Saturday, June 20, 2009

Courage on the field

It's the ultimate over-used sports cliche.
Except it's not a cliche this time.
Five of Iran's World Cup soccer team wore green wrist bands Wednesday when they played South Korea to show solidarity with protesters back home.

Apparently, the protesting athletes were punished for their act of free speech. They didn't qualify for the World Cup, but they're now my favorite team.