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Should Australian soccer have boycotted the Asian Cup Final?
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 684751" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Well, there are quite a couple of reasons why they didn't do it.</p><p></p><p>1. The match took place in Saudi Arabia, not in Australia, which is the difference in the comparison the writer made with the Apartheid regime.</p><p></p><p>2. They are 11 players on the pitch, with the subs and management on the side of the field, surrounded by a stadium of 60 000 Saudi men, who support their country's religion and ways. What did the writer want to happen? An article with a heading "Australian Football team stoned and stampeded inside Stadium due to protest of women's rights"??</p><p></p><p>3. Religion, as GN10 has stated, is the biggest difference. In South Africa where religion is rather freely practised, no matter what it is, there are still fundamental things in place. For instance, in Cape Town 2 months ago, they opened their very first unisex temple for muslims where men and women can pray together, in the same room, next to each other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 684751, member: 40658"] Well, there are quite a couple of reasons why they didn't do it. 1. The match took place in Saudi Arabia, not in Australia, which is the difference in the comparison the writer made with the Apartheid regime. 2. They are 11 players on the pitch, with the subs and management on the side of the field, surrounded by a stadium of 60 000 Saudi men, who support their country's religion and ways. What did the writer want to happen? An article with a heading "Australian Football team stoned and stampeded inside Stadium due to protest of women's rights"?? 3. Religion, as GN10 has stated, is the biggest difference. In South Africa where religion is rather freely practised, no matter what it is, there are still fundamental things in place. For instance, in Cape Town 2 months ago, they opened their very first unisex temple for muslims where men and women can pray together, in the same room, next to each other. [/QUOTE]
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