WORLD CUP UPDATE, ITALY VS COSTA RICA
From Eye of the Tiber:
BRAZIL–Thousands of soccer fans around the globe were witness to the miraculous recovery of an Italian soccer player this morning after he was viciously tapped in the thigh by a Costa Rican defender.
It happened in the 23 minute of a game between Italy and Costa Rica earlier today when Italian striker Mario Balotelli went down after being ever so gently tapped in the thigh by Costa Rica’s Bryan Ruiz.
One witness told EOTT moments after the game that, although the foul did not look bad from the numerous replays that were shown of the incident that led to Balotelli falling to the ground as though he had just been shot by a sniper, that fans knew it had to be serious the moment Balotelli began screaming in agony as he decided whether to clutch at his left or right thigh.
“I remember the entire stadium became quiet,” said Italy fan Floriana Abate. “Everyone in the stadium dropped to their knees and began to pray to St. Sebastian. There was not even a scratch on Balotelli, so we believed it must have been internal bleeding. Still, most of us could not even look at the poor man suffering. It looked like someone was stabbing him in the thigh over and over again. Many people were in tears, and those who did look began to scream to God to help him. Watching this poor man suffering so much…we did not think he was going to make it.”
But just seconds after the collision, video of the game shows Balotelli miraculously rising to his feet as though nothing had ever happened. Witnesses say that people in the stadium began to praise God for the miracle, including the players on the field who dropped to their knees and began to say a rosary in thanksgiving.
“How someone can recover so quickly, so instantaneously…this is surely the work of God,” Abate continued. “My sister…my sister was an atheist before we walked into the stadium. Not so anymore.”
BRAZIL–Thousands of soccer fans around the globe were witness to the miraculous recovery of an Italian soccer player this morning after he was viciously tapped in the thigh by a Costa Rican defender.
It happened in the 23 minute of a game between Italy and Costa Rica earlier today when Italian striker Mario Balotelli went down after being ever so gently tapped in the thigh by Costa Rica’s Bryan Ruiz.
One witness told EOTT moments after the game that, although the foul did not look bad from the numerous replays that were shown of the incident that led to Balotelli falling to the ground as though he had just been shot by a sniper, that fans knew it had to be serious the moment Balotelli began screaming in agony as he decided whether to clutch at his left or right thigh.
“I remember the entire stadium became quiet,” said Italy fan Floriana Abate. “Everyone in the stadium dropped to their knees and began to pray to St. Sebastian. There was not even a scratch on Balotelli, so we believed it must have been internal bleeding. Still, most of us could not even look at the poor man suffering. It looked like someone was stabbing him in the thigh over and over again. Many people were in tears, and those who did look began to scream to God to help him. Watching this poor man suffering so much…we did not think he was going to make it.”
But just seconds after the collision, video of the game shows Balotelli miraculously rising to his feet as though nothing had ever happened. Witnesses say that people in the stadium began to praise God for the miracle, including the players on the field who dropped to their knees and began to say a rosary in thanksgiving.
“How someone can recover so quickly, so instantaneously…this is surely the work of God,” Abate continued. “My sister…my sister was an atheist before we walked into the stadium. Not so anymore.”
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| St. Sebastian, Patron Saint of Athletes. Get it? |
Labels: Humor, patron saints, Soccer
posted by jope @ July 02, 2014
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