The na­tion­al foot­ball team was doomed from the very start of the cam­paign to reach the 2010 World Cup fi­nals. It was fat­ed to fail and it is a mir­a­cle the team made it so far. Just look at its per­for­mances in all the games; it was a coul­da, woul­da, shoul­da?team.

The So­ca War­riors have been cursed by the present po­lit­i­cal rulers. No doubt about it. Every­thing the PNM Gov­ern­ment touch­es is cursed with fail­ure. The re­cent fi­as­co with the Min­is­ter of Sports and the 172 tick­ets was the fi­nal pin?stuck in the doll.

The coach will get a lot of pep­per but so should the?man­ag­er.

The na­tion­al women's un­der-17 team will have more suc­cess, that is un­til it too is touched by the hand of the PNM. Let's pray this will not hap­pen.

Vaisha Ram­dar

Dow Vil­lage, Cal­i­for­nia