Tuesday, March 15, 2005

more of why I hate soccer

When baseball and football fans think of hated owners, they think of George Steinbrenner, Dan Snyder, Al Davis, Marge Schott, Eddie DeBartolo Jr.

Soccer, that endless game without meaning played by kids in the suburbs whose mommies don't want their kids to be hurt by excess competition, gets a real owner you can hate, Saadi Gaddafi. You'll pardon me if I pass on getting invited up to the owners' box. According to the International Herald Tribune:
Qaddafi, of course, comes from a colorful family used to making headlines. His only sister, Ayesha, is studying law in Paris and has signed on to Saddam Hussein's defense team. His youngest brother, Hannibal, has a penchant for speeding and getting into scuffles with the police - earlier this year he allegedly brandished a handgun after beating up a woman in a Paris hotel. Another brother, Moatassim, was caught four years ago trying to buy tanks and short-range missiles for his own personal army brigade.
Come to the "Fan Fest"... or else.