Football - one step from love to hate

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Yesterday a married friend called me and told me about a terrible tragedy that is about to darken her peaceful existence. The TV will start broadcasting the FIFA World Cup. Farewell to your favorite TV series, music channel and interesting programs. And the husband too - goodbye.

No, it’s not that they don’t leave the TV screen day after day, just her faithful - an inveterate football fan. And as soon as a championship begins, life in their family changes dramatically. Evening fights at the control panel, angry jealousy towards twenty-two men at once and resentment, smoothly turning into hatred. But a month passes, EuroSport gradually fades into the background, and the husband returns to the family. By the way, I'm also not happy when my beloved, after going to the stadium, bursts into the apartment in a rumpled T-shirt, dirty jeans and smelling of cheap beer in addition. And also this boyish delight - if you won, and the threat to kill all the judges in the most perverse way - if you lose. Sometimes so annoying. It would seem that we, women, will not tolerate such a thing, but why endure all this, if you can have pleasure on an equal basis with them?

They love football, and we love them

For some reason, when asked "what do you like most in life," men answer: "Football, work, women." Well, then there's "liquor, Italian food and Pamela Andersen's breasts." However, if men love football as passionately as they love us, their beloved, then why do they completely forget about it while watching a match?

Soon, very soon, the world will be gripped by football fever. And then thousands of guys all over the world will lose their peace until July 9th. And together with them we will lose patience too. Here's a paradox: as soon as the match begins on TV, our hitherto calm and peaceful boyfriends turn into aggressive screaming males. And we somehow immediately get confused under our feet, distract them, and in general, all the love for us somehow slowly migrates over to that bald big man. It is useless to be offended, to shout too, and even more so to arrange banal scandals on the topic "either me or football." After all, a normal man will always choose football. And what about us, lovers of TV series and evening gatherings in sushi bars?

Breaking stereotypes

In fact, it's not all that boring. After all, football is one of the oldest sports games with a rich history. Drawings depicting people chasing a ball have been found in ancient Egypt. In the Middle Ages, a game called "la sul" was very popular in France, in which two teams chased a ball filled with … rags. However, football was called football by the British. There, in England, the game was so popular that it was banned due to the fact that the church considered it dangerous and restless and called it "an invention of the devil." In Russia, the ball game also existed a long time ago. Here, as well as in England, the clergy tried to eradicate football, because the people were more willing to go to the games than to the church. But, as you can see, no orders and prohibitions could destroy this spectacular action. And June 9 is another proof of that.

Only the lazy does not yet know what is going on in Germany at the moment. Preparations for the Championship are in full swing, prices are inflated, and a wide variety of cultural events are ready to receive everyone almost around the clock. In fact, getting to the Championship is every man's dream. Well, almost everyone. It would seem that there might be interesting for us? The answer is - everything! If suddenly you are lucky enough to get to Germany, then the general fever that overtook Europe, you will not escape. This huge adrenaline rush from the roaring stadium, when Beckham or Ronaldo is running across the field, will be cooler than a concert of a world celebrity!

By the way, there are enough girls - football fans too. I have a friend who adores the Italian club Milan and does not miss a single match with his participation. And she loves him not only because of the dark-skinned bodies of athletes, she just likes the technique of the game, she sincerely worries if someone is disqualified and even has an autograph of Alberto Gilardino. But her boyfriend, on the contrary, is indifferent to football. Of course, there are such gifts of fate, but why don't we try to love football the way men love it?

We cheer together

It's strange, why do we begin to quietly hate our guys exactly at the time when they, without stopping, are watching a small ball on the screen? We get angry when they nod indifferently at our lines and answer questions in monosyllables. And reluctantly, they look away from the TV screen. And at this moment we so want to call them something heavy …

On the one hand, they are easy to understand - who likes to be distracted from something exciting and important? But on the other hand, we are not yelling good obscenities when we are asked to wash the dishes while watching a live broadcast from the Grammy Awards. And they - very much even yell. It's all about the difference between male psychology and ours, female. Psychologists reassure them - they say, the whole point is that when a man watches something with passion (be it a horse race or a ball in a roulette wheel), he is very reluctant to be distracted. And even more so, he is greatly annoyed by any reproaches, persistent requests or extraneous noises, which include the loud question "about plans for the evening" and the quiet moaning "well, when will it end."

Another feature of male psychology is the ability to seriously focus on only one thing. We can, sipping coffee with cheesecakes, draw up a work schedule, while talking on the phone and winking at a nice employee. And somehow everything goes fine, even ordinary, I would say.

However, do not rush to get angry with your boyfriend as soon as you see his glowing eyes while advertising an upcoming match. Try to look at football through the eyes of an inquisitive girl, and you will understand that this game is worth fidgeting nervously on the couch for 90 minutes.

Firstly, football will be just as entertaining for you if you know the rules a little. In fact, everything is simpler there than a steamed turnip. Ask your boyfriend to tell you the rules of the game. And in half an hour you will shout harder than your beloved and convince everyone that that "bald man" is the hope of all France!

Secondly, you can get purely aesthetic pleasure from this game. Well, when else will you see so many beautiful, well-built guys in one place? Moreover, they are so different and not similar to each other (teams from Japan and Ecuador do not count).

Thirdly, if you follow the life of the stars with interest, then it will be simply unforgivable to miss the new hairstyle of David Beckham, which is still kept secret.

Fourth, like any other game, football is a competition. Even if not as original as Fort Bayard, but the spirit of rivalry is present in any case, and from this it is already curious who will win.

Fifth, you will always have a sweet heart when the pretty Alessandro Nesta runs up to the goal and makes a beautiful shot. Just remember to watch your facial expression - otherwise your boyfriend will start to worry.

And in order to amaze your loved one once and for all with your knowledge of football, casually notice that the best soccer balls in the world are sewn from the skin of karakul lambs with fur inside. Or that forty thousand people have died from a heart attack while watching football in the past 20 years. Your boyfriend will be surprised and filled with respect for you, and you can continue downloading Christian Vieri's erotic photo session from the Internet with a clear conscience.