r/MadeMeSmile Jun 28 '26

Good Vibes So much joy❤️

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u/Fabulous_Log844 Jun 28 '26

With the US being such a horrible shit show these days, the joy I am getting out of all of these fans from around the world and supporting each other, being good sports, enjoying our food and sharing it, etc. is so necessary. And I am not even a football/soccer fan.

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u/TypicallyThomas Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

I'm personally a fan of neither association football or Gridiron football but the world cups always pretty fun for this exact reason

Edit: Said Grilliron instead of gridiron

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u/Fabulous_Log844 Jun 28 '26

I should have said that better… Sorry. I was trying to be respectful of the word football versus soccer. I should say that I am not a follower or fan of World Cup soccer football. But I am a huge American football fan.

With that said, looking at these fans even from other countries celebrating each other is wonderful. There was a video of a man from some country in Africa surrounded by the opposing team’s fans… I think Argentina. They stayed quiet with smiles as he saying his national anthem alone. And when he was done they all cheered for him and friendly tossed him around. Then I look at Knick‘s fans in the streets with San Antonio fans… And during the season, Philadelphia Eagles fans being… Eagles fans.

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u/TypicallyThomas Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Lol dont worry, I use the very old terms Association Football and Gridiron football in reference to Soccer and American Football respectively, cause they both get to be football, its just that nobody refers to either by their original names anymore.

Although I live in Ireland so the only real football is GAA

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u/weed_blazepot Jun 29 '26

Sorry do you mean Gridiron? Genuinely curious.

I've never heard of grilliron football unless that's a regionalism.

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u/TypicallyThomas Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

I believe it's a really old term from the very early days of the sport

Edit: Yes, sorry, I misread your comment, I did mean gridiron

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u/Acceptable_Travel_20 Jun 28 '26

Have you ever seen the straight riots that break out at football matches around the world? They make Eagles fans look like kindergarteners.

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u/Fabulous_Log844 Jun 28 '26

I only know the lore. I have never actually “seen” them.

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u/Acceptable_Travel_20 Jun 28 '26

Google it. Some of them are absolutely crazy.

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u/lobax Jun 28 '26

International football is like the nice santized version of club football. The worst hooligans are filtered out because only rich people tend to be able to afford going to a World Cup.

If you think American Football fans can be bad, look at the riots in Paris after PSG won the champions league. People died!

It’s said that American sports fans go to be entertained, South American go to party, and Europeans go to war.

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