Austrian soccer fans are petitioning to have their team withdrawn from the Euro 2008 soccer tournament – which is being hosted by Austria. Why? Because the team is an embarrassment.
VIENNA, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Thousands of Austrian soccer fans dismayed at their national side's poor showing ahead of co-hosting Euro 2008 are petitioning for their team to be withdrawn from the tournament.
A group of fans have collected more than 4,000 names on their website since launching the petition last Wednesday.
'This is not about criticising players or coaches,' said Michael Kriess, one of the four fans aged between 33 and 40 who launched the petition.
'We simply say that the way Austria is playing is an insult to our, to every fan's aesthetic understanding of the game.'
Earlier this month, Austria extended their winless run to eight by losing 2-0 to Chile in a home game. The team play co-hosts Switzerland in a friendly on Oct. 13.
As a substitute sport, Austria has introduced Bear Hurling.
Vienna – Moritz, one of the few remaining brown bears in Austria, left visible traces of his existence in Austria's alps, after choosing the wrong kind of dinner. The six-year-old bear who had been sighted repeatedly in a mountainous region in central Austria had gobbled up several portions of a food mix designed for deer, leading to severe indigestion, bear expert Walter Wagner of the country's federal forestries said.
Moritz had thrown up several times, and then took a rest in a hayloft, Wagner's blog said. The hungry bear cracked open feed drums at three locations, eating too much of the muesli-style food mix.
This, of course, proves conclusively something that we here at Blue Crab Boulevard have long suspected. Far from being healthy and good for you, muesli, that mix of oats, nuts, dried fruit, seeds, twigs, bark, insects, dirt and rocks, is actually poisonous.
