Why so many non native Brazilian fans?

[Hercegovac]

I have noticed that so many people go for Brazil and it is there number one or second team they go for, i personally find no ethic for someone from a totally different country to support Brazil because they are "calling" them selfs fans but the truth is they are not why? because the true Brazilian fans are the Brazilians them selfs and that is not debatable. Why dont we see many Denmark or Ukraine fans? because they are not that famous but with Brazil because they are such a great footballing nation and are truly the gods of football more and more people are jumping on the band wagon and saying out loud "i love my Brazilian football team" etc.

Who would agree with me that if Brazil didnt have such a great team and never won a world cup that all the people who are the so called fans of Brazilian football would all be following some other nation? the fact is you cannot be a better fan than a Brazilian-born native him self. I respect Brazil and there footballing achievements but my heart is with my one and only home country Croatia and that makes me a true fan just like it would make a Brazilian native a true genuine Brazil fan.

[wolverine]

Simple. One luvs the game and the team the other luvs the country also...

Nationlist luv comes first and is hence stronger. But y shud u put this in the anger forum ???

[Hercegovac]

because it makes me angry in a way ;)

It is true because the only reason why people suppot Brazil is because they are winners no other reason and that is stupd.

[Lance Knight]

yea i agree it is so annonying, it just a set of glory hunters

[Ygor]

Brazil is know for playing very elegant football - that is why so many fan are like them. Germania is also win many world cup but nobody in other country like them apart from Germans because they not play such nice football and they women are ugly.

See Ygor can make sensible post eh guys. :) Well nearly sensible. ;)

[Hercegovac]

No Germany have not been in fashion lately thats why you dont see fake German fans, yes Brazil have a certain style of play and is attractive but thats not the point the point is people are supporting them because they are the best ever footballing nation and want to jump on the band wagon and pretend to be a winner..... You can argue about clubs so im not going to complain that much because that is a totally different situation but lets take for example Real Madrid - so many people who are not Spanish or are not European for the matter go for Real why? because once again - fame, wining team (well use to be) adds, tv etc all add up in the equation then people join the band wagon on that situation...... but as i said i cannot compare club and country because it is a total different matter i just wanted to use that as an example.

[Lance Knight]

yea i hate it when people get on so, same thing happened when arsenal was on thier winning streak alot of people jumped on that wagon too

[Becks]

You don't know for sure if they are jumping on the bandwagon.

If I did not support my own country, then I would be supporting a team like Brazil. Why? Because of their style of play. Sure, with England, I love their style, LOVE IT... Some people love Brazil's. It is fast paced, quick passes, brilliant tricks.

[Hercegovac]

yeah, hey you noticed how allot of people have forgot manchester over the past 2 years and suddenly allot of chelsea fans have popped up...hmmm

[Hercegovac]

You don't know for sure if they are jumping on the bandwagon.

If I did not support my own country, then I would be supporting a team like Brazil. Why? Because of their style of play. Sure, with England, I love their style, LOVE IT... Some people love Brazil's. It is fast paced, quick passes, brilliant tricks.

Yes i agree with you fully they are the kings of football but the as i said would you and joe down the street go for Brazil if they were not as good? i dont think so.

I like Brazil and there style of play etc etc, and many people agree on that but support them? no i support my home country only in good and bad times.

[Becks]

I see what you are saying. Many look at it as supporting a club team...
Example, someone in Ireland supporting Inter...

I did notice a lot of Chelsea fans spotting up... I have not completely abandoned Manchester United. I never will because they are literally right down the street a bit! That and they are the club I was raised to support. However, I changed my banner and sig over to a rival club (Liverpool) because of the Glazer family.

[wolverine]

because it makes me angry in a way ;)

It is true because the only reason why people suppot Brazil is because they are winners no other reason and that is stupd.

I don't understand ur logic !!!!!!

They are not supporting the country Brazil. None of them would be knowing what language they speak in Brazil or what the country is like. They merely luv the Brazilian way of football, its the Brazillian Football team consisting of those 11 players and the way they play the game that the non Brazillians luv. Greece won the Euro last year, how many non Greeks support them ?? Also do u know that Holland has got a wide fan following world wide ??? They are yet to win any WC and don't have that heavy star names. Still they were the team that was most missed in '02 WC. Why ??? On the other hand Denmark which one the Euro in '92 was ne'er missed maybe xcept for the Danes in '94.

