29 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tonight we went to a crowded bar on Brick Lane to watch the Euro 2008 final, Germany vs. Spain. If it were up to me, we would have just stayed home and watched it while sitting on the sofa with a bag of Doritos. But hey, that’s me. The bar was filled with Spanish people, who turned out to be a pretty blood-thirsty crowd. They cheered when the Germans got injured and were screaming things in Spanish and spilling beer on my new shoes. Thank heavens Spain won or the place may have been torched. You know, football is just le boring. Thank heavens the game is only 90 minutes long. As it was, I spent way too much time admiring my new hairdo in the ladies loo.

On the way home on the bus, we were those people who everyone turns around and stares at. How embarrassing.

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1. Greig Says:

   June 30th, 2008 at 2:44 am

   The Germans tend to lose at their national game, :o)) they’ve been known to lose at soccer from time to time as well,

   In Southie, an England v Germany match will usually bring out the Bund element in the typical Mick.

   (Hence the Kraut flags in South Boston)

   Spain and Germany have contrasting styles of play, it couldn’t have been that boring.

   Romance players, tend to exceptional technique over the more direct Anglo-Celto-Kraut style,

2. Luke Says:

   June 30th, 2008 at 4:43 am

   I don’t know what the appeal is. While I like that mostly anyone can play and it’s one of the cheapest to get all the necessary equipment for (unlike ridiculously equipment heavy football, golf and hockey) it’s just..a little boring. And seeing footage of entire sections of stadiums at each other’s throats after a game is a bit eye-roll inducing.

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