Friday, June 11, 2004

Here We Blow -- Don't Drink the Water

Two soccer stories which don't have much to do with soccer...

The Sun reports that English soccer fans will be allowed to smoke dope before their team's European championship match against holders France on Sunday. Cops in Lisbon plan to crack down on drunk supporters while turning a blind eye to those spotted puffing on a spliff, reports the Rupert Murdoch rag (which I don't read, but a friend forwarded to me).

Quick: which one of those substances is legal and which one is not? And why?

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NPR reports about accusations the Greek soccer club Akratitos put strong depressant drugs into the water bottles of visiting teams.

And some teams just bribe the ref...

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