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[–] 55 points 3 months ago (4 children)

They say it's a cup, yet it is clearly participated on a field. And that field is plainly not big enough to house the whole world.

Lies through and through.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago

    That was pretty invasive I must say. Even at the grocery store, everywhere I looked it was FIFA on deodorant, cookies, cans of soup, flags, towels, napkins, shorts, hot dogs...etc., etc., ad infinitum. Sheesh!

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    The only reason I knew it was happening this year was because of all the shit the orange diddler was doing to meddle with it by denying/deporting refs and players, make it about himself, and outright cheating.

    Every other year of the world cup I didn't even know until is see a post about the winner

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago*

    My mistake was only watching the final game live. Turned out to be a real snoozefest, with very, very few even mildly exciting moments.

    How bad was it? Spain had 12 shots on net. Argentina had 0. Zero.

    I think that any other game in the tournament would have been better to watch.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I dont watch it but I did appreciate seeing so many people happy and enjoying something. I think the world needed that little break. Anyway back to regular programming, millions dying in Ukraine and war in the middle east pushing us closer to economic depression.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Are you sure about that?

    Think about it: only the people of a single one of all participant countries will end up happy (because their team won it) whilst everybody else will end up unhappy (because their team lost).

    Granted, there are a few cases of a bit of happiness, like for the people of Cape Verde, without actually winning it but following unexpected very good positions, but those are a minority and tend towards smaller countries (which usually don't have enough population to have enough World-class players even if they're football-crazy, hence why any good result is a surprise).

    I would say that logically, all in all at the end of it big single sport world cups like this generally end up with far more people unhappy because of it than the people which are happy.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    While the games are playing out there is happiness and excitement and celebration and sure when your team loses it can be sad but its just a game and there are worse things to be sad about. Its nice to feel sad about a game and not im sad because the world is falling apart.

    For most people the world cup is not that serious and even for the ultras its more excitement than unhappiness. Think about the world cup as the total journey and not just the end result.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Yes. I might be disappointed The Netherlands didn't at least beat Morocco, before succumbing to France, but that doesn't mean the World Cup made me sad. It was incredibly entertaining, many unforgettable moments, beautiful goals. I'll never forget some of these moments.

    A competition only makes you sad if you are a sore loser.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Oh fucking yes, finally i will not have it shoved on my face costantly

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  • [–] 39 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    I have a burning hatred for football and football hooliganism.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    I have a "I don't give a shit" about football but a love for hoolaganism

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago* (4 children)

    well, pay to fix all the destruction then.

    and made me arrive on time each time football hooligans take the street and my bus has to be diverted.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    The hoolaganism I enjoy does not involve destruction of public property or traffic disruption to be clear

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    then you just don't know what hooliganism is.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    A hooligan is a violent or rowdy person who engages in disruptive behavior, vandalism, or brawling in public places

    Say for example, destroying a flock camera, or illegal Street art

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Didn't even notice it. Heard that Spain won though. Congrats to them.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Next week baseketball or superb owl or some other shit will start. It never ends. Never.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    baseketball

    I should really get around to watching that movie. I saw it in the TV guide like 20+ years ago as a kid, but never watched it even though it sounded funny. Thanks for reminding me

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  • [–] 17 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    To be honest I'm a little sad to see it go because this has been the most I've seen other Americans take an interest in soccer, expanding their horizons beyond their own border a bit, and the banter between countries was fun in a way the Olympic medal farming doesn't quite capture.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    Seriously, thank fuck.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago*

    the world cup being in the front page news far longer than it shouldve been, usually it just squirrels back to sports centric media/and forums.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I prefer female volleyball.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (8 children)

    I fucking hate football, a bunch of morons running on a field with a ball and get millions for that while i work my ass for a few thousand, fuck off and the the constant questions "did you see the game yesterday", no i don't WATCH FUCKING FOOTBALL!!!

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    If it were so easy, why don't you do it?

