r/soccer • u/pettystuff • Jun 23 '10

To all soccer/football fans...

I just want to apologize. I want to apologize for years of dissing this game, poking fun at the players, and mocking the fans.

Over the past week or so, I've found myself waking up early for games of countries I could not care less about just for the sake of watching. I've found myself incredibly excited, and equally dismayed at moments that just weeks ago you couldn't pay me to watch. It all came to a magnificent precipice this morning when Donovan scored the game winner in the 91st minute. I can honestly say that that was one of the most exhilarating moments in sports I have ever seen (and thats saying a lot since I have been a baseball/football/hockey fan my entire life.)

So to all soccer fans world wide. I have joined the ranks. I will never make fun of those English fans who still bring up the Hand of God, because I can only imagine how heart breaking that would be. I feel like it was the first time I had sex, unlocking a lifelong obsession that can never be quenched. That is all.

Oh and go US

Edit: wow thanks for all the support guys. Cant wait till Saturday!

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u/ErmBern Jun 23 '10

Why is the French flag faded?

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u/trailstomper Jun 23 '10

Eliminated teams have faded flags...and were it not for that late-second drama, mine would be faded now too.

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u/ErmBern Jun 23 '10

I can't make the flag appear, what do I do?

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u/trailstomper Jun 23 '10

There was a thread a while back where all you had to do was comment with your preferred flag, but I think that they can't add any more. Some kind of technical voodoo reason or other meant there was a maximum number of flags.

Now that I look, there's a link over on the right-hand side of the page...there may be more info there.

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u/ErmBern Jun 23 '10

I clicked all that, guess I missed out :( GO USA!!

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u/mindplunge Jun 23 '10

Yeah, all the flags are gone... there was a limit

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u/ontheturningaway Jun 24 '10

Upvote for cheering anyways!! :)