> > Don't worry, Dave. We Americans, even in victory, proved we're not nuts about this sport. Portugal scored one goal. The other one was kicked in when one of our guys passed it to the goalie and missed (or scored, depending on one's perspective, i guess).
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> > Mi "I still love soccer because i played it as a child even though our country sucks at it. It's boring to watch on TV, but fun to listen to the "creative" ways the commentators keep themselves awake during the games." ke
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> It's fun to watch it in Spanish. The commentators are particularly energetic.
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> Adam "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!" Bomb

I remember archive footage of the time that idiot Norweigan commentator yelled out "Lady Diana! Margaret Thatcher! Your boys took one HELL of a beating!" after they did us 1-0 in some qualifying fixture for something.

And the poor Ecuadorian commentator who saw his team come back from 1-0 down to draw 1-1 with Brazil, back when they were IT, in the 95th minute. By the sixth or seventh "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!" you could hear him crying.

Speaking of loud-mouthed Spaniards, what's up with that noise they make when they score? Everyone else goes "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" like normal people. The Spanish sound like they're collectively shouting "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!" It's weird.

Zarn"heard it in person. That was TRULY scary"iwoop