    At the end of the day, it's entertainment, just like your comedy show, horror book or favorite song. Might not be your taste, but complaining about what they earn is really dishonest. Are you complaining about the actors in your favorite movie because they earn substantially more than you?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    So you think catering is easy? Carpentry? Firefighting? Yes i'm going to complain about what they earn, it's overrated bullshit and causes nothing but problems, traffic jams, huge amounts of garbage, damage to property from psychopathic fans, assaults, murder.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago

    Nice that you ignored about 90% of my comment.

    I never said the jobs you mentioned are easy, that's why you dont see me complaining about them earning too much.

    You seem to think sport at such a high level is easy.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    Same. I'm grateful our national team got knocked out pretty quickly. I was not looking forward to all the partying and noise in the streets if they'd won. Now I can just get on with my day without all the hassle :)

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I'm just glad the late games are over.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I'm so happy its over.

    Look if you like organized sports fine. You have my vote.

    But God.... I just don't care.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    Nah, I'll miss it for another 4 years. It was incredibly fun, except Argentina.

    And how The Netherlands got knocked out pretty early.

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  • [–] 35 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Well the train service will go back to normal and several of our parks and streets won't be Fan Zones any more.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Sir, this is the United States

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Bunch of millionaires rolling around once they get bumped, acting like they broke their leg in half. Run by a corrupt organization that ignores human rights and puts up ads on every flat surface in the world.

    I also think it's a dumb sport but that's beside the point.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Bunch of millionaires rolling around once they get bumped, acting like they broke their leg in half.

    Prevents referee from ignoring fouls and thus prevents dirty aggressive play. Does it matter to you that the actors in your favorite movie earn a lot? Or do you bitch about that too? Those sportsmen are essentially entertainers.

    [...] and puts up ads on every flat surface in the world.

    Well, that's how the football industry increases the demand of their entertainment. Byproduct is that it makes the sport popular, and sport is healthy, so it's good that it becomes popular.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I enjoyed dabbling, but in the future, if they roll around and hold their foot/ankle in pain, they shouldn't get to use that foot/ankle for the rest of the game.

    You're clearly very injured and we insist you care for yourself.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    Depends tbh, there are injuries you can get which hurt a lot for a few seconds but you are quickly fine enough to carry on after. Fallen off a bike before and it really fucking hurts. Then a few minutes later cycling along again and it only hurts a little bit.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Fouls shouldn't be allowed just because they didn't cause any pain. Will only result in more aggressive play. Rather they roll a few times in order to keep the game clean and pretty.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    The organization is so thoroughly corrupt that I have no interest in it. Especially because I don't like football/soccer that much to begin with

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Now, avoid bringing international events (and money by extension) to the United States until it stops with this Republican bullshit. It needs to be cutoff and isolated. Don't reward it for this behavior. Reminds me of this, and we all know how it all turned out:

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    The memes were cool and all, but I definitely didn't have a team to cheer for, personally.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Then why weren't you cheering for USAMNT?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Same reason a lot of people weren't cheering for Gotthard Handrickin 1936. IMO anybody participating to represent this regime is an irredeemable shill.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Did you consider that they might be representing the nation and not the regime?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    No, I don't. I realise this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of people who worked hard for a long time, but it's still a shit opportunity supporting horrible people.

    I also don't approve of China, Iran, Russia, etc.

    Athletes with moral integrity need to publicly declare that they won't play for authoritarians.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago

    That's like telling a kid they can't do what they love doing because their parents are bad people. You do you I guess. It's not like those athletes have any other option other than not doing what they love.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I enjoyed it, and usually I don't follow league football closely at home. There are plenty of sports I don't particularly enjoy watching, but I've dialed down my Edgelord 'What's going on with the Sports Ball?!' schtick as I don't think it was doing me any favors.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I'm not sure I'd notice

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  • [–] -3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yes and no here, amazingly. I don't like football (or "soccer" as the ignorant call it). But I really liked the empty roads in the next city when our team played. That city has a very big traffic problem, and currently has to cope with 150000 extra cars per day passing through.

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