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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 2754955, member: 1414"] I don't think Americans should ever root against their national team. I don't believe rooting for your "heritage" is any different than what the fans of Mexico are doing. There are just more of them. Scumbag may be harsh, but the word I'd use instead is banned. Nobody has to agree, but I think heritage needs to be subordinated when people immigrate to the USA. Now, for [USER=3806]@UConNick[/USER] I can certainly see an attitude that said, I'm sad the USA lost, but glad Lithuania was the team to beat them if someone had to. For the record, I think soccer is slightly different than basketball, where the USA has been dominant. In the basketball situation you're rooting for an underdog, and a U.S. gold medal is less important. It's also less rampant than it seems to be in soccer. [/QUOTE]