Its the passion for the game and the style of play, don't equate this with nationalism. Another thing again comes from the luv of the game. Players like ronaldo, ronaldinho etc have hardcore fans all over the world so naturally people tend to support the teams they play for (which happens to be Brazil). The same thing goes for clubs.

The Man U craze came down to a major extend due to the departure of Beckham. I strongly believe that Real bought Beckham as a mere marketing commodity and the effect did show in their Asia tour.

Thinking from ur point of view the WC would be a private affait b/w the 32 countries that take part which is ne'er going to make it the most eagerly waited event after the Olympics.

I don't think there is any need to get upset that nonBrazillians support 'em for the game. It's jus the luv of the game and after all the saying goes 'The British invented the game but the Brazillians perfected it' :thumbsup:

[EASports]

Brazil is know for playing very elegant football - that is why so many fan are like them. Germania is also win many world cup but nobody in other country like them apart from Germans because they not play such nice football and they women are ugly.

See Ygor can make sensible post eh guys. :) Well nearly sensible. ;)

Yes and you type much better english also. Have you heard of Kostya Zu ?

All these people that support brazil do it to be cool & (in my opinion) don't really have 100% faith in their team. We know what you mean herceg. If my team looses (croatia) then you won't see me rooting for the other teams that are left. Yes i will watch the reamining games but thats from a point of admiring soccer skills, not getting behind another team and barracking for them. BTW it was 10 yrs Srebrenica yesterday.

[Hercegovac]

Ok now this is starting to piss me off :mad2:

You get

1 x Australian
1 x Canadian
1 x Korean

Ask them who they support?, more chances are that they will say Brazil.

You get

1 x German
1 x Italian
1 x Argentinean

Ask them who they support? they will more likely say there own country.

Now as i said i do like Brazilian style of play and how they are so good at the game but i will never support them and if someone down the street of me supports Brazil i know he is way less of a fan than a Brazilian native him self. So my ethic is purely to explain what i think of people supporting other nations they do not belong to.

[Hercegovac]

Yes and you type much better english also. Have you heard of Kostya Zu ?

All these people that support brazil do it to be cool & (in my opinion) don't really have 100% faith in their team. We know what you mean herceg. If my team looses (croatia) then you won't see me rooting for the other teams that are left. Yes i will watch the reamining games but thats from a point of admiring soccer skills, not getting behind another team and barracking for them. BTW it was 10 yrs Srebrenica yesterday.

Yeah agreed fully there ;)

I watched it on tv but couldnt catch it all.

[Mirko Mandic]

Liverpool cause its been my one and only english club funny enough my first jeresy was an old original Man.utd adidas jersey with "sharp" shirt sponsor lol.

but in NT i like a team in every region EU- Croatia, England Af-Nigera As- well now Australia Americas- Argentina....

but as ea said if say croatia get knocked-out in lets say semi-final in WC06 and Nigera is left i wont be supporting them but be pissed of and want the team who beat croatia to get demolished......

why i like ada countries beside croatia ??? the players i like lots of players and underdog teams.

[Ivan7637]

I support other teams.

National- Croatia,Netherlands,Germany,Serbia, and Bosnia

Club- Dinamo Zagreb,Bayern Munchen

I support croatia because it's my home country and i love croatia to death bit i also support Germany because i have lived in germany for 6 1/2 years and i love germany. I support netherlands, for ummm don't really know why but i just like the netherlands. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they never won a world cup but deserve one. I support bosnia because i was born there and because of the whole balkan thing. Same for serbia.

I support Bayern Munchen because it's the first club team i started supporting and i was raised supporting Bayern. I support dinamo for obvious reasons.

If Croatia got elminated i still would support the teams i mentioned. If croatia faced Germany or the Netherlands i would support Croatia 100%!!!!!

But if it was Germany/Holland Vs france/Spain/Argentina, I can't say I wouldn't support anyone because deep down inside i would want Germany or The Netherlands to win.

I can't say i don't support someone but everytime i watch a game from Serbia,Bosnia,Holland,Germany, I always want them to win unless they are facing Croatia. Same goes for club level.

Another thing, I don't support Brazil, I just support adriano.

[Mirko Mandic]

i forgot im a dinamo boy always have been :)

[RaulMadrid7]

I support other teams.

National- Croatia,Netherlands,Germany,Serbia, and Bosnia

Club- Dinamo Zagreb,Bayern Munchen La Liga games are shown on sometimes on the EPL channel.

