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Hi, I wasn't really sure where to post this but it's been itching at my curiousity for all of 48 hours now...
I was watching the final of the FWC with my older brother and near the end there were several shots of Pirlo and Cannavaro - i tried to add the screenshot as an attachment but not sure if it worked...?
Anyway they were near enough hugging during the shootout - and as i was thinking 'that team is obviously really close - what a nice gesture of support' etc etc, my brother jumps in with a comment about Pirlo and Cannavaro obviously being homosexual ....!?!?!
I showed the shot to some more people and most of them thought that all football players were...well - that way inclined...I was wondering if these sorts of displays of camaraderie are common in football - (Haven't been watching for too long) or if they're random and raise as many queries as to players' sexual orientations as they do here?
Where I live football is not very big or widely followed at all - our number one sport is rugby union and you just wouldn't see two players hugging on a rugby field unless someone had just scored a marvelous try - even then it would be brief and maybe only extend to a pat on the back.
Strange question i know - wasn't sure where to ask but i thought you might be able to help me muse over the differences in sports cultures across codes and countries...
Much appreciated
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I was watching the final of the FWC with my older brother and near the end there were several shots of Pirlo and Cannavaro - i tried to add the screenshot as an attachment but not sure if it worked...?
Anyway they were near enough hugging during the shootout - and as i was thinking 'that team is obviously really close - what a nice gesture of support' etc etc, my brother jumps in with a comment about Pirlo and Cannavaro obviously being homosexual ....!?!?!
I showed the shot to some more people and most of them thought that all football players were...well - that way inclined...I was wondering if these sorts of displays of camaraderie are common in football - (Haven't been watching for too long) or if they're random and raise as many queries as to players' sexual orientations as they do here?
Where I live football is not very big or widely followed at all - our number one sport is rugby union and you just wouldn't see two players hugging on a rugby field unless someone had just scored a marvelous try - even then it would be brief and maybe only extend to a pat on the back.
Strange question i know - wasn't sure where to ask but i thought you might be able to help me muse over the differences in sports cultures across codes and countries...
Much appreciated
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del pietro said:
bloody rugby fans 
they always come to such narrow conclusions..
they always come to such narrow conclusions..
Spanish sources insist that Real Madrid have won the race to capture both Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluca Zambrotta.
Cannavaro is reported to have shunned offers from Chelsea and Milan to move to El Santiaog Bernabeu, while Zambrottaalso rejected The Rossoneri in order to tie up a deal with Madrid.
Italian World Cup winning captain Cannavaro is currently on holiday, but that has not stopped discussions about his future - which is said to have included a meeting with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich aboard one of his yachts.
However, the telling factor for both Cannavaro and Zambrotta seems to be the chance to link-up again with coach Fabio Capelllo - now in charge at Real.
Chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc has confirmed that Juve will and are discussions over the futures of a number of their players, following their demotion to Serie B.
"The board will consider every offer," he told Sky Sports News.
"We will look at every offer, we will discuss with clubs, we have relationships with clubs as we are members of G14.
"We have direct discussions so it is really a matter of willingness on the players' side. Do they want to stay or not. And if they don't we will look at all the offers - the English ones, the Spanish ones, and the Italian ones are pretty interesting too.
"So we will try to do the best decision for the club and the players in the long-term."
"We have some clubs talking to us already, some of the biggest clubs in Europe. There are some English clubs.
"Obviously the level of these players is so high that the biggest clubs would like to have some of them and we have some offers on the table.
"Some are willing to act quickly, and we say why not if the price is right. Some are willing to wait, and if we have to wait to get the price we want we will wait."
On Cannavaro, Blanc stated that it is the player's choice on where his future lies.
"Obviously he is one of the players for whom clubs are very much willing to attract him, so like I said before, it is a question of what he wants to do," he said.
"Are the club interested in him, and does he want to go there? If that is the case then we will sit down and see what we'll do."
Cannavaro and Zambrotta are not the only targets for Real as midfielder Emerson could also on Capello's Turin shopping list.
Cannavaro is reported to have shunned offers from Chelsea and Milan to move to El Santiaog Bernabeu, while Zambrottaalso rejected The Rossoneri in order to tie up a deal with Madrid.
Italian World Cup winning captain Cannavaro is currently on holiday, but that has not stopped discussions about his future - which is said to have included a meeting with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich aboard one of his yachts.
However, the telling factor for both Cannavaro and Zambrotta seems to be the chance to link-up again with coach Fabio Capelllo - now in charge at Real.
Chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc has confirmed that Juve will and are discussions over the futures of a number of their players, following their demotion to Serie B.
"The board will consider every offer," he told Sky Sports News.
"We will look at every offer, we will discuss with clubs, we have relationships with clubs as we are members of G14.
"We have direct discussions so it is really a matter of willingness on the players' side. Do they want to stay or not. And if they don't we will look at all the offers - the English ones, the Spanish ones, and the Italian ones are pretty interesting too.
"So we will try to do the best decision for the club and the players in the long-term."
"We have some clubs talking to us already, some of the biggest clubs in Europe. There are some English clubs.
"Obviously the level of these players is so high that the biggest clubs would like to have some of them and we have some offers on the table.
"Some are willing to act quickly, and we say why not if the price is right. Some are willing to wait, and if we have to wait to get the price we want we will wait."
On Cannavaro, Blanc stated that it is the player's choice on where his future lies.
"Obviously he is one of the players for whom clubs are very much willing to attract him, so like I said before, it is a question of what he wants to do," he said.
"Are the club interested in him, and does he want to go there? If that is the case then we will sit down and see what we'll do."
Cannavaro and Zambrotta are not the only targets for Real as midfielder Emerson could also on Capello's Turin shopping list.
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