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**VetLegion** · May 14, 2006, 10:03

Maybe this is specific for Croatia, but here you don't actually choose which fotball team to support. You support the one from your city and there are virtually no exceptions. Choosing is something that you can do with regards to which NBA team to support or cricket or something like that.

**SlowwHand** · May 14, 2006, 10:07

Most people tend to naturally support a home team.
I've always loved the Cowboys. Meredith to Hayes. Staubach. Lilly.

**Donegeal** · May 14, 2006, 10:13

Its hereditay, on the fathers side.

I'm a Bears fan.
My dad is a Bears fan
His dad was a Bears fan.
And he bacame a Bears fan when he watched George McAfee single handedly destroy the Packers way back when.

Go Bears!!!

**MOBIUS** · May 14, 2006, 11:17

Yes, I agree it is mostly home teams (Apart from Man Utd fans...

)

Apart from Liverpool and Cincinnati, all the rest are considered home teams for me.

West Ham was my local London team, now my local teams are the Cardiff ones - and obviously the national ones.

**Lawrence of Arabia** · May 14, 2006, 11:34

you guys see what happened in basle last night? it was the last game of the season, fc bale v fc zurich, zurich scored in the 94th minute to win the game and the championship (a tie would have meant bale were champions for the third straight year). basle supporters rushed the field and attacked the zurich players, the police fired rubber bullets into the crowd, outside the stadium they rioted and trashed the streets. the police from three cantons were used to spray them with water guns.

passion

**Lawrence of Arabia** · May 14, 2006, 11:42

100 dudes and 4 police ended up in the hospital

http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSect=200001&sid=6715479

click on the video with the dude running with the flare.

"visioner le vidéo" means 'watch now'

**Ninot** · May 14, 2006, 11:44

I'm a Canadiens fan because it's my home city and becoming a Canadiens fan in this city is nearly inescapable.

Was an Expos fan, but became alienated by their terrible years of decline. Then I became a Red Sox fan because they had some former 'spos like Martinez. I stuck with the Sox even after he left.

not a fan of the CFL.

I picked Philly as my NFL team because I'm a sucker for punishment, no other reason really.

and NBA, I pick whatever team is most likely to make my NBA-knowledgeable friends laugh, because I have very little clue.

**duke o' york** · May 14, 2006, 11:45

Passion of that sort.

There are only two options: your hometown team, or your parent(s')'s team. Anything else is just silly.
Now I was born in Liverpool, and my dad's a Liverpool fan, but I grew up in Newcastle and they're my mum's team. For the purposes of winning stuff then clearly I made the wrong choice, but since I left Liverpool before I could even say their name, then that wouldn't have been a proper "hometown" team.
I'll be following South Korea again this World Cup, because I hate England fans (don't really care about the team itself, although it's always good to see Newcastle players doing well internationally - not that there are many in the England squad.

), and love to watch attacking football from a supposed underdog. The Koreans seemed to enjoy playing, whether they were in front or behind, and that makes a big difference to me.

I'm ashamed to say that since I've never crossed the pond, then I chose the Minnesota Vikings purely for the fact they play in purple. This also applies to Bordeaux and Fiorentina (who are coming back to what they used to be), although I've actually seen Bordeaux play, which has to be a plus.

**Lawrence of Arabia** · May 14, 2006, 11:47

There are only two options: your hometown team, or your parent(s')'s team. Anything else is just silly.

or the hated rivals of your parents team

i support:

san francisco forty niners
golden state warriors
san jose sharks
boston red sox
servette fc
uc berkeley
ucla
ucsd

**Agathon** · May 14, 2006, 11:52

Family and geography.

Half my family is Sunderland, the other half Newcastle. The Newcastle side got to me first. **** the Mackem scum!

I support the Leafs because of living in Toronto.

**DanS** · May 14, 2006, 12:39

I have supported the Notre Dame Fighting Irish because it is the most prominent catholic college in the Midwest and the structure of the Midwestern parochial school system (catholic college prep) was always plugged into Notre Dame. For instance, my high school was named the Irish. A lot of students with Irish heritage go to these schools. I'm part Irish. Notre Dame football scores are announced at our high school football games, etc. So there is and was a big connection.

I support the DC United soccer club because of geography and the fact that it's the only Major League Soccer team that has a genuine following. The Barra Brava rules!

I grew up in Ohio and the closest NFL/baseball city was Cincinnati. However, my family, especially my mother's side, was always a fan of the Cleveland clubs.

My National League team is the Washington Nationals because of geography. My American League team is the Cleveland Indians. My great grandmother on my mother's side went to all of the Indians day games . I never did like the Baltimore Orioles because Baltimore is like a small provincial town compared to DC. (I've got nothing against Baltimore, but Baltimore really has a separate identity to DC.)

I refuse to root for any NFL team since Art Modell moved the Browns to Baltimore.

The Cleveland Cavs continue to be my favorite NBA team. I don't like the Washington Bul.... I mean Washington Wizards.

**Victor Galis** · May 14, 2006, 12:45

I started supporting England because I was spending a summer at Oxford the first time Romania failed to qualify for the World Cup. Since then they've been my default team to support in case Romania fails to qualify for the World Cup or European Championship (sadly, this is the third time in a row)... please don't tell my coworkers.

**SlowwHand** · May 14, 2006, 13:49

Originally posted by Agathon
Family and geography.

Half my family is Sunderland, the other half Newcastle. The Newcastle side got to me first. **** the Mackem scum!

I support the Leafs because of living in Toronto.

I have a good friend thats a Geordie. Lives near Newcastle.

**MOBIUS** · May 14, 2006, 17:19

Not really an Ice Hockey fan, but I've seen the odd Cardiff Devils game in the Elite League here - but that is probably because their rink is literally across the road from where I live!

The Blues game was great, played in the Millennium Stadium (twice in two days for me!) because the Arms Park was used for a hospitality tent for the FA Cup yesterday, and we beat the Celtic League leaders Leinster by 40-31 so we will probably finish 3rd out of 11, as that was the last home game...

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