Trinidad and Tobago

Published by Toronto Mike on June 15, 2006 @ 13:01 in Sports

soccerWhen Canada and Ireland failed to qualify for the World Cup this year, I was left without a rooting interest. I contemplated rooting for The Netherlands because I'm always hearing from other Boons in that part of the world and my surname apparently originated there. I'm not much of a soccer fan and only pay attention once every four years, but I need a rooting interest.

After checking out the action over the past week, I've decided my team is Trinidad and Tobago. They're an underdog, I watched them tie Sweden and loved their goaltender and the joy their fans expressed and I heard a very cool interview this morning with a Torontonian from Trinidad and Tobago that pushed me over the edge.

As I write this, they're tied 0-0 with England after the first half. Trini to the bone!

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2 Responses to "Trinidad and Tobago"

Annemarie
June 21, 2006 / 15:40

Who you rootin' for now Mike?

Mike Boon
June 21, 2006 / 15:43

I prefer to root against teams. For example, I'll root for the team playing England or Italy.

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