Is it just me or is the North Korean soccer team composed of a bunch of goof balls? First we learned that they were training at a public gym in South Africa (above). Then we saw an emotional display of patriotism (vid after jump), which I usually like… when it’s American patriotism (U-S-A, U-S-A!). Crying for your homeland is fine, but if your homeland is North Korea ya’ ought to keep those crocodile tears in their respective ducts. I mean your leader is the world’s best example of the Napoleon complex.
None the less you have to adore the underdog team getting their reps in at the local gym, so that should make it more disheartening when I tell you they lost 7-0 to Portugal today…. Yikes. Lets start saving for a private gym four years from now, Mr. Jong-il, this is getting embarrassing.
Tags: World Cup
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