There is an English Premier League soccer team based in north London called Tottenham Hotspur (commonly referred to as "Spurs"). While studying in London last semester, I became a fan of the Spurs largely due to their underdog status especially relative to the other London based teams. I also enjoyed rooting for the Spurs because they traditionally have had a large Jewish following. According to Wikipedia, "The club, as with many clubs in London, has a large Jewish following and this led to much provocation against Tottenham supporters of an anti-semitic nature. Tottenham supporters, Jewish and non-Jewish, united against this and adopted for themselves the nickname Yids, developing chants to support this. Many of the fans view adopting “Yid” as a badge of pride as helping defuse its power as an insult. Today it is mainly used as to distinguish themselves from other football supporters." Yesterday, the Spurs faced their arch rival Arsenal (also based in north London). The match ended in a 4-4 draw and is being recognized as one of the truly great matches in recent memory. If you have time and are at all intrigued by soccer I recommend watching the entire video below. If you don't have much time, watch until the first goal is scored. It's extraordinary.
Check out this video: Arsenal v Tottenham
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link is dead ricardo, I am more money, http://www.footyfilms.com/musicvideo.php?vid=cd6e90365
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