This is in reference to the article posted in the Toronto Star on June 16, 2010 by Cathal Kelly.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/article/824459--kelly-uruguay-pops-south-africans-balloon
In this article Mr. Kelly starts off by calling the shot on goal by Diego Forlan "speculative". He goes on to mock a Uruguayan media member by saying he knocked over his beer while hopping up and down after the goal screaming "Golasssooo!, to which he added "Well it wasn't. But this isn't a science."
He went on to make a comment about the Uruguayan going back to the beer tent at halftime.
Now, several things come to mind. First off, why mention this? Does it really have any revelance to the story. Secondly, why make it look like the gentleman was a drunk and lastly, he most surely wasn't the only one to have a beer. I highly doubt that the Uruguayan media brought there own beer tent, so why mention it. Why mention any of it. It has no relevance to the story, the game or anything else.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Letter to the Editor - by Sergio Barbosa
Dear Ms. Kathy English,
I am writing to you today with regards to the article written by the Toronto Star sports writer Cathal Kelly.
On his World cup article "Uruguay strikes another blow for South America" dated Saturday June 26, 2010 he makes a comparison between South Korea and Uruguay. On it he tells South Koreans not to feel bad for their loss to Uruguay because they have a powerhouse economy and the bright lights of Seoul compared to Uruguay who has "plane-crash-related cannibalism". As a Canadian born in Uruguay I could not believe that your newspaper allowed such a discriminatory and disgusting statement to be printed and distributed across Canada. The event that Mr. Kelly is referring to was Uruguay's biggest tragedy in recent history.
A plane crash in 1972 known as the Andes flight disaster, where 16 Uruguayan athletes survived with little food and no source of heat in extreme cold conditions for 72 days. Faced with starvation and radio news reports that the search for them had been abandoned, the survivors had to make life or death decisions.
Now, to claim that Uruguayans are cannibals is insulting, offensive and downright sickening. It would be unacceptable to refer to Iranians as terrorists, Germans as Nazi's or Sikhs as airplane bombers. So why is this any different? I feel that Mr.Kelly's sole intent was to ridicule and offend our silent but strong community. If his intention was not to insult he could have taken the time to do some research and discovered that
Uruguay is a modern country rich in history, culture and warm, highly educated people.
As an active member of Toronto's Uruguayan community I can inform you that the mentioned article has caused a justified uproar with our normally passive and law abiding people. Uruguayans strongly believe in the freedom of speech. Not too long ago thousands of Uruguayans fought and died for liberty and democracy, the same rights we cherish here in this great country. However, freedom of speech does not give anybody the right to discriminate and/or mislead. I request that a formal written apology be printed in the Toronto Star immediately and that Mr.Kelly be reprimanded for his actions.
I look forward to your reply and welcome the opportunity to speak with you in person. Please feel free to contact me anytime,
Yours truly,
Sergio Barboza
July 21, 2010 6:31 PM
I am writing to you today with regards to the article written by the Toronto Star sports writer Cathal Kelly.
On his World cup article "Uruguay strikes another blow for South America" dated Saturday June 26, 2010 he makes a comparison between South Korea and Uruguay. On it he tells South Koreans not to feel bad for their loss to Uruguay because they have a powerhouse economy and the bright lights of Seoul compared to Uruguay who has "plane-crash-related cannibalism". As a Canadian born in Uruguay I could not believe that your newspaper allowed such a discriminatory and disgusting statement to be printed and distributed across Canada. The event that Mr. Kelly is referring to was Uruguay's biggest tragedy in recent history.
A plane crash in 1972 known as the Andes flight disaster, where 16 Uruguayan athletes survived with little food and no source of heat in extreme cold conditions for 72 days. Faced with starvation and radio news reports that the search for them had been abandoned, the survivors had to make life or death decisions.
Now, to claim that Uruguayans are cannibals is insulting, offensive and downright sickening. It would be unacceptable to refer to Iranians as terrorists, Germans as Nazi's or Sikhs as airplane bombers. So why is this any different? I feel that Mr.Kelly's sole intent was to ridicule and offend our silent but strong community. If his intention was not to insult he could have taken the time to do some research and discovered that
Uruguay is a modern country rich in history, culture and warm, highly educated people.
As an active member of Toronto's Uruguayan community I can inform you that the mentioned article has caused a justified uproar with our normally passive and law abiding people. Uruguayans strongly believe in the freedom of speech. Not too long ago thousands of Uruguayans fought and died for liberty and democracy, the same rights we cherish here in this great country. However, freedom of speech does not give anybody the right to discriminate and/or mislead. I request that a formal written apology be printed in the Toronto Star immediately and that Mr.Kelly be reprimanded for his actions.
I look forward to your reply and welcome the opportunity to speak with you in person. Please feel free to contact me anytime,
Yours truly,
Sergio Barboza
July 21, 2010 6:31 PM
The Toronto Star - Kelly: Cheating pays off at the World Cup
This is in response to the article written in the Toronto Star on July 3, 2010 by Cathal Kelly.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/article/831696--kelly-cheating-pays-off-at-the-world-cup
In this article Mr. Kelly attacks Suarez, which again is fine, he's a reporter, he's doing his job, but then he goes on to say "the Uruguayans showed themselves completely clueless as to the requirements of decency. Instead of leaving quietly, they carried Suarez off their shoulders."
I really doubt that Mr. Kelly has ever played a sport in his life. I don't know, maybe he's just jealous. It's not like Uruguay wasn't reprimanded for what happened, Ghana was awarded a penalty kick and Suarez was given a red card. I could understand his point if the referee did not see it and the game continued and Ghana not be given a chance but the rules of the game prevailed.
Mr. Kelly goes on to say "The Fair Play code of football's ruling body states - Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly." To which I add, yes, I agree, but the FAIR PLAY came in when Ghana was awarded the penalty kick. Had the hand ball not been seen and had the game continued, yes, I agree, that would have been an injustice to Ghana.
No one has said it better than Coach Tabarez when he asked the media, "Should he be to blame for Ghana missing the penalty show? Should he be to blame for Ghana not winning in the shootout?"
Ghana had two chances to win that game. What happened after Uruguay won the game fair and square should be a mute point.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/article/831696--kelly-cheating-pays-off-at-the-world-cup
In this article Mr. Kelly attacks Suarez, which again is fine, he's a reporter, he's doing his job, but then he goes on to say "the Uruguayans showed themselves completely clueless as to the requirements of decency. Instead of leaving quietly, they carried Suarez off their shoulders."
I really doubt that Mr. Kelly has ever played a sport in his life. I don't know, maybe he's just jealous. It's not like Uruguay wasn't reprimanded for what happened, Ghana was awarded a penalty kick and Suarez was given a red card. I could understand his point if the referee did not see it and the game continued and Ghana not be given a chance but the rules of the game prevailed.
Mr. Kelly goes on to say "The Fair Play code of football's ruling body states - Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly." To which I add, yes, I agree, but the FAIR PLAY came in when Ghana was awarded the penalty kick. Had the hand ball not been seen and had the game continued, yes, I agree, that would have been an injustice to Ghana.
No one has said it better than Coach Tabarez when he asked the media, "Should he be to blame for Ghana missing the penalty show? Should he be to blame for Ghana not winning in the shootout?"
Ghana had two chances to win that game. What happened after Uruguay won the game fair and square should be a mute point.
Why This Blog
This blog has been created to provide individuals a place on the web to post information regarding the malicious, racist and crude remarks posted in the Toronto Star by Cathal Kelly. Several letters have been sent to the Star and some have been reposted here. Feel Free to send me a copy of your letter with permission to reprint and I'll list it here as well.
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