Trying my best and Hoping we all make it o7
Damn i really dont pay attention thank you
I’ve been on here for good while now and I still don’t know how to use emojis not gonna lie. I think we only got them on lemmygrad recently so maybe people arent used to using them yet
Damn so that’s why theres no posts to read in the news megathread. Day basically ruined
I’ve heard people use the term since at least 2012 in football mostly in regards to UAE based ownership of Manchester City, but also Qatari ownership of PSG. Definitely been used more and more recently though.
Honestly most of the time I feel like it is classic eurocentric/racist stuff because the term is basically only ever applied to ownership or funding that is not from EU/UK/US.
I’m sure there is some genuine “sportswashing” going on that could be studied but I find it hard to believe that the Saudi Public Investment Fund decided to buy Newcastle or spend billions on golf competitions because they want random sports watching westerners to have a better opinion of the monarchy, which seems to me to be what the term sportswashing suggests
I sure hope I do cause I need the money but its not looking good, hope you feel better soon comrade
I am deathly ill this week and have no sick days left for the year cause I’m irresponsible. Paycheque next week gonna suck but at least I’m home to watch Euros and Copa.
Booooooooo
Thread on front page of r/soccer rn filled with people malding about UEFA website (correctly) listing a Ukrainian player’s birthplace as Russia cause he was born in Donetsk. good bit
sorry officer I was only speeding because I really badly have to get home and listen to the Persona 3 soundtrack
tired of having friends and family who want to do things with me (and also a job) instead of being able to just post up and watch 4-5 matches of football per day
Sprinter by Dave and Central Cee
cars are the opposite of freedom in my opinion. I grew up/live in a city where there is fortunately rudimentary public transit but a lot of shit is highly inaccessible without a car. Especially in the winters here having to rely on the bus to get to work was absolute hell, but even then having a car is such a massive chore. Outside of rent it is my biggest expense in a month and driving is highly dangerous despite the fact that id consider myself quite good at it. Id much rather be able to just rely on public transport and not have to deal with the cost and stress of driving on a daily basis, would feel much more free id say. And thats not even considering the social aspects of not having a car here and how that can limit you, wish it were just typical (and practical) for most people to take transit
they were last in the World Cup as recently as 2010 in South Africa. My primary memory of them in that tournament is Emmanuel Eboué trying to listen into their team huddle as if he spoke Korean, good bit guy was a mediocre right back but was definitely funny dude
England winning would be a disaster we would never hear the end of it.
One of my favorite EURO memories was watching them lose to Iceland in I think 2016 in a bar packed full of englishmen in downtown Toronto. Barely got out of their alive, hoping for more of the same this year
Dying for EUROs and then Copa America to start, need my football fix. Friendlies and Brazilian league not enough to take the edge off
Nothing Was The Same was a good album tho fuck drake sure but the production on that was crisp
Damn so you’re saying the Polish Tesco bag for life I got when visiting Krakow like a decade ago is now a collectors item
Cold beer and cigarette at the end of long week is absolutely unmatched
Steve from Coronation Street honestly
Easily one of the best tifos I’ve seen, big props to Belgian football fans