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Are England the Spurs of world football?

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posted on 29/6/21

My point is that it’s rare and you’ve name a country that 2 of the 3 are rugby. Of course I’ve watched both.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 5 seconds ago
My point is that it’s rare and you’ve name a country that 2 of the 3 are rugby. Of course I’ve watched both.
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So it's a different question now

posted on 29/6/21

There’s even been 100s of rugby players who have done both rugby league and union and different points of their career.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Every Single One Of Us Loves Alex Ferguson (U1270)
posted 21 seconds ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 5 seconds ago
My point is that it’s rare and you’ve name a country that 2 of the 3 are rugby. Of course I’ve watched both.
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So it's a different question now
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No...why would you think that?

posted on 29/6/21

So we’ve got England
New Zealand *
Australia*

And someone said Japan.

That’s it in the entirety of the world? That’s not bad going.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 28 seconds ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Every Single One Of Us Loves Alex Ferguson (U1270)
posted 21 seconds ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 5 seconds ago
My point is that it’s rare and you’ve name a country that 2 of the 3 are rugby. Of course I’ve watched both.
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So it's a different question now
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No...why would you think that?
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Because your question was 'Okay then name a country that is successful in 3 different team sports?' without any qualifications that you're adding now.

posted on 29/6/21

I said name one...you did...although controversially. What’s the problem? I’m not adding any qualifications but you’ll be hard pushed to find a load of nations that are champions in multiple team sports.

posted on 29/6/21

Spain have won the Football, Basketball and Handball world championships.

posted on 29/6/21

Quick search also shows Great Britain have won the rugby league World Cup which will include include

posted on 29/6/21

Germany have won Football, Hockey, Volleyball and Handball world championships.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 28 seconds ago
I said name one...you did...although controversially. What’s the problem? I’m not adding any qualifications but you’ll be hard pushed to find a load of nations that are champions in multiple team sports.
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We're back in a circle. I wouldn't call us champions at football on the basis of one tournament win 55 years ago. You might disagree, and that's fair enough, but I think we're perennial underachievers.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Every Single One Of Us Loves Alex Ferguson (U1270)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 28 seconds ago
I said name one...you did...although controversially. What’s the problem? I’m not adding any qualifications but you’ll be hard pushed to find a load of nations that are champions in multiple team sports.
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We're back in a circle. I wouldn't call us champions at football on the basis of one tournament win 55 years ago. You might disagree, and that's fair enough, but I think we're perennial underachievers.
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Spursy, in fact

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 1 minute ago
Germany have won Football, Hockey, Volleyball and Handball world championships.
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Handball and volleyball Jesus wept? Aren’t they Olympic sports?shall we start adding curling.

My point is people are so quick to put england down. Yet we’re a country who have won world trophy’s in multiple sports. Should it be more in football? Arguably. But it’s not spursy to have been successful in several fields,

posted on 29/6/21

comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Every Single One Of Us Loves Alex Ferguson (U1270)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 28 seconds ago
I said name one...you did...although controversially. What’s the problem? I’m not adding any qualifications but you’ll be hard pushed to find a load of nations that are champions in multiple team sports.
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We're back in a circle. I wouldn't call us champions at football on the basis of one tournament win 55 years ago. You might disagree, and that's fair enough, but I think we're perennial underachievers.
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Would you not say arsenal were pl champions? The word cup was only 13 world cups ago I believe. So that would be like 2008 in pl seasons. It’s an achievement to have won it at all in my book

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 13 seconds ago
comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 1 minute ago
Germany have won Football, Hockey, Volleyball and Handball world championships.
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Handball and volleyball Jesus wept? Aren’t they Olympic sports?shall we start adding curling.

My point is people are so quick to put england down. Yet we’re a country who have won world trophy’s in multiple sports. Should it be more in football? Arguably. But it’s not spursy to have been successful in several fields,
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Preston won the double and went unbeaten in 1889, I wouldn't call them champions these days.

It's an extreme example, but 1966 is a very long time ago now.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 1 minute ago
Germany have won Football, Hockey, Volleyball and Handball world championships.
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Handball and volleyball Jesus wept? Aren’t they Olympic sports?shall we start adding curling.

