The Olympics only happen every four years and just like the World Cup all eyes are going to be on a set of teams to fight it out in the beautiful game of soccer. There are already major pools and bets being placed on the favorites, but little do people realize that there are some dark horse teams that aren't going to just sit idle on the sidelines waiting for the finals to bring us the same teams that always show up. No, no, here are 3 teams that are dark horses, meaning that they just might come up and upset the majority leaders, and then some.
Team #1 Senegal - Now, this pick might have some experts laughing, but when you look at the team's roster you will realize that these guys are hungry and ever since the South African World Cup came and went, an African team has been waiting for another shot to shine on the world stage. You'll be surprised how swift these guys are and how powerful they are in the box, and look to stun the likes of Great Britain and Uruguay in their Group A stage. Don't be surprised if they pull out some key victories by hook or crook, much like Ghana did a couple years ago.
Team #2 Japan - The Japanese women's team surely shut everyone up against the much better American team in the Women's world cup, but can the men top them? Most experts might not think so, but if you watched their victory over the Mexican powerhouse recently, you will know that they are a serious team that deserves some attention. Watch for these fast runners to get the best of Honduras and take Spain to the limit, as the mighty Spanish team will most likely try to see past the Japanese squad for much greater play in another bracket.
Team #3 New Zealand - This will be another shocker for some, but the New Zealand team has been coming up in the world of soccer and very well might end up pushing out some of the bigger teams in bracket C. While they might not be the odds on favorite, look for a strong showing from this team down under as they will be under estimated going into tournament play.
The above are 3 dark horse teams to consider, and in no way make for a final analysis of the soccer tournament that will be played during the London Olympics.
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Olympic Teams Need a Twitter Coordinator To Check Pre-Tweeting Content
During the 2012 London Olympic Games it seemed as if often the news headlines were about Twitter rather than the actual event. It's almost as if Twitter was one of the Olympic sponsors, because they were constantly in the headlines, they were making the news, and people were using that platform to announce the winners of the events before they were televised on NBC, a company that paid a tremendous amount of money to be the official news outlet for the Olympic Games.
Yes, there were other challenges as well, there were athletes who were Tweeting things which were not politically correct, some were actually discharged from the Olympic Games, or kicked off their nation's Olympic teams even though Twitter is a personal and private account for each of the athletes if they choose to participate on that platform. In essence the Olympic Committee and the Olympic teams are censoring free speech in a world of political correctness. One would have to ask if that is fair.
Further, the Wall Street Journal had an interesting article on August 1, 2012 titled "Twitter's Olympic Run," by Shira Ovide and Christopher S Stewart where one of the athletes said that she didn't think it was fair that she couldn't Tweet about the shoes she was wearing, the uniform she was wearing, or the types of food she was eating. She thought that should be acceptable, because she has worked for many years to get to this point, and she hopes to get a sponsor if she can win a medal during the Olympics.
Sponsors obviously would look favorably on an athlete who mentioned their product by name sometime during the Olympics. Of course, many people want to keep the Olympics completely an amateur sporting event. However that's simply not possible, look at the US basketball Olympic team, almost everyone on it is a professional, and many of them are making in excess of $10 million per year. It seems as if we have double standards, and archaic rules concerning the Olympic Games.
As fans, we want to see the best of humanity compete, and the best people to win. If we prevent athletes from free speech, and remember many of these athletes are high strung individuals who have worked their entire life to get to where they are, taking away their dream is just about as unfair as anything they could possibly have said on their private Twitter account, which in actuality should be none of anyone's business, in a perfect world that is.
Indeed, you might have different thoughts and feelings on this, and I would invite your opinions as well. Either way, it is something we must discuss, because it matters.
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Yes, there were other challenges as well, there were athletes who were Tweeting things which were not politically correct, some were actually discharged from the Olympic Games, or kicked off their nation's Olympic teams even though Twitter is a personal and private account for each of the athletes if they choose to participate on that platform. In essence the Olympic Committee and the Olympic teams are censoring free speech in a world of political correctness. One would have to ask if that is fair.
Further, the Wall Street Journal had an interesting article on August 1, 2012 titled "Twitter's Olympic Run," by Shira Ovide and Christopher S Stewart where one of the athletes said that she didn't think it was fair that she couldn't Tweet about the shoes she was wearing, the uniform she was wearing, or the types of food she was eating. She thought that should be acceptable, because she has worked for many years to get to this point, and she hopes to get a sponsor if she can win a medal during the Olympics.
Sponsors obviously would look favorably on an athlete who mentioned their product by name sometime during the Olympics. Of course, many people want to keep the Olympics completely an amateur sporting event. However that's simply not possible, look at the US basketball Olympic team, almost everyone on it is a professional, and many of them are making in excess of $10 million per year. It seems as if we have double standards, and archaic rules concerning the Olympic Games.
As fans, we want to see the best of humanity compete, and the best people to win. If we prevent athletes from free speech, and remember many of these athletes are high strung individuals who have worked their entire life to get to where they are, taking away their dream is just about as unfair as anything they could possibly have said on their private Twitter account, which in actuality should be none of anyone's business, in a perfect world that is.
Indeed, you might have different thoughts and feelings on this, and I would invite your opinions as well. Either way, it is something we must discuss, because it matters.
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