> What can I say? They take their football seriously in South America. Every so often you hear stories about players being assassinated for missing a penalty or letting in a goal in a major international. Don't know if they're true, though.
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> winter"A bit too serously, I think"mute

I just thought of something... that *might* be a carry-over from when the outcome of a sport was seen as prophetic or an omen or something.

Nyper"Ancient culture?"old