The World Cup 2006 has generated a lot of ‘stupid’ curiousity about the game like how come India never plays in the World Cup?
You’ve probably discovered the most interesting kinds of people in the month that has gone by. There are those who’ve never watched a football game but have pretended to be veterans — and there are those who get so worked up, you fear a cardiac arrest coming on.
“I watch football all year round. So when it’s a big event like the World Cup, stupid questions are part of the package and I’m prepared for them. In fact, I look forward to them!” says student Sandeep Shivakumar.
“This season, my all-time favourites were ‘Who’s who?’ after around 20 minutes of watching a match. And after a goal is scored, a friend turned to me and said ‘Did you see that?’ I thought it was just an expression but he was actually asking me!” says Sandeep.
Definitely questions that make you go ‘hmmm’. Musician Ehsaan Noorani says he has been very seriously asked, “What if the guy you change T-shirts with suffers from serious body odour?” Most moms worry about things like these. Says 19-year-old Sajid Khatri, “My mum asked — in fact told me — that they shouldn’t be exchanging T-shirts because it’s unhygienic!”
After 90 minutes of watching the teams fight it out for a goal, actor and writer Sanjay Lafont was not too sure how to react when he was asked “which” team scored? “Another classic that I’ve been asked is why they run so much.”
Watching the match at Cinemax on Thursday evening, he says, “There were lots of women there and there were some bizarre questions — ‘Why are all the French players African?’, ‘How come India never plays in the World Cup’, ‘Why are players mean to each other’ (when a foul takes place)?”
Television actress Sakshi Tanwar says it is irritatting when people know you’re a football freak and you get a call asking if you’re watching the match. “It can’t get more stupid than this,” she declares. Guzzling beer during a match may contribute to the kind of questions posed says restaurateur Mustafa Eisa. “I’ve been asked when do players get their beer break. And why is the goal keeper using his hands!”
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Why is the goal keeper using his hands?
Why are all French players African?
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