sportsmanship...

i've been watching quite a bit of the world cup these days--ever since being in africa and watching it four years ago, i've found it to be quite interesting...

anyway, today i've struck by good sportsmanship in the world cup... i'm pretty sure it's just widespread good form, but when a player goes down and the opposing team has the ball, they'll out it, resulting in a stoppage of play to check on the injured player. But the team with the ball cedes it to their opponents with the downed man...

and to repay the gesture, after the downed man is taken care of, the team puts the ball into play to the goalie of the other team, returning possession in turn for the stoppage that was "granted"...

i just thought it was quite notable...

cheers,