As a girl, I've never been the biggest fan of football though I have always enjoyed it. However with the infectious excitement of the World Cup and encouraging male friends, I have come to learn an awful lot.
Firstly, I learnt how the World Cup system worked; the groups, the knockout system, the points... I then proceeded to risk an ignorant reputation and enquired about off-sides, free kicks, fouls, positions and so on.
My newfound enthusiasm for football has not gone down so well with my mother or sister but that's just because they are traumatized from the consistent sport from every angle of their lives. My uncle, auntie and even grandma are into football. Perhaps my elderly grandma is not actively doing so yet her passive watching of football is more than enough.
Now, without having to look like an ignorant idiot, I can enjoy the good-looking footballers perform their skills and techniques with skin-tight T-shirts. The World Cup truly is a fantastic occasion!
The only downside is the fact that I must wait many many hours before Netherlands plays again. Thus many many hours before Robben and Van Persie is within view.
Firstly, I learnt how the World Cup system worked; the groups, the knockout system, the points... I then proceeded to risk an ignorant reputation and enquired about off-sides, free kicks, fouls, positions and so on.
My newfound enthusiasm for football has not gone down so well with my mother or sister but that's just because they are traumatized from the consistent sport from every angle of their lives. My uncle, auntie and even grandma are into football. Perhaps my elderly grandma is not actively doing so yet her passive watching of football is more than enough.
Now, without having to look like an ignorant idiot, I can enjoy the good-looking footballers perform their skills and techniques with skin-tight T-shirts. The World Cup truly is a fantastic occasion!
The only downside is the fact that I must wait many many hours before Netherlands plays again. Thus many many hours before Robben and Van Persie is within view.
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