Middle East all-star team

[chuck bass]

Wael Reyad just never seemed to progress technically since his promising youth days when he helped Egypt to the bronze at Argentina 2001 . He's fast, but the guy is just too small and weak to make it internationally. He can't even throw enough weight around in the Egyptian league. I think he's on Ahly's reserve squad. Haven't heard his name in ages.
Ibrahim Said may still be the most talented defender in Egypt. Too bad he's a nut case. Always getting into trouble, bad attitude, womanizer, etc. He was part of the team that won the 2006 African Cup, but he's dropped soon after the tournament. I think he's playing with Ismaily these days.
Out of curiosity bro, how do you know about these guys ? I'm especially surprised you know about Wael "Cheetos" Reyad.

championship manager 2001/2002, both were amazing in that game, especially reyad

[Türküm]

That guy playing in Cyprus played vs. Werder Bremen the other day in the UEFA CL: http://football-iraq2.org/2008/mix/HAWAR_in_UEAF.wmv

al arabi...al iraqi??

I thought he was Kurdish...btw, all he did in the vid was 1 shot on goal and a yellow card

[Sumerian]

al arabi...al iraqi??

I thought he was Kurdish...btw, all he did in the vid was 1 shot on goal and a yellow card

Yeah I guess the Egyptian commentator didn't realize Hawar is not an Arabic name.

1 shot on goal is actually fantastic considering Anorthosis were sitting in their own half the whole game. Either way, this is only his second match in an Anorthosis shirt and he got subbed in at half time in a CL opener. Coach has faith in him.

[Pharaoh]

Yeah I guess the Egyptian commentator didn't realize Hawar is not an Arabic name.

1 shot on goal is actually fantastic considering Anorthosis were sitting in their own half the whole game. Either way, this is only his second match in an Anorthosis shirt and he got subbed in at half time in a CL opener. Coach has faith in him.

The commentator was really excited

[50Toman]

Good list bro, but i dont think turkey should be considered as a middle eastern country.

[Iscariot]

In the end...geographic and geopolitical terms are all artificial anyway.

"Middle East"...the name itself shows its a designation relative to something else. Its to the 'east' of somewhere (Europe) but not too far to the east (that designation, the Far East is left for China, Japan, Korea, etc). Why would anyone from Iran, Turkey or Egypt or Arab countries consider themselves Middle Eastern? Is there anything in Iranian history that corresponds to that term? Did our ancestors consider themselves Middle Easterners, or related to Arabs and Turks in any sense? I dont think so...its just that the imposition of Western world views on us and our own inferiority complex is what makes us accept the term "Middle Eastern".

The funny thing is, some people have so much of an inferiority complex that they try so hard to not be considered Middle Eastern, but not because the term is an inaccurate and artifical description, but because it lumps them not with their European ideals (idols?). Yes, I'm talking about some Turks.

Many Turks dont realize that as fairskinned as they can be, they will never be considered European...as a matter of fact, "European" can be designated as the anti-Turk. The fact that a small bit of Turkey is to the west of the Bosporus strait is insignificant, Europeans will consider Armenians and Georgians (who are located geographically further from mainland europe than even Turkey) European before they ever consider Turks as such. It's all due to historic reasons, and all labels/names are forged out of historical circumstances and thus are not set in stone.

[teammelli34]

Iscariot! dude havent seen you in forever

[Iscariot]

lol i was partying...damn look at how much gold i have now?

[Türküm]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecas...UEFA.CHAMPIONS

now maybe Hawar can be on the team

[Sumerian]

You bet he can.

Video of his goal: http://videos.sapo.pt/VO50zzeljZzVo8ZNKnTz

[Pharaoh]

ahh always nice for a manager to have his selection justified

[South Iraq]

You bet he can.

Video of his goal: http://videos.sapo.pt/VO50zzeljZzVo8ZNKnTz

Nice one from to that guy playing in Cyprus

Repped.