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Message: [QUOTE="Phorcys, post: 2757804, member: 5606"] I did not misinterpret his post. If I recall correctly, based on his prior posts, AZHuskiePop is proudly second- or third-generation Italian-American. Ask him who he roots for in games between Italy and the United States. Ask him who his parents rooted for. Ask him who his grandparents rooted for. The answers across the board are likely to be “Italia”. To me, that’s fine. Pride in your heritage is important, and the positive influences of having a multitude of cultures are what make America great. I also understand rooting for heritage over nationality in sports. Christ, I am 12th generation Anglo-American (my patrilineal ancestors settled in New Jersey in 1636), and, even still, part of me roots for England against the United States, albeit a very small part (say, 1/12th). Back to discussing the World Cup… What a weird World Cup this is—no United States, no Italy, no Netherlands—and hosted by a nation that corruptly purchased the tournament and is currently the highest scoring team. The squads I support (in no particular order): 1) England—Without the US in the tournament, I revert to my heritage. 2) Brazil— My children are, matrilineally, first generation, dual-citizen Brazilian-Americans, both born in the US. My daughter doesn’t care about sports, but my son roots for Brazil over the US, and that’s fine with me. 3) Mexico—Any healthy rivalry in sports requires one to root for your conference, or, in this case, your region. Go CONCACAF! [/QUOTE]

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