World Cup 2022

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(12-01-2022, 12:26 AM)Dill Wrote: LOL I still deal with Germans too occasionally, though mostly by phone.

I never paid attention to soccer my entire life until 1990. I was house sitting for a friend in Bann (a little Dorf outside Landstuhl) during the WC, and with not much to do, started following the then WEST German team--Klinsmann, Voeller, Matthaeus, Bodo, all led to their 3rd world championship by "Der Kaiser." That was the year Gullit spit in Voeller's hair during the Holland game. 

Nope, that was Rijkaard. Don't try to outnerd the soccer nerd.

Besides, that is part of my problem. These names. Franz Beckenbauer, yeah a Kaiser alright, a guy that in the committee for the German WC got millions of dollars and presents and whatnot for existing, that said that there are no work slaves in Qatar, for he was there, and he saw everyone running around free... a scumbag, and someone who usually said a lot of nonsense and stupid stuff, but whatever. Most Germans apparently just love the guy no matter what he does; this blind loyalty, I find it unbearable. Lothar Matthäus is the definition of douche, exposing his private life with everchanging women, talking nonsense on TV... but there he actually is when I turn my TV on, this cross-breed of Anthony Scaramucchi and Ryan Lochte, unfortunately always being himself and offending my intellect with his stupidity. Well, I guess Völler is ok. And they sure all knew how to kick a ball. But aside from that, eek.
And if you hadn't put your little Austrian tease at the end, I would have spared you with my ruining your memories, which I'm sure I didn't achieve anyway.

Oh and btw. this 90 WC was the last time Austria won a game there. 2-1 against the US. And it would probably end the same way today, but we're not invited yet again. The allotment formula disadvantages Europe.

(12-01-2022, 12:26 AM)Dill Wrote: Even in that little village I could hear the screams and roars every time the world champs scored. What a frenzy everywhere. After that I started following some of the German teams--Borussia Dortmund and the local SV Waldorf 07, which played in the Ludwigshafen stadium. I've continued following the National team since then. 

Ah, Dortmund. Sure, that fits. The Steelers of the Bundesliga, and even the eye-violating bumblebee colors match. As does the living in past glory, the wasting of talent, the whole attitude, the arrogance, the ensuing disappointment. You should send terrible towles there so they can cry their rivers into them, also a terrible towel just fits a terrible team. Oh my, these towels, that actually make the stupid cheeseheads look good. I have to stop myself.

Oh btw. not a Dortmund fan, as much as I hid that fact. But to each their own.

(12-01-2022, 12:26 AM)Dill Wrote: So sad that little Austria will never experience that national thrill. But you could pass for German, right? Muenchner maybe? 

Yeah, yeah. Only our worst actually can. Aside from that, say against us what you will, but at least if our former sports idols turn out to be idiots we recognize it. We don't blindly worship them and don't make them senators.