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wow denco that sounded rather patronising
but i kno u long enough to kno ur not like that so...
i have to disagree with you though about del piero being treated well in holland.
holland is a lot more multicultural than italy in their football. this may have to do with ajax's colonialist approach to football and their youth but whatever it is- chivu was captain for ajax and thats quite a bit considering we had conte captain with ferrara vice then dp captain with tacchi second...
there was this incident im sure u remember when the armband was given to davids after dp went off but then zambro got it.
i see nedved and thuram as incredibly capable captains. even davids. but they werent considered
any pattern you notice?
and the van der sar thing ties into this in a way too. im not saying vds was flawless. he made some rather awful mistakes but u cant deny that race plays a part....
well i dont see how it would help the game. if it did i very well might be for it...