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(Daily Mail) Sad African soccer great dies penniless after moving to country that prides itself on not knowing anything about soccer   (dailymail.co.uk) divider line 30
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steamingpile
2011-12-29 04:22:58 PM
So he chose to be a bum?

Why am I supposed to care?
 
Supes
2011-12-29 04:24:28 PM
And it takes 3+ months after his death for people to realize his significance and for these articles to pop up.
 
Why Would I Read the Article
2011-12-29 04:32:48 PM
Sounds like he won the Sacko Bowl
 
Arkanaut
2011-12-29 04:34:47 PM
America's not always so kind to its regular football stars either:

Link (new window)
 
jpo2269
2011-12-29 04:52:12 PM
Maybe he wanted to be like Caine from "Kung Fu" and just walk the earth meeting people and get into adventures....
 
TravisBickle62
2011-12-29 05:01:50 PM
I know in soccer you have to kick a ball through one of three hoops, with varying points awarded based on the size of the hoop
 
konigsforst
2011-12-29 05:03:48 PM
steamingpile: So he chose to be a bum?

Why am I supposed to care?

BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE SPORT IN WHICH THE ANNOUNCERS MAY AS WELL BE SAYING: "HE'S RUNNING AND RUNNING AND RUNNING AND . . . NOTHING HAPPENS!!! (or, " . . . AND HE KICKS IT TO THE OTHER TEAM!!!"

(most of the) non-US world, FARK YEAH
 
The Gordie Howe Hat Trick
2011-12-29 05:10:44 PM
"The Wizard" would be a great nickname to have. R.I.P.
 
Shtetl G
2011-12-29 05:10:47 PM
Let me get this straight, subby. It was my not knowing about his soccer career that caused him to not meet with city officials and re-up his welfare digs and end up dieing a penniless drunk hobo?
 
mjg
2011-12-29 05:22:20 PM
Why Would I Read the Article: Sounds like he won the Sacko Bowl

Aaand, thread over.
 
John Buck 41 [TotalFark]
2011-12-29 05:36:55 PM
+1 for the trolling headline. So because it doesn't get good ratings on Tv means we don't know anything about it? Fark you, submitter.
 
Ow! That was my feelings!
2011-12-29 05:40:32 PM
no, we don't pride ourselves on 'not knowing anything about soccer', we just don't care.

not caring =/= hating
 
Snapper Carr
2011-12-29 06:02:38 PM
i1127.photobucket.com

At least George had the good sense to ruin his life in a country that idolized him.
 
dosboot
2011-12-29 06:04:40 PM
Heroin and subsidized public housing. Sounds like a winner.
 
barneyfifesbullet
2011-12-29 06:27:45 PM
Oh, it's another one of those headlines about how it is everyone's fault some guy is a bum.

So we should all feel guilty, or something.
 
organizm
2011-12-29 06:29:48 PM
steamingpile: So he chose to be a bum?

Why am I supposed to care?

Link (new window)
 
Mikey1969 [TotalFark]
2011-12-29 06:31:52 PM
steamingpile: So he chose to be a bum?

Why am I supposed to care?

Yeah, he "chose" to get laid off, and lose his wife and kids. You DO realize that alcohol and drug addiction are both physiological and mental, right? Nobody really plans on becoming an alcoholic, and although you are without fault, many people are down that road before they know they've even started. Get a little perspective.
 
varmitydog
2011-12-29 06:34:34 PM
If he was such a huge national hero in Liberia, why would he desert his native land to live in America?
If it was just because it was easier to get heroin and booze, he deserved to die alone and unloved.
 
dmars
2011-12-29 06:36:35 PM
I can't name one American Football player who was a star pre 1962 and had his career cut short because of an injury. And even if I could name one it still wouldn't make the news that they had died, stupid story
 
Rev.K [TotalFark]
2011-12-29 06:39:04 PM
Smells like Ron Paul supporters in here.
 
steamingpile
2011-12-29 06:52:17 PM
Mikey1969: steamingpile: So he chose to be a bum?

Why am I supposed to care?

Yeah, he "chose" to get laid off, and lose his wife and kids. You DO realize that alcohol and drug addiction are both physiological and mental, right? Nobody really plans on becoming an alcoholic, and although you are without fault, many people are down that road before they know they've even started. Get a little perspective.

No he chose to stay laid off and drink himself into a coma......

.....trying to care.......nope, still don't care at all.
 
tenpoundsofcheese
2011-12-29 09:12:36 PM
Mikey1969: steamingpile: So he chose to be a bum?

Why am I supposed to care?

Yeah, he "chose" to get laid off, and lose his wife and kids. You DO realize that alcohol and drug addiction are both physiological and mental, right? .

what?
He decided to do heroin and drink too much.
Are you saying he caught some sort of disease that caused him to shoot up?
 
Wasn't Looking at his Neck
2011-12-29 10:15:53 PM
varmitydog: If he was such a huge national hero in Liberia, why would he desert his native land to live in America?
If it was just because it was easier to get heroin and booze, he deserved to die alone and unloved.

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"Contracts..."

Or the allure of hopefully receiving one...
 
Mikey1969 [TotalFark]
2011-12-29 11:15:10 PM
tenpoundsofcheese: what?
He decided to do heroin and drink too much.
Are you saying he caught some sort of disease that caused him to shoot up?



Nope, I'm saying that you don't have the slightest concept what addiction is.

That's ok though, I really didn't expect you to. It's easy to judge from up on your high perch. Looking down on people becomes second nature after awhile, and if it's a result of ignorance, that just makes you part of the 99%. Don't worry, you're far from alone...
 
VvonderJesus
2011-12-30 12:30:14 AM
angrywhitedude.com
 
the1hatman
2011-12-30 01:08:18 AM
I am neither a big soccer fan nor a follower of the international game. While I had never heard of this man his story makes me sad. I truly hope he was able to find some peace in death though it seemed to elude him in life and that we all fare better vs. our own personal demons.

/godspeed Wizard
 
Gosling
2011-12-30 02:37:58 AM
Liberia? Well, yeah, even New Jersey is better than Liberia.
 
deadsanta
2011-12-30 02:43:11 AM
Nah, we just pride ourselves on not noticing the penniless narcoholiocs, soccer doesn't really enter into it at all.
 
Smelly McUgly
2011-12-30 03:29:52 AM
deadsanta: Nah, we just pride ourselves on not noticing the penniless narcoholiocs, soccer doesn't really enter into it at all.

Well, you might pride yourself on being a dick. I wouldn't say "we" all do, though.
 
Cloudchaser Sakonige the Red Wolf
2011-12-30 09:05:24 AM
I don't deny that he was a frican' soccer great, but where was he from?
 
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