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Roles reverse as women catch World Cup fever

July 29, 2006

Talk Around Town (02-07-2006) Roles reverse as women catch World Cup fever by Hoang Lan Being seven months pregnant couldn’t stop Le Thi Hoa in Ha Noi’s HaiBa Trung District from jumping up and down when England’s captain David Beckham delivered one of his trademark bending free kicks to beat Ecuador 1-0 last Sunday and send an otherwise toothless England squad through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Hoa’s husband was very worried for her pregnancy. He even tried to hold her back to stop her from dancing and screaming in celebration. “I knew that Beck and his team would win. I’m ecstatic,” she said. “I asked my boss to allow me to leave the offcie two months early for maternity so that I could stay at home for the World Cup.” Usually women complain of their husbands being too football-obsessed during the World Cup, but in this case the roles are reversed. “Although I don’t like football, I had to promise to sit with her during the late games to keep her awake so she wouldn’t have to drink tea or coffee, which would be bad for the baby,” Hoa’s husband said. Nguyen Van Duong was very surprised…

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