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Haiti
Growing up in the province of Quebec, Canada, I met and played with quite a few Haitians over the years. Honestly, from my very first day at school at the age of 5. All we needed was a crushed soda can, two yard fences as goals and we had a game. The Haitian boys I met were phenomenal soccer players. Their deep passion for the game was contagious. From a young age, they were strong players, clever and fast, quick feet and great dribblers. The recent tragedy at Port-Au-Prince has had a direct impact here in Canada, since many Haitians have immigrated here over the past three decades. I’ve always wanted to post about Haiti and their football, so I’ll take the opportunity now since I have your attention.
I found sad news for the football community of Haiti here, here and here.
Rewind…
In the summer of 2009, the national team of Haiti played two friendly games in Montreal at Saputo Stadium. Haiti faced Syria on June 27th, and the Montreal Impact on July 1st. I missed the event, but dug deep into Haiti’s roster however, looking for Canadian-Haitians that might be selected to play for their country of origin. There are none at this time, unless I’m wrong.
A bit of History…
Emmanuel “Manno” Sanon is one of the most famous Haitian players of all time. Born in Port-Au-Prince June 25th, 1956, he played for K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, the Miami Americans and the San Diego Sockers, until a knee injury ended his career in 1983. The striker made history during the 1974 World Cup in Munich, scoring against Italy and Argentina.
Emmanuel “Manno” Sanon (June 25, 1951 – February 21, 2008)
Hope…
FIFA has donated a great sum of 3 million dollars in order to rebuild the football community of Haiti (Federation Haitienne de Football). Founded in 1937, The Division 1 National Championship better known as Digicel D1 is set to kick off in August all through November. Current champion RC Haitien will defend their title versus AS Mirebalais, Baltimore SC, Racing FC, Tempête FC, Victory SC, Aigle Noir AC, AS Cavaly, AS Capoise, As St Louis du Nord, Aspdif Aquin, AS Carrefour, Don Bosco FC, Violette AC, JS Capoise.
Source: www.asmirebalais.com
Tags: 1974 World Cup in Munich, Argentina, Digicel D1, Emmanuel "Manno" Sanon, Federation Haitienne de Football, FIFA, Haiti, Italy, Miami Americans, Montreal Impact, Port-Au-Prince, San Diego Sockers, Saputo Stadium
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Feb 8th, 2010 | by Angelo
Gustavo
I’ve been cruising on Derived Thread, Johnny’s site, you know.
Interesting enough, Luca has his thing going on there too. I checked Gustavo’s recent trip to New York and saw this little magnet of Maradona.
A few things you should know about Gustavo:
-He’s a good kid. He’s from Paraguay.
-Paraguay will face Italy during this summer’s World Cup. If Italy loses the match, then Maura will punch Gustavo in the face.
-Gustavo should be playing soccer. The Ringleaders should sign him.
-Gustavo got me a World Cup 1994 official GREECE snap back cap, mint condition.
To view the rest of his blog post, click here.
Tags: Derived Thread, Gustavo, Italy, Maradona, Paraguay, snap back cap, The Ringleaders, World Cup, World Cup 1994
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Jan 27th, 2010 | by admin