My point is people are so quick to put england down. Yet we’re a country who have won world trophy’s in multiple sports. Should it be more in football? Arguably. But it’s not spursy to have been successful in several fields,
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Handball and Volleyball are both more widely played than Rugby and Cricket

Good on England for occasionally being better than the other few nations they spread Cricket and Rugby to.

posted on 29/6/21

Was thinking of writing this exact article a few days ago

posted on 29/6/21

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 54 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Every Single One Of Us Loves Alex Ferguson (U1270)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 9 minutes ago
Na not really the same. We are still in the top 10 most successful international countries in the world when it comes to footy and we are spread out across lots of different sports.

When it comes to team sports is there even any other side that has won the cricket,football and rugby World Cup?
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Bit unfair that one, the decent cricket nations are piish at football
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Why is that unfair? That’s exactly my point. There’s not a country as successful as us at different sports. It’s actually quite an achievement
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The sports you listed perhaps, but those aren't the main ones in lots of countries.

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Football and cricket are by far the most popular sports in the world.

We are by far the most rounded sporting nation on the planet.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Every Single One Of Us Loves Alex Ferguson (U1270)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 13 seconds ago
comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 1 minute ago
Germany have won Football, Hockey, Volleyball and Handball world championships.
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Handball and volleyball Jesus wept? Aren’t they Olympic sports?shall we start adding curling.

My point is people are so quick to put england down. Yet we’re a country who have won world trophy’s in multiple sports. Should it be more in football? Arguably. But it’s not spursy to have been successful in several fields,
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Preston won the double and went unbeaten in 1889, I wouldn't call them champions these days.

It's an extreme example, but 1966 is a very long time ago now.
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See above comment

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 1 minute ago
Germany have won Football, Hockey, Volleyball and Handball world championships.
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Handball and volleyball Jesus wept? Aren’t they Olympic sports?shall we start adding curling.

My point is people are so quick to put england down. Yet we’re a country who have won world trophy’s in multiple sports. Should it be more in football? Arguably. But it’s not spursy to have been successful in several fields,
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Handball and Volleyball are both more widely played than Rugby and Cricket

Good on England for occasionally being better than the other few nations they spread Cricket and Rugby to.
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Lol what? Hahahah

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 1 minute ago
Germany have won Football, Hockey, Volleyball and Handball world championships.
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Handball and volleyball Jesus wept? Aren’t they Olympic sports?shall we start adding curling.

My point is people are so quick to put england down. Yet we’re a country who have won world trophy’s in multiple sports. Should it be more in football? Arguably. But it’s not spursy to have been successful in several fields,
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Handball and Volleyball are both more widely played than Rugby and Cricket

Good on England for occasionally being better than the other few nations they spread Cricket and Rugby to.
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Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, Google it.

We are also the best nation at cycling according to the myriad of gold medals we've won in that arena.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 33 seconds ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Every Single One Of Us Loves Alex Ferguson (U1270)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 13 seconds ago
comment by Loco Liverpool (U18018)
posted 1 minute ago
Germany have won Football, Hockey, Volleyball and Handball world championships.
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Handball and volleyball Jesus wept? Aren’t they Olympic sports?shall we start adding curling.

My point is people are so quick to put england down. Yet we’re a country who have won world trophy’s in multiple sports. Should it be more in football? Arguably. But it’s not spursy to have been successful in several fields,
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Preston won the double and went unbeaten in 1889, I wouldn't call them champions these days.

It's an extreme example, but 1966 is a very long time ago now.
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See above comment
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The same amount of time's elapsed, no matter how many tournaments there's been. If you throw in the utterly dreadful Euro's record every other two years, not qualifying for the WC in 74, 78 or '94, not getting out the group in 2014, we're really not all that, certainly not elite. Maybe we were in '66 and '70, but that's a long time ago. So we're good(ish) at two team sports

posted on 29/6/21

Time elapsed means nothing. You can only judge a team on the years they compete. Of course it matters how many tournaments it’s been imagine criticising a team on not winning something in a year they can’t play

posted on 29/6/21

Spurs winning the league would be the equivalent of England winning the World Cup in 1780.

posted on 29/6/21

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 42 seconds ago
Time elapsed means nothing. You can only judge a team on the years they compete. Of course it matters how many tournaments it’s beenimagine criticising a team on not winning something in a year they can’t play
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Judged against actual elite countries that have competed in the same number of tournaments (actually more, as they usually qualify) we ain't elite. It's just typical England supporter bluster to claim we are.

I'm not changing your mind here, so I'll leave you telling everyone how great we've been

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