Leo Basu wrote:Aquinas wrote:On behalf of the political party I represent, and also a large number of Gerajan (OOC: Hindu) organisations in Malivia, Vascania and elsewhere in Terra, I will endorse Rutania's bid on the condition they agree not to allow cow meat to be sold at any of the stadiums.
However, if cow meat is going to be sold, then we intend to picket the games and kick up a big protest.
Mother Cow is a sacred animal. She must be treated with honour and reverence.
Amish Padagavakar
Leader of the Rajutti National Party
Federal Republic of Malivia
honestly there is no way cow Beef can be sold because of rules in our country so there is no chance
OOC: Apologies if I'm being thick here...but do you mean beef can be sold at the games, or beef cannot be sold at the games?
IC:
Malivia has submitted the following team for the games:
Player 1: Hendrix Harris
Player 2: Albert Howard
Player 3: River Green
Player 4: Louie Campbell
Player 5: Lamark Lewelling
Player 6: Dominic McKnight
Player 7: Sidell Wilcox
Player 8: Duval McGlaskie
Player 9: Sherwin Rickerby
Player 10: Prashant Gharapure
Player 11: Florian Pfeffer
Substitute 1: Kendrick Legrasse
Substitute 2: Nakshatra Panikkar
Coach: Jasmine Rousselet
Rajutti National Party leader Amish Padagavakar has complained bitterly that there are only 2 Rajutti (OOC: Indian) players on the team, the striker Prashant Gharapure and the substitute defender, Nakshatra Panikkar. He has accused the national Malivian team of being "institutionally racist" and called on Malivians to boycott the games and not to watch them on television, calling the sport "a Hosian-Luthori neo-imperialist imposition". Furthermore, he has complained that the use of leather footballs is an affront to Gerajans who regard the cow as a sacred animal.
One unusual feature about the Malivian team is that the coach/manager, Jasmine Rousselet, is a woman. Rousselet has previously managed the national Malivian women's team, and has also managed a number of top-flight teams in the Malivian men's league. She is widely-respected for her passion for the game and commitment to her players, although she has been known to lose her temper in moments of high drama. She once had to apologise for throwing a football boot at an under-performing player in the dressing room, and on another occasion a few ago, she was temporarily suspended after running on to the pitch and arguing with the referee and linesman.