I support croatia because it's my home country and i love croatia to death bit i also support Germany because i have lived in germany for 6 1/2 years and i love germany. I support netherlands, for ummm don't really know why but i just like the netherlands. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they never won a world cup but deserve one. I support bosnia because i was born there and because of the whole balkan thing. Same for serbia.

I support Bayern Munchen because it's the first club team i started supporting and i was raised supporting Bayern. I support dinamo for obvious reasons.

If Croatia got elminated i still would support the teams i mentioned. If croatia faced Germany or the Netherlands i would support Croatia 100%!!!!!

But if it was Germany/Holland Vs france/Spain/Argentina, I can't say I wouldn't support anyone because deep down inside i would want Germany or The Netherlands to win.

I can't say i don't support someone but everytime i watch a game from Serbia,Bosnia,Holland,Germany, I always want them to win unless they are facing Croatia. Same goes for club level.

Another thing, I don't support Brazil, I just support adriano.

Ivan, there is no shame supporting a country that you are not related too, unless you have no passion.

I have passion for futbol and that is why I support the teams I do.

Real Madrid - Basically all my cousins, some of my friends and other family members support Real Madrid and basically it was the first club that I supported, and Real will always be with me no matter what.

Inter Milan - Where I live, I have 2 channels for soccer, one is for the EPL the other is for Serie A, La Liga games are shown on sometimes on the EPL channel., and I enjoy watching the Serie A more often than the EPL. Inter Milan has always been the team that I supported in the Serie A and I have watched them as much as I have watched Real Madrid, and one of ym fav players Adriano plays there now.

Iran - Iran is my background and my family is from there.

Sweden - This is the country where I was born and raised in.

Brazil - I support them when they play against any country other than Sweden and Iran :D . Brazil is a country that is very passionate and talented in this sport and the reason why they are good isn't just because they have skill but it is because they love to play this game with laughter and joy and that is why I respect them and always support them against countries like Argentina and England for example.

I love futbol, where I come from futbol is a way of life and passion of entertainment not a way of trying to show off who you support.

[Ivan7637]

Ivan, there is no shame supporting a country that you are not related too, unless you have no passion.

I have passion for futbol and that is why I support the teams I do.

Real Madrid - Basically all my cousins, some of my friends and other family members support Real Madrid and basically it was the first club that I supported, and Real will always be with me no matter what.

Inter Milan - Where I live, I have 2 channels for soccer, one is for the EPL the other is for Serie A, La Liga games are shown on sometimes on the EPL channel., and I enjoy watching the Serie A more often than the EPL. Inter Milan has always been the team that I supported in the Serie A and I have watched them as much as I have watched Real Madrid, and one of ym fav players Adriano plays there now.

Iran - Iran is my background and my family is from there.

Sweden - This is the country where I was born and raised in.

Brazil - I support them when they play against any country other than Sweden and Iran :D . Brazil is a country that is very passionate and talented in this sport and the reason why they are good isn't just because they have skill but it is because they love to play this game with laughter and joy and that is why I respect them and always support them against countries like Argentina and England for example.

I love futbol, where I come from futbol is a way of life and passion of entertainment not a way of trying to show off who you support.

Football is a way of life everywhere except america for some reason! I could not live without it! I can't wait until 2006, there is nothing like watching your country playing. No feeling could fill that void if I didn't have football! :thumbsup:

I support Adriano aswell. He is my Favorite player followed by Dado Prso.

[Maya]

I love the good game and Brazil is doing so good…actually you answered your question..!! you said “Who would agree with me that if Brazil didnt have such a great team and never won a world cup that all the people who are the so called fans of Brazilian football would all be following some other nation”. So if they are not good they wouldn’t have such big fans from all over the world. i support them for their great performance and talents and I don’t see that I have to be Brazilian to support Brazil.
by the way always my home team comes first!
see yaa

[wolverine]

Ivan, there is no shame supporting a country that you are not related too, unless you have no passion.

I have passion for futbol and that is why I support the teams I do.


I love futbol, where I come from futbol is a way of life and passion of entertainment not a way of trying to show off who you support.

:thumbsup: I've been trying to say that from my first post here :)

[SiN]

its bcoz they are soo gud that everyone just goes and supports them...they hav no choice...

[nachi88]

I think Real Madrid too attracts many non natives.
I hate it :D

This is what i've noticed... without trying to stereotype people.

