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I was upstairs at Curlers around this time in 2004 for the European Championships. England v Portugal, with England playing very well. Then it happened...Rooney was injured and the team just fell apart. Portugal equalized...it went to extra time...and then penalties. If you know anything about England's record in penalty shoot-outs, you know ( Read more... )

So there was a hilarious write-up in some Minneapolis newspaper about why Americans shouldn't care about football. That was fine. But this is getting ridonculous.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/23/opinion/main1746998.shtml

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Much to the excitement/indifference to you lot, I've totally lapsed on my World Cup reportage. To be fair, I was quite drunk when I originally promised it, so I'm not taking responsibility ( Read more... )

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Supposing...Americans are the nicest people on earth

I, personally, like the "fuck off and leave me alone" attitude of most members of the UK service force. I generally want to punch waiters/waitresses in American restaurants. Does that make me a smug asshole?

Money being as it is, I really can't afford to leave the flat for the moment. Maybe on Monday, but certainly not at the moment. In any case, this was the best football I've seen so far.

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Well here it is. The second England match. It was at 5:00, and mostly everyone was sneaking out of work early just to get to the pub in time. I know its subdued in Scotland, but there is a real excitement in the air (if you're in the right place). I had received texts about what time people were getting to Walkabout to save seats, but I knew ( Read more... )

Nal had the afternoon off, but we still opted to watch the 2:00 match at mine to save money. Some guy was drilling occasionally across the way, and everytime he did, my tv would pixelate and cut out. Aah, the West End. This'll be short, because I've only got 20 minutes until the next match, but I've got to catch up. I'm only really doing this ( Read more... )

In an effort to save money, I avoided the pub all day on Tuesday. Money has become tight, but its alright. A couple of matches on your own is alright.
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