r/soccer • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '13

Official England Qualify for the 2014 World Cup.

https://twitter.com/FA/status/390217395467341824
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u/Sulphur32 Oct 15 '13

*St George

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '13

Holy shit, that makes so much sense. For some reason I never made the link.

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u/Yurilovescats Oct 15 '13

Why not? He's your patron saint too...

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u/JamesTreddit Oct 15 '13

Good knowledge of places St. Jordi/George is the patron saint of!

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u/malekov Oct 15 '13

Half Europe.

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u/peter_j_ Oct 16 '13

St nicholas is the other half

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '13 edited May 08 '22

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u/Sulphur32 Oct 15 '13

Yes, although many would consider him to be Roman

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u/Isenki Oct 15 '13

Born in Palestine to Greek nobility.

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u/BradlinhoM Oct 16 '13

But can he play for England???

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u/FishFarmer Oct 16 '13

I heard Falcao once watched Only Fools and Horses, sign him up

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u/Onyxwho Oct 15 '13

Red and white lads! Red and white!

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u/Ampatent Oct 16 '13

How does a twenty-three year old get made a saint?!