[C19fan]

Nobody really cared about the World Cup in 1950. I was at a bar watching the "Howler Game" with my Scottish co-worker. The place absolutely exploded when the English goalie screwed up. My friend was in full hate the English mode. The term "Howler" entered the US slang vocabulary for a while thanks to the great English announcer Martin Tyler working for ESPN using the term. I think I am going to go to an English pub in town run by a Liverpudlian in my full Victorian kit. I even printed out the lyrics for "God Save the King" and "Jerusalem". I can ignore the Rainbow People crap for a few hours. I hope all freepers had a nice Thanksgiving.

[C19fan]

If one is interested in the history of the World Cup the podcast “The Rest if History” has episodes about all that topic. Quite a tongue in cheek approach that makes for a fun listening.

[DoodleBob]

Monty Python's Mattress Sketch

This contains THE greatest version of Jerusalem ever, thought the live version by ELP is a contender.

[ChronicMA]

the loss by Wales to Iran has revived the hopes of the USA. We will still lose to England, but the US can advance to the final 16 by beating Iran.

[C19fan]

“Jerusalem” with lyrics. I remember the first time heating this hymn when I was a boy at the theater viewing “Chariots of Fire”

https://youtu.be/MKRHWT6xdEU

[nonliberal]

Two teams guided by woke faggotry and destruction of the West. Is it possible for both teams to lose?

[Laslo Fripp]

The only thing I learned from this article is that ESPN was founded in 1979.

I had to look it up.

[Jemian]

Yesterday, I was told by my daughter who heard it from a friend who learned it from her second cousin three times removed that the officials at today's match-up have imposed an additional trophy:

The loser has to keep Harry and Megan.

[Migraine]

So who won?

[FLT-bird]

Most Americans don’t care about soccer now either.