Such
Sweet
Sorrow...

I was almost convinced that zizou and gang has sth against me.

Twice, they drove out my favouraite teams.

First El nino and espanol,
then Figo and my egg tarts.

Hello!!!Stop it already!!!!

BBM mu asked me how I managed to swallow Spain's loss.

Well, I guess u cld see how long I took to come to terms with it.
(I'm only blogging abt it now,OKAY?)

I told her tt actually,
Spain's loss was easier to stomach.

I kept faith all the way,
even until the 90th minute,
I refuse to believe tt my wonderful fer wldn't work a miracle.
I refuse to believe tt with the way ramos was chionging,
magic wldn't happen.

I never stopped believing.

Even so,
I guess,
deep deep in the dark recesses of my wrenched heart,
I knew it was a goner right from the start.

I teared when france scored the equaliser.
I sobbed and screamed in disbelief when Vierra scored the second.
Then stunned into silence when Zizou brought home the 3rd one.

Despite my newfound love for the spanish team,
and my very inexperienced soccer experience,
I have to admit tt zidane is one hell of a player.

I was devastated.

And the whole world knows it.
(Thank u to those who actually called, msged, or consoled me in person)

But it was easier to stomach than the Portugese defeat cos,
I've gotta admit,
Spain did not play well tt nite.
(I'm still loving my Spain jersey thoh
and I'm still proud to wear it, mind u.)

I know what everyone's saying abt Cristiano and the rooney thing.
But seriously, english fans,

WAKE UP LAH!!!

Did u think tt anything wld've been diff had rooney been there?

Stop putting the blame on others when the team is lousy.

Just days before the match,
Miguel (My trainer, not the portugese defender) was laughing at me when I told him tt portugal will kick england's ass.

He asked

"Do u seriously think tt portugal has a remote chance of winnin when Deco is not playing?"

"Yes!!I believe tt Figo and Ronaldo are enuf to demolish the English team."

He laughed.

"It's all politics. Ronaldo will not play. Just look at who's paying his salary."

Ronaldo did play.
And I was glad tt he did.
I wld've despised him had he betrayed his country for his club.

Yes, I do love Gerrard,
I do love Terry,
and I do love Ferdinand.
My heart aches for them when the camera captured their faces and tears.

But honestly,
Portugal deserved the win,
the penalties were genuine.

Ricardo was brillient.

They deserved tt victory as much as France undeserved theirs.

Portugal's defeat was hard to swallow.
I'm still feeling indignant now.
And I'm still convinced tt tt referee is Rooney's gay partner.

They must have conspired to grant Henry tt dishonourable penalty.
And rob Cristiano of the one he shd've rightfully been given when tt detestable French fry shoved him,
when he cld've header in tt goal in the penalty area.

Both teams played excellently well,
and had France scored another goal on their own,
or had Portugal played worst,
I wld'nt haf felt so indignant.

To my horror,
my eyes actually burned towards the end of the match
when Ricardo actually moved forward to aid the team.
Portugal really fought so damn hard.

And it's Figo's last international match.

Portugal lost,
not becos they weren't gd enuf.

They lost,
bcos the referee was Rooney's gay partner.

I cried,
again,
not becos Portugal didn't manage to win.

I cried,
because Figo deserves this so much more than Zidane.

I cried,
becos I saw what it means to play as a team.

I cried,
bcos even with all these,
Portugal cldn't win,

even with the right qualities,attitudes,
they cldn't beat an unfair outside factor.

I cried,
bcos I had to see a great man embrace another great man at the end of the match,
exchange shirt,
and really display the greatness of a great man.

No blame,
no harsh words,
no fighting, like the young guns,
just a sincere embrace,
a genuine love for the sport,
a pure respect for each other,
a quiet, yet strangely powerful picture.

Figo is really just great.

And most of all,
I just cried for him.

Please Portugal,
just give figo a consolation 3rd placing.

Please
please
please
please