text: if something mad happened like all other teams were wiped out and england won the world cup would we still be? hearing about it in 40 f*cking years?  example: 1966 of course, now that the empire is gone, all they have to cling to is the fact that they invented a sport that they quickly became mediocre at compared to the rest of the world. i mean, when that is your only accomplishment, winning the world cup should be talked about 300-400 years later.  give those sorry saps a break!