Brasil- Supported by all brasilians, and other south american nations except Argentina, if their own country is out of thw world cup. The popularity of brasil is high in arab countries,South africa Japan, south east asia, mexico and large parts of europe also. I was supprised to see many Germans dress in Brasil samba attire for the greece brasil game. Pele is revered by all.


Argentina- Supported by Argentinians, Italians,Spanish, some syrians,gulf arabs and some balkan people. For some reason i find the south americans support brasil more than argentina, even though they share language with the argentinians.Maradona is revered by all.

Italy- Liked by Italians, some argentinains, australians, by the spanish, the portugese, the central americans and lots of americans.And by some crazy girls who think long hair on guys means beauty. :D

England- supported by the English, some americans, and lots of people in Japan and China.I have seen a lot of Dutch also root for England. generally thier team is hated on the continent and they even have rivalries in scotland, Ireland etc. Not very popular in arab, east european nations ther, but mainly due to political reasons, not related to football.

France- supported by the French. supported by the North African arab nations, and also by people from senegal and west africa which were former French colonies. Supported by belgian also. strangely supported by people from saarbrücken :boo:

Niederlande- Supported by dutch fans, and belgians of non flemish descent. Supported by some english fans too ( just becuase of their rivalry with Germany). Inspite of their rivalry with Germany, the dutch are quite a popular team in Germany. Many balkan people also support the Dutch.

Greece- Supported by Greeks, Serbs and Orthodox people.Lot of support from outisde greek communities also. Also supported by lots of Germans ( due to Rehaggel). Mostly every one else hates their style of play/team. Probably liked by Sven Goran Erikson.

Germany- Supported by Germans, Austrians, Swiss, lots of Poles, Croats,many albanians,some danes from holstein, east europeans and Iranians. some arabs, americans and mexicans too support Germany. From what I've seen. not very popular with the people of the rest of the world, inspite of being the second most sucessful team in the world football. This again is more due to political reasons,and not much due to footballing reasons.

Spain- Liked by spanish,and lots of real madrid supportes ( read glory hunters) from world over. They have moderate support in south america. argentina especially. Popular in the arab countries and far east too.

Portgual- I havent seen many portugese supporters outside of portugal, probably they have quite a few in Brasil.

Croatia- Liked by croats, germans, some dutch and expatriates croat community in australia.

[wolverine]

I think Real Madrid too attracts many non natives.
I hate it :D

This is what i've noticed... without trying to stereotype people.

Brasil- Supported by all brasilians, and other south american nations except Argentina, if their own country is out of thw world cup. The popularity of brasil is high in arab countries,South africa Japan, south east asia, mexico and large parts of europe also. I was supprised to see many Germans dress in Brasil samba attire for the greece brasil game. Pele is revered by all.


Argentina- Supported by Argentinians, Italians,Spanish, some syrians,gulf arabs and some balkan people. For some reason i find the south americans support brasil more than argentina, even though they share language with the argentinians.Maradona is revered by all.

Italy- Liked by Italians, some argentinains, australians, by the spanish, the portugese, the central americans and lots of americans.And by some crazy girls who think long hair on guys means beauty. :D

England- supported by the English, some americans, and lots of people in Japan and China.I have seen a lot of Dutch also root for England. generally thier team is hated on the continent and they even have rivalries in scotland, Ireland etc. Not very popular in arab, east european nations ther, but mainly due to political reasons, not related to football.

France- supported by the French. supported by the North African arab nations, and also by people from senegal and west africa which were former French colonies. Supported by belgian also. strangely supported by people from saarbrücken :boo:

Niederlande- Supported by dutch fans, and belgians of non flemish descent. Supported by some english fans too ( just becuase of their rivalry with Germany). Inspite of their rivalry with Germany, the dutch are quite a popular team in Germany. Many balkan people also support the Dutch.

Greece- Supported by Greeks, Serbs and Orthodox people.Lot of support from outisde greek communities also. Also supported by lots of Germans ( due to Rehaggel). Mostly every one else hates their style of play/team. Probably liked by Sven Goran Erikson.

Germany- Supported by Germans, Austrians, Swiss, lots of Poles, Croats,many albanians,some danes from holstein, east europeans and Iranians. some arabs, americans and mexicans too support Germany. From what I've seen. not very popular with the people of the rest of the world, inspite of being the second most sucessful team in the world football. This again is more due to political reasons,and not much due to footballing reasons.

