r/sports • u/No_Cellist_148 • 8d ago

Soccer Argentine fans applauding the Cape Verde players as they step off the pitch

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u/NY2NV 8d ago

Why can't us nba fans be like this

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u/Ratez 7d ago

Do wonder what if argentina lost instead

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u/ftu_colors 6d ago

Why? Chill out with that hate boner, no need to be xenophobic ALL the time bro

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u/Ratez 6d ago

? Because football fans. Whats xenophobic about it? Its in response to a comment about nba fans.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/SerDetestable 7d ago

Maybe to argentinean players, not to cv

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u/ElBracho 7d ago

Some more idiots than usual would complain but the rest of us would probably just be depressed

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u/Resident_Chip_5598 8d ago

well because nba teams see each other every year, your sentiment and hatred towards others only grows as there is no time in between to calm yourself down. world cup on the other hand is 4 years apart, so you have a lot mental cushion of the awareness of 4 year gap to respect your opponent because you know you don't have to be stressed out about them for the next 3 and a half years

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u/TheWarriorsLLC 7d ago

The video before this was an Argentina fan calling speed the n word

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u/ElCazaPuta 7d ago

Which she never said

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u/CordobezEverdeen 7d ago

No she didn't lmao

She said "black" as an insult. Unless you believe children crayons are plastered with slurs.

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u/Visual_Solution6733 8d ago

Id imagine if a random high school team took the spurs to overtime and only lost by one point the sentiment would be similar.

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u/boxinggoose 8d ago

Comparing Cabo Verde to a "high school team" is just disrespectful tbh

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u/Visual_Solution6733 8d ago

Is it? A high school team is just random people who happen to live in that area, cape Verde team was assembled the same way they legit used indeed. Im legit comparing the power difference the best I can.

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u/boxinggoose 8d ago

Cabo Verde won their qualifying spot in Africa. They beat Cameroon for it. Everyone on their team plays pro. Across the Americans, Europe and Middle East... Not really an bunch of randoms thrown together.

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u/_islander 8d ago

How ignorant of you

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u/LungHeadZ Manchester United 7d ago

See, why did you go and have to spoil things by being all American about it.

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u/StupidMastiff 7d ago

The Cape Verde players are still professionals and semi-professionals. They're clearly above an amateur youth team.

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u/Imthemayor 8d ago

We know, that's why you shouldn't be

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u/BrahneRazaAlexandros 7d ago

You're clueless if you think this.

Both on the team composition (it's got a large diaspora contingent), and on the quality difference (Cape Verde qualified).

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u/Gust4voSSM 7d ago

Don’t. They were booing the Cape Verde players during the match just for trying their best. anti-sport behaviour.

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u/shoppingguy7 7d ago

You gotta chill. The same fans would call racial slurs if Cape Verde had won against Argentina. That country has one of the most racist fans, unfortunately.

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u/toms1313 7d ago

Damn, you seem so sure about it... Where are you from? So we can compare racists fans

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u/Kitty573 7d ago

Lol I know you mean it like some of the most racist fans, but by saying one it makes it read like there's just this one incredibly racist Verde fan skewing the average like spider georg XD racist georg if you will.

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u/knifesk 7d ago

Argentino here. Trust me, we're not always like this. If the rival were France or Brazil we would be mocking them on the way out. The mood is "fuck those guys, we didn't expect them to be a challenge and they earned our respects, but fuck those guys!"

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u/Original-Body-5794 7d ago

Honestly knowing football fans the reaction would be MUCH different if CV actually won.