The plot involves young women and girls trying to get into the stadium to watch a game where they of course are not welcome http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/offside.html . There is also a documentary by the BBC on the North Korean team from 1966 which was successful called "The game of their lives". Recommended Viewing. Go North and South Korea!!! I rattling lucky to find this site on bing, just what I was searching for :D also bookmarked.
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