It's a small world, isn't it?

[jla]

Quote from the ESPN-story featured on the front page: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... eams&num=0

"Every once in a while, Page 2 goes GLOBAL – for example, in this, our periodic, unscientific, apples-and-oranges "Power Rankings" of the best teams IN THE WORLD right now."

Some scores from this top-10 list.

Sports: Basket 5, icehockey 2, baseball 1, soccer 1, track 1, rugby 0, cricket 0, handball 0, volleyball 0, swimming 0, ....
Gender: Men 8, women 2.
Level: Professional club 4, collegiate team 4, high school team 1 and national team 1
Continents: North America 9, Europe 1, Africa 0, Asia 0, Oceania 0, South America 0.
Nations: USA 9, UK 1, Russia 0, France 0, Brazil 0, Germany 0, Italy 0, Spain 0, China 0, ...

Love that global perspective!

[Daisy]

Re: It's a small world, isn't it?

>Love that global perspective!


So only one team outside the US is worth mentioning at it's from the UK? Surely not Man United? if so it must because of their link with the Yankees.

I'm bemused by the track 'team'. Is track a team sport? Let alone a top 10 'team'.

How is it possible to have 5 basket teams (is that basketball teams or basket weaving teams)?

EDIT OK I just checked the list. Very strange group of teams but he has the razorbacks as third! Third best team in the world???

Chelsea as the best soccer team in the world???? I'm from the UK and that is just ridiculous.

You have to wonder if this guy gets out much. What are the odds that he's from Arkansas?

[Pego]

Re: It's a small world, isn't it?

Totally absurd.

[wineturtle]

Re: It's a small world, isn't it?

When you are paid by the pica it is not what you write but how many column inches,or what ever they call it in the Metric Countries.

[Daisy]

Re: It's a small world, isn't it?

>When you are paid by the pica it is not what you write

Clearly.

[gh]

Re: It's a small world, isn't it?

>When you are paid by the pica it is not what you write but how many column
>inches,or what ever they call it in the Metric Countries.>>

Ciceros

[doug0914]

Re: It's a small world, isn't it?

the article is stupid, everyone knows the oklahoma state university wrestling program is the most dominant since 1928 and this year as well.

[bigmac]

Re: It's a small world, isn't it?

They forgot the Australian Cricket team, TOTALLY unbeatable right now, if they were running an 800m race, they would lap 2nd place.

I'm not an Aussie, but thats how damn good they are.

[marknhj]

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How about best team supporters? Inter Milan fans caused their European Champions League game against AC Milan to be abandoned this afternoon. They chucked dozens of lit flares and water bottles onto the pitch. One flare hit the goalie on the shoulder (these things looked about a foot long with significant amount of flames shooting out).