hammerwielder
Registered User
Don't come here and talk about rubbing it in. As far as I know the Swedish fans cheered and congratulated Russia on their win. That's all.
No. The signs were from the Swedish team. Not the fans. We can say and do what we want on here and in the stands, we're just fans, but when the behaviour is that of the team it is a different matter.
I would have thought that if you were going home empty-handed and wanted to hand out congratulations with respect to a game in which you did not participate, the sporting thing to do would be to congratulate both participants. Given the controversy that already existed between the Swedish and Canadian teams and coaches, Team Sweden will never be able to convince the Canadians that what it did instead was above board. Like it or not, it will be a strong motivator for some time to come for Canadian teams in future games against Sweden.