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I absolutely don't mean this as criticism of people who enjoy futbol (or soccer, as we refer to it in the US), because I know not everyone enjoys baseball as much as I do, but when I hear it mentioned I'm often reminded of a comic strip I saw in the newspaper years ago during the World Cup.  Two of the characters were sitting on the couch watching television when a third person walked in the room and asked what they were watching.  One of them replied "The World Cup."

"What's the score?"

"It's tied at zero, but they've only been playing for six hours."

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On 8/11/2023 at 8:51 AM, JettsPapa said:

I absolutely don't mean this as criticism of people who enjoy futbol (or soccer, as we refer to it in the US), because I know not everyone enjoys baseball as much as I do, but when I hear it mentioned I'm often reminded of a comic strip I saw in the newspaper years ago during the World Cup.  Two of the characters were sitting on the couch watching television when a third person walked in the room and asked what they were watching.  One of them replied "The World Cup."

"What's the score?"

"It's tied at zero, but they've only been playing for six hours."

I do get that! It can take a lot of patience to focus through an equally matched game. There are some sports I cannot bear watching for one reason or another. Golf comes to mind…

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On 8/11/2023 at 7:59 AM, Fish Folk said:

I do get that! It can take a lot of patience to focus through an equally matched game. There are some sports I cannot bear watching for one reason or another. Golf comes to mind…

I've been known to turn the TV to a station showing a golf tournament on Sunday afternoon.  The announcers relatively low key commentary is nice background noise for naps.

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On 8/11/2023 at 7:51 AM, JettsPapa said:

I absolutely don't mean this as criticism of people who enjoy futbol (or soccer, as we refer to it in the US), because I know not everyone enjoys baseball as much as I do, but when I hear it mentioned I'm often reminded of a comic strip I saw in the newspaper years ago during the World Cup.  Two of the characters were sitting on the couch watching television when a third person walked in the room and asked what they were watching.  One of them replied "The World Cup."

"What's the score?"

"It's tied at zero, but they've only been playing for six hours."

Its just football, its futbol in Hispanic countries but known as just football in the rest of the world. Also, fun fact...soccer was invented, the word, by the British. Hence the reason we adopted it and it also is used in Australia as well. Also, I dont think I have ever seen a 6 hour match. LOL, maybe in baseball or american football but never in football. 

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On 8/12/2023 at 3:50 PM, Fish Folk said:

@Shadow whaddya think of hey-Jude Bellingham today so far??

Didn't get to watch any La Liga, I usually spend most my mornings watching the Prem. I did watch the replay and no surprise he scored on his competitive debut. They prob have the best midfield in the world atm in Bellingham-Modric-Kroos-Tchouameni-Camavinga-Valverde. The youth players are just too good to keep benched, so you see goated players like Kroos and Modric getting close to their end there. I have a feeling they win the CL this season, not City. Maybe even Bayern. The Prem will be beating each other up the entire season, so I don't think anyone else other than City will challenge, even my lads. 

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Poor Aussy Matildas… what a dream run. And to explode their first ever semi-final account with an unforgettable equalizer goal from Sam Kerr at 62’…

But the Lionesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 have earned the Final vs Spain 🇪🇸 

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