Spain- Liked by spanish,and lots of real madrid supportes ( read glory hunters) from world over. They have moderate support in south america. argentina especially. Popular in the arab countries and far east too.

Portgual- I havent seen many portugese supporters outside of portugal, probably they have quite a few in Brasil.

Croatia- Liked by croats, germans, some dutch and expatriates croat community in australia.

I don't know abt Argentina fan following in SA and Europe but believe me
Argentina fan folowing rivals Brazil's in Arab countries and South Asia. But the difference is that Brazils fan following comes mainly from their style of play where as Argentina's fan following comes mainly from Diego (as u said is revered by all) and after him Batistuta-Ortega.

Holland is also very popular in these places (style of play) may be not as much as Arg and Brazil. But they wud be the first as 2nd choice (after Arg- Bra).

The other team that goes well in these places are Italy not Spain. Real Madrid is popular but not Spain.

France was a hot property here (coming close to Arg and Brazil) during the time of Zidane (might be due to his Arabic roots) but now I can't say.

England's support in Japan and China will end the day Beckham quits.

[Ese_Guy]

I don't know about this thread. You may be taking it too personally.

I've never heard of anyone "supporting" Brasil over their own country. Fans of Brasil, yes.

I'm a fan of Brasil because I like the way they play. I'm also a fan of Mexico, the U.S., España, Alemania, as well as other countries and clubs.

[Lance Knight]

i can understand if u in my situation where there is praticully no football in my country, and so i support alot of european clubs, thats ok

but alot of people keep switching between clubs and that would be shit, i am sure if Germany wins this WC alot of people would start liking them

[MarieL]

If I see a Norwegian for example bragging about Brazil winning then I'm like "okay...you didn't have much to do with it, but okay..." if he uses the word "we" when talking about Brazil then I'm like "WTH?" But if I hear a Norwegian saying "I'm so happy Brazil won, they play such great football!" then I'm like "Yeah, they really deserved it."

You can appreciate and admire a team as much as you like even if it's from the other side of the world, but if you start to talk like a native of that land then I'm gonna think you're one big glory hunter. You can't fake national pride.

[wolverine]

If I see a Norwegian for example bragging about Brazil winning then I'm like "okay...you didn't have much to do with it, but okay..." if he uses the word "we" when talking about Brazil then I'm like "WTH?" But if I hear a Norwegian saying "I'm so happy Brazil won, they play such great football!" then I'm like "Yeah, they really deserved it."

You can appreciate and admire a team as much as you like even if it's from the other side of the world, but if you start to talk like a native of that land then I'm gonna think you're one big glory hunter. You can't fake national pride.

What abt clubs and players ????

[MarieL]

What abt clubs and players ????
What about them? Most clubs are multi-cultural these days so why shouldn't the supporters be as well? It's that most countries, such as Finland, have terrible national leagues, so if you value good football then you're hardly going to have strong feelings for a native club. I don't even live anywhere near to an actual football club. And the Finnish league cannot even be called a football league, it sucks that bad.
I don't really know what you mean about the players, but it's a whole different kind of fandom than football fandom. As a supporter you can feel part of the club, but you can never feel part of a player you know. It's just admiration, the same kind you can feel for other NTs without sounding like a freak. What I was trying to say in my previous post is that you can't feel part of a NT that isn't your own, but you can definitely admire them as much as you like. You can feel part of a club though, even if it's foreign.

[wolverine]

What about them? Most clubs are multi-cultural these days so why shouldn't the supporters be as well? It's that most countries, such as Finland, have terrible national leagues, so if you value good football then you're hardly going to have strong feelings for a native club. I don't even live anywhere near to an actual football club. And the Finnish league cannot even be called a football league, it sucks that bad.
I don't really know what you mean about the players, but it's a whole different kind of fandom than football fandom. As a supporter you can feel part of the club, but you can never feel part of a player you know. It's just admiration, the same kind you can feel for other NTs without sounding like a freak. What I was trying to say in my previous post is that you can't feel part of a NT that isn't your own, but you can definitely admire them as much as you like. You can feel part of a club though, even if it's foreign.

Ok u r kewl abt the club part. What I meant abt players is that sometimes u tend to admire a player so u end up wearing his jersey and supporting the NT he plays for. I franky don't think there's anything wrong in that or admiring an NT for their style of football. That luv is jus limited to football. Ofcurs I don't think anyone can support any country more than their motherland, I agree and no one cud be more passionate abt Brazil than a Brazilian.

