Memories, sehr schön: https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... ?CMP=fb_gu
(weil es im WM-Fred sonst untergeht)
Meine Lieblingspassage, zur WM 2014:
(weil es im WM-Fred sonst untergeht)
Meine Lieblingspassage, zur WM 2014:
Charlie hat geschrieben:Recency bias be damned, 2014 is my favourite World Cup. I could try to build my case on the basis of objective data – the most goals per match of any of the last five World Cups – or by making a token reference to the historic levels of enthusiasm the tournament inspired in the US. But if I’m being honest, my preference is a mere side effect of personal circumstance. In the summer of 2014 I was single and unemployed. Now I can see the obvious connection between those two conditions, but at the time all I knew was that together they meant I had nothing better to do than drink and watch soccer.
Of course, I’ll always remember the conventionally unforgettable moments – the 7-1, the dolphin dive headers, the ejections for biting and so on – but, more than any of these, I cherish the memory of Bosnia 3-1 Iran, a weekday match played at 11:00am Los Angeles time. As I sat in a shadowy bar off Sunset Boulevard, drinking pre-mixed bloody marys and watching an entirely meaningless match between two teams that were eliminated from the competition, I felt immensely grateful for every questionable decision that had led me there.
"They may be drinkers, Robin, but they are also human beings."
(Batman)
(Batman)
