CSotD: SemiClassic Cartoon — Off-pitch invasions
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This isn't really a "classic," but this Madame & Eve is from a couple of days ago, so it can't really be the Comic Strip of the Day, either.
(Language note: "Gogo" is the Zulu term from "grandmother." An Afrikaaner kid would call her "Ouma." I think that leaves at least 9 significant South African languages undiscussed and I hope all their grandmothers don't come after me for neglecting them.)
In any case, I'm on the road this morning and so there you go, and, if it's not a classic, it did become less cringe-worthy now that a few days have passed since the Egyptian pitch invasion that made for a grim coincidence when it actually ran.
And there are much more amusing current events to tie it in with.
To start, David Beckham got thrown out of a youth soccer match recently for yelling at the ref. Funny part is — well, there are lots of funny parts, but here's one — it wasn't even his kid's game. They were watching the game before theirs. Nice play, Dad!
I've been amazed at how quiet the parents are at my granddaughters' matches, and how my elder son, who spent most of his time as a young 'keeper courting yellow and red cards, just watches all the bad calls and says nothing. The message of "Shut up and let the kids play" has apparently taken hold since the days when I was coaching little guys.
Except, y'know, with David Beckham, whose ejection reminds me of this 2002 "Cleats" strip from Bill Hinds:
It also ties into a recent kerfuffle surrounding the next World Cup, or, actually, the next several.
Seems a lot of countries are trying to keep their fans under control with laws that prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages at sports events. These countries would include Brazil, 2014 World Cup host, and Russia, slated to host in 2018.
But Budweiser is a major sponsor of the World Cup, and now FIFA, having apparently not looked into this matter before awarding bids, is pressuring those countries to change their laws so they can sell Bud at the games.
Putin was quoted as saying, "We'll see." I don't really think we're far enough removed from the Olden Days for that to be a terribly promising quote.
And it isn't going to get any easier for FIFA after that.
Quote of the week, maybe the month or longer, from FIFA's Sec'y General Jerome Valcke: "We're not talking about alcohol, we're talking about beer."
Yeah, there's a distinction that will really impress 2022 host country, Qatar.
Somebody hand that clown a rose.
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