I won't call freaks those who r traditional supporters of any NT like Brazil. I wud call freaks only those who don't know the ABC of football and out of the blue start supporting an NT or club jus 'cos they r winning.

[Hercegovac]

If I see a Norwegian for example bragging about Brazil winning then I'm like "okay...you didn't have much to do with it, but okay..." if he uses the word "we" when talking about Brazil then I'm like "WTH?" But if I hear a Norwegian saying "I'm so happy Brazil won, they play such great football!" then I'm like "Yeah, they really deserved it."

You can appreciate and admire a team as much as you like even if it's from the other side of the world, but if you start to talk like a native of that land then I'm gonna think you're one big glory hunter. You can't fake national pride.

Thank you Mariel thats what i was also trying to explain ;) :thumbsup:

[SRBIJA]

Thank you Mariel thats what i was also trying to explain ;) :thumbsup:


Hercegovac, i noticed that too, its pretty much because their national team sucks and they love the sport but dont have the national pride to love their team even if they suck. But thanks for noticing that bc i noticed it too :rolling: :thumbsup:

[Hercegovac]

Hercegovac, i noticed that too, its pretty much because their national team sucks and they love the sport but dont have the national pride to love their team even if they suck. But thanks for noticing that bc i noticed it too :rolling: :thumbsup:

Glad u agree, we both have good nt's etc so thats why you would never see a cro/serb with a drum and brazilian shirt lol

[Dado_Prso_09]

i hate it when everyone says brazil is THEIR team like their brazilian or sumthing i think 99% of people who say there fav team is brazil either dont know anything about soccer or their national team sucks

[Becks]

There are those who commit treason against their country...
Radical Irish, radical English, radical Arabs.... They do not support their motherland. You cannot chose where you are born, at least let someone choose what NT they support!

[SiN]

i hate it when everyone says brazil is THEIR team like their brazilian or sumthing i think 99% of people who say there fav team is brazil either dont know anything about soccer or their national team sucks

yer i agree wid u buddy :D

[Lance Knight]

the point is like mariel said alot of them say the "we" thing, and that pretty much is an excuse to beat them up

[DKulla]

beacuse brazil plays the football people like to see. It is the way of football. Obviously those people don't love brazil like its true fans. Then again non brazilian fans like their countrys team better anyway (at least i believe so).

I notice that i admire the Czhec Republic, not because of their women, but because of the way they play.
If they win, its only going to strengthen my admration for this team. but then again i am an azurri fan

[FungShing29]

haha, i like brazil for their play and i follow them, but of course i support my own national team, SINGAPORE! its getting better now realli u noe.

[Lance Knight]

welcome FungShing, u calim to say that u follow brazil, come on what was the latest piece of news u read or heard??

[DKulla]

that they lost to france 3-0 in the world cup :D

[5timeschamp]

i hate it when everyone says brazil is THEIR team like their brazilian or sumthing i think 99% of people who say there fav team is brazil either dont know anything about soccer or their national team sucks

I'm brazilian born and moved outside of country when I was 5. I know alot of friends who cheer for Brazil. Who can blame them. There isn't another team in this world who play's like them or has the passion for futebol. On the other hand it irritates me to see so many people claiming to be Brazilians when they are not. But cheering for Brazil doesn't bother me. If I were Canadian born I would!!!

[5timeschamp]

that they lost to france 3-0 in the world cup :D

The've won a couple of other trophy's since then?????????
What's your national team done lately

[Toke-E-Yo]

put all this simply, ppl just jumpin on the badnwagon

PS See Too Many Dick Riders for more accounts :rockon:

[bboy treble]

its called the bandwagon

people like to ride it

same with every other sport
like the bulls during jordan era

everyone was like WOW i love bulls
then lakers etc

its the same with football

[Dado_Prso_09]

I'm brazilian born and moved outside of country when I was 5. I know alot of friends who cheer for Brazil. Who can blame them. There isn't another team in this world who play's like them or has the passion for futebol. On the other hand it irritates me to see so many people claiming to be Brazilians when they are not. But cheering for Brazil doesn't bother me. If I were Canadian born I would!!!
it bothers me because they say its THEIR team when their cleary not brazilian its just an easy way to brag and they almost always win people who know nuthing about soccer go for the best team almost all the time i wonder why those CANADIaN fans cheer for brazil

[Mexi]

it bothers me because they say its THEIR team when their cleary not brazilian its just an easy way to brag and they almost always win people who know nuthing about soccer go for the best team almost all the time i wonder why those CANADIaN fans cheer for brazil
that's true. most ppl go for the almost sure winners. since Brazil wins most of the time, ppl want to be right. and since they are one of the best, ppl like them.

