I find it hard to watch a whole country having a breakdown (Reply #8)

In the discussion thread: The World Cup has won me over. [View all]

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Thu Jul 10, 2014, 07:23 PM

jimlup (7,956 posts)

8. I find it hard to watch a whole country having a breakdown

Brazil became a country in mourning on Tuesday. I like soccer and all but really Brazil - it's just a game!

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58 replies	Author	Time	Post
The World Cup has won me over. [View all]	minivan2	Jul 2014	OP
Well there's lots of football all the time starting next year	malaise	Jul 2014	#1
All true but you missed the biggest item of all : MLS	musiclawyer	Jul 2014	#9
Good rant re the MLS	malaise	Jul 2014	#10
Well put!	ChairmanAgnostic	Jul 2014	#31
Nice rant	redqueen	Jul 2014	#51
Love my Timbers!	hogwyld	Jul 2014	#55
Just bought a house in West Linn. Will retire there in a few years	musiclawyer	Jul 2014	#57
I'm not really a sports fan in general (okay, big understatement), but	Arugula Latte	Jul 2014	#2
The World Cup is so predictable	Art_from_Ark	Jul 2014	#3
That's true of almost every sport.	Threedifferentones	Jul 2014	#6
I don't think so.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#14
Germany and Brazil have both appeared in the Final Four on numerous occasions	Art_from_Ark	Jul 2014	#17
That's true. The same few countries are usually at the top.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#19
And little Costa Rica? They did great!	ChairmanAgnostic	Jul 2014	#32
England?	malaise	Jul 2014	#42
Well, maybe not so much England.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#43
What is strange to me is that not one of Norway, Denmark or Sweden	malaise	Jul 2014	#44
Sweden was a surprise.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#47
I see you're in California.	KamaAina	Jul 2014	#4
I used to hate American football.	Threedifferentones	Jul 2014	#5
I wish I could rec your post...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2014	#13
I still think it's stupid to pay grown folks gobs of money to put on costumes and play kids' games.	X_Digger	Jul 2014	#7
"Some people think football [i.e. soccer] is a matter of life and death.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#15
Love that quote	redqueen	Jul 2014	#52
I find it hard to watch a whole country having a breakdown	jimlup	Jul 2014	#8
kinda neat to see such pride without tanks and bombs	dembotoz	Jul 2014	#12
Cartharsis is good	malaise	Jul 2014	#21
I have to admit...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2014	#11
FYI: English Premier League is now on NBC Sports Network.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#18
thanks...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2014	#22
I prefer the Spanish La Liga	malaise	Jul 2014	#23
I agree, to an extent.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#24
The Seria A scandals	malaise	Jul 2014	#25
Speaking of the top-heavy La Liga.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#45
You know Barca and Green Bay Packers are the only two sports teams in the world	malaise	Jul 2014	#46
Nice! I didn't know that about Barca.	DanTex	Jul 2014	#48
Barcelona is the anti-fascist club	malaise	Jul 2014	#56
Wow, I didn't know that...	redqueen	Jul 2014	#53
I first got into it in 2002	Cali_Democrat	Jul 2014	#16
My sons, who were 9 and 12 at the time...	3catwoman3	Jul 2014	#20
WOW! That's dedication!	Cali_Democrat	Jul 2014	#39
theres no "soccer" in FIFA. nt	griloco	Jul 2014	#26
It's never too late to enjoy the beautiful game.	lovemydog	Jul 2014	#27
In 2 weeks Mrs. Lib went from totally passive about sports	rurallib	Jul 2014	#28
Haha, nice!	redqueen	Jul 2014	#54
we will be doing that	rurallib	Jul 2014	#58
If you have any local pro, semi-pro, or college soccer teams nearby--support them as well.	Crowman1979	Jul 2014	#29
Took me a bit to get into the sport	LittleBlue	Jul 2014	#30
Dunno about that. I LOVED Germany beating up Brazil.	ChairmanAgnostic	Jul 2014	#33
Germany figured out what the USA women have known forever :	musiclawyer	Jul 2014	#37
exactly! Leaderless prima donnas, no matter how talented each one clearly is.	ChairmanAgnostic	Jul 2014	#40
Then what explains the fact that they have five world cup wins from seven finals	malaise	Jul 2014	#49
Because they were better then. The best.	musiclawyer	Jul 2014	#50
And 'the beautiful game' welcomes you! The youth league in our town has 1700 kids and	FailureToCommunicate	Jul 2014	#34
I agree. I have been enjoying the World Cup.	ellie	Jul 2014	#35
I grew up in small town, rural VT... We didn't have big enough schools many times to support an	glowing	Jul 2014	#36
Welcome aboard.	3catwoman3	Jul 2014	#38
Ann Coulter is against it	IronLionZion	Jul 2014	#41

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