Just returned from the barn-burner men’s Olympic soccer match between Argentina and Ivory Coast at Shanghai Stadium. The Argentines pulled it out at the end for a 2-1 win. All in all - a fantastic atmosphere in the stands. Great fans, great overall... ...full story at Shanghai Scrap
from Shanghai Scrap on Thu, Aug 07 2008
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| 07 Aug 08 |
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Argentina National Anthem Live »
YouTube video 2008 Olympic Game Shanghai Group A
Argentina vs Ivory Coast national anthem |
| 19 Aug 08 |
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Cheap Olympic Tickets and the Running of the Yellow Bulls » Ben's Blog I just returned from the semi-final soccer match between Argentina and Brazil at Worker’s Stadium. With two of football’s traditional powerhouses meeting, and a shot at the gold at stake, this has been one of the most sought after tickets of... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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Maradona in Shanghai Stadium? Jia you! » Shanghai Scrap For foreign visitors not intimately familiar with the modern history of Chinese soccer fandom, the unabashed enthusiasm (not to mention face paint, hats, and flags) that the local fans have shown for Argentina’s national team during the last week of... |
| 10 Aug 08 |
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Shanghai ? Argentina » Shanghai Scrap On Thursday I published a short dispatch at the Atlantic in which I described the deep affinity that Shanghai’s sports fans have for the Argentine national team. So it makes a certain kind of cosmic sense that - when I arrived at Shanghai Stadium... |
| 27 Mar 08 |
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China/Australia, N. Korea/S. Korea both end goalless » Shanghaiist DPRK 0-0 ROK; China 0-0 Australia; 26th March, 2008 A large crowd created a fantastic atmosphere at Hongkou Stadium last night but neither team were able to reward the great support with a goal, as North Korea battled to a 0-0 draw with South Korea. A... |
| 26 Jul 08 |
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China bloggers party down at TechCrunch August Capital Party » CN Reviews Warning: Off Topic Post Paul Denlinger of China Vortex and I attended the TechCrunch August Capital party yesterday night. (Paul’s a bona-fide A-list China blogger, even if I’m a pretender.) I had a great time–a great chance to forget... |
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