[lightwave]

I love Japanese electronics simply because they are the best...

[lightwave]

its called the bandwagon



Bandwagon?Yeah right...What a convenient and easy answer.

Brasil entertains like no other.If Ronaldinho was Italian people would love Italy's game.
Brazilian are the most creative and inovative players.

World football is pretty much on the same level, still, Brasil has a differencial.
It amazes people.

[Ilovefootie]

It's the same in all sports. Ppl support their own national team and also Brasil cos of their skills, 5 WC titles, the beautiful game and stuff. It's the same in all sports. Who didnt love to watch USA's Dream Team? Who doesnt watch NBA's championship? Who doesnt support a team in Italy or Spain cos they're the best teams around? This doesnt happen only with Brasil NT.
Besides that, brazilians are famous for being a friendly and party lover ppl.

But I used to think like that. Now I've some doubts. In this forum I see a lot of brazil haters posts. I used to love the italians. As i love the english ppl. But all I could see from some italian here were racist comments about brazilian ppl, calling us "favelados" and stuff like that. I didnt think there were so many brazilian haters out there.

But I guess there're still some Brasil friends out there, specially in South America, Asia and Africa. I hope so cos, after all, we're nice ppl indeed. Peaceful ppl. We dont like wars. We dont like to fight. We just like parties, football and some nice things. Sure we're not saints. But there're worse ppl out there. We just get a bit vain when we talk about football cos, after all, our team is the best in the world :D

So, please. say boo to prejudice and racism. Try to know a person before offend her/him just cos of the skin color, or the sexual orientation, or the place they come from.

[Toke-E-Yo]

its called the bandwagon
I call it Brazils dick. more to be specific, Ronaldo, ROberto Carlos, Kaka or Ronaldhinospeople like to ride it
u better believe it...:lol: perfect timin....everytime:D

[ASG]

I call it Brazils dick. more to be specific, Ronaldo, ROberto Carlos, Kaka or Ronaldhinos
u better believe it...:lol: perfect timin....everytime:D
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man this is good, i think some people liek brazil beacuse theyshow great soccer, buty some just liek them becuase they win, its easier for them to talk shit when you say your team is brasil and they win..

[Orgulho Judeu]

I call it Brazils dick. more to be specific, Ronaldo, ROberto Carlos, Kaka or Ronaldhinos
u better believe it...:lol: perfect timin....everytime:D

:lol: And here i thought it was our ladies that got all the attention :lol:

[Toke-E-Yo]

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man this is good, i think some people liek brazil beacuse theyshow great soccer, buty some just liek them becuase they win, its easier for them to talk shit when you say your team is brasil and they win..

its bullshit. i hate kids that do that. I remebr they did it with the Chicago Bulls during the 90's, the Yankess ever since I can remebr, and the newest team seems to be Chelsea. TRUE FANS ARE ONLY BORN AS TRUE FANS! You cant wake up one day and say "I think because my country sux ass at footie, ill support the strongest". I call these ppl cowards, because they dont want to face losing and defeat.

I have shed tears of over my country, through deafeat or winning.that is what makes you a true fan when you can cry over the outcome of a game

You know your a wannabe fan when your team loses and you just say "what ever, it was only a game..." when someone comes up to u to gloat.

[chuncho_azul]

one is a fan of brazil, or just a brazil follower because of what they provide to the game of soccer. they are the worlds best,have the most exciting players to watch etc. thats why there are so many fans around.
no bandwagon here

[LD in DC]

yeah, i know exactly how it is with people being bandwagoners. i look around and see so many people support brazil even though they dobnt even watch football at all. they see it maybe once or twice a year yet because brazil is in the limelight they cheer for them. i have no problem with brazil, my team has, is, and will always be the Mexico National team. They may not be the best. but it doesnt matter to me because they are my team. As for me, im more of a fan of mexican soccer, but other internatinal teams i like. for example im a barca fan mainly because of who plays on it, rafael marquez. if he never played for them i dont think i would feel to strongly about them but i would still admire the way they play. Same thing with brazil, they arent my team. but i still think its amazing the way they play the game.