Crushing British Defeat - AFP

Crushing British Defeat - AFP is carrying this report of British Marines being thrashed in action in southern Iraq:

Leading Airman Dave Husbands said the marines were beaten from the start. "We turned up to play and there was no-one around, just a few kids messing about," he said.

We're talking soccer, of course:

"Then suddenly, out of nowhere, came this kitted-up football team together with a referee and two linesmen.

"The boys thought they must be the Iraqi international side or something"

Y'know, it was GIs who made baseball - "Besoboro" - the Japanese national sport. I think we need to get cracking here.

(Via Andrew Sullivan)

Posted by Mitch at April 4, 2003 08:43 AM