I am almost clueless about football! Save for when Nigeria is playing, i wont be caught dead or alive watching any of them league matches.. La liga, Bundesliga, English Premiership, Japanese Premiership, liga liga whatever etc.. Don't get me wrong, i don't hate football but i can't be bothered.
At least i even know some of the club names and the players too! So i ain't so bad. I've heard some people ask 'what is barca'? And believe me they were guys that asked! Funny right?! So I'm wondering why some guys can literally have high blood pressure cause of football while other's don't give two knives about it?! In fact its quite ludicrous to see the level of addiction associated with football considering what the game is about, full grown men kicking a small ball around a field for an hour and a half, and on bad days two hours plus! Some say its about technique, strategy, and team work. While this is true, i don't think i need football to teach me that. Though i have to admit that in my next life, should i be a guy I'd most likely want to be a footballer! And if i were to be a woman, I'd want to belong to the FWA (footballers wives association) ;)...yeah yeah, judge me not! Lol
Anyway i don't even know why I'm talking about football today.. I suppose its some recessive memory creeping up to voice my past thoughts on it... The number of updates that goes up on Facebook when any game is up is alarming.I'm more surprised also by the number of women who actually follow these games and are sometimes even more passionate than the guys! At least guys look on the bright side, you can be sure she won't be blocking your TV screen or turning it off as she'll be most likely seated by your side, making a hullabaloo out of excitement or anxiety!
My mum is a fan of MAN-U and my dad and brother are fans of ARSENAL, DA gunners (eyes rolling). Did i mention i don't like Arsenal?? (no offence to gunners :-P) Gosh what is it about that club? Heck its not like they even have an unbroken winning streak or some alarming success rate! Last year Arsenal was almost a write off, yet "DA gunners" swore allegiance for life! I always make sure to rub it into my dad and bros face when arsenal loses, maybe they can follow my mum to Manchester United! lol.. Now I'm dating a guy who also happens to be an arsenal fan (gimme a break! ;)).. Anyway so while i'm not a football fan, i used to claim to be a fan of "Chelsea" :D (only because i liked Drogba)..at least i dey talk true o! And then whenever Chelsea is playing my mum and dad would call me to watch them (of course i mentioned to them i was a fake fan)! I'm not even gonna ask why America calls what is clearly a hand game "football"??
An hour and a half watching guys who earn your three years salary in a week! (SMH)..na wa..
Just me Chinny
:D
At least i even know some of the club names and the players too! So i ain't so bad. I've heard some people ask 'what is barca'? And believe me they were guys that asked! Funny right?! So I'm wondering why some guys can literally have high blood pressure cause of football while other's don't give two knives about it?! In fact its quite ludicrous to see the level of addiction associated with football considering what the game is about, full grown men kicking a small ball around a field for an hour and a half, and on bad days two hours plus! Some say its about technique, strategy, and team work. While this is true, i don't think i need football to teach me that. Though i have to admit that in my next life, should i be a guy I'd most likely want to be a footballer! And if i were to be a woman, I'd want to belong to the FWA (footballers wives association) ;)...yeah yeah, judge me not! Lol
Anyway i don't even know why I'm talking about football today.. I suppose its some recessive memory creeping up to voice my past thoughts on it... The number of updates that goes up on Facebook when any game is up is alarming.I'm more surprised also by the number of women who actually follow these games and are sometimes even more passionate than the guys! At least guys look on the bright side, you can be sure she won't be blocking your TV screen or turning it off as she'll be most likely seated by your side, making a hullabaloo out of excitement or anxiety!
My mum is a fan of MAN-U and my dad and brother are fans of ARSENAL, DA gunners (eyes rolling). Did i mention i don't like Arsenal?? (no offence to gunners :-P) Gosh what is it about that club? Heck its not like they even have an unbroken winning streak or some alarming success rate! Last year Arsenal was almost a write off, yet "DA gunners" swore allegiance for life! I always make sure to rub it into my dad and bros face when arsenal loses, maybe they can follow my mum to Manchester United! lol.. Now I'm dating a guy who also happens to be an arsenal fan (gimme a break! ;)).. Anyway so while i'm not a football fan, i used to claim to be a fan of "Chelsea" :D (only because i liked Drogba)..at least i dey talk true o! And then whenever Chelsea is playing my mum and dad would call me to watch them (of course i mentioned to them i was a fake fan)! I'm not even gonna ask why America calls what is clearly a hand game "football"??
An hour and a half watching guys who earn your three years salary in a week! (SMH)..na wa..
Just me Chinny
:D
My baby too is an arsenal fan...thinking you should join Man U, that way we can have a match against the boys....what say u???lol
ReplyDeleteIn America its called football probably becoz the game starts off with kicking to the opposing team. Soccer is rated like a 4th class or maybe a developing world citizen to "football" and the rest, and boy do we love us some football. My wife cant stand it, primarily becoz a game of four 15-minute quarters, essentially a 60-min game, lasts 3 hours. Why ? Commercialism. Every break in play is filled in with a commercial. Also, Americans demand their worth of money. So when there is no play action, the game clock is stopped. When play resumes, so does the clock. 2 mins before half time, there is what is called the "two minute warning" just so all play can stop, and commercials are played for the viewing public. Nice huh?
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the day though, much as America doesnt understand why the rest of the world can find a 0-0 soccer game so fascinating, the rest of the world cant understand the American fascination with guys throwing hard hits at each other and basically tearing themselves to pieces. But trust me, its absolutely a fun game to watch - all 3 hours of it for 60 mins of game play !!!!
Wow thats some serious commercial breaks and patience to watch!! I'd give up half way through, can't imagine watching a game for that long. I can't blame your wife for hating it, i would too! Lol.. But actually i do like seeing those footballers dressed in their gear and hitting each other..has an adrenaline rush to it! lol..
ReplyDelete@Isi, i think i'm in on you with the Man-U tingy! You guys have caused an uproar on my fb page..lol..Just let me know whenever man-u is playing against arsenal so i can put on my bitching arsenal gear :)hehehe