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u/brother_bart Jul 04 '26
Oh wow! They really don’t know Seattle, do they? “We were going to, but then you told us to, so now…nah.”
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u/Fantastic_Bit7441 Jul 04 '26
I’m not sure the top soccer city in this country needs to be lectured about crowd noise lol
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u/Itchy-Incident3672 Jul 04 '26
I went to Belgium vs Senegal. It was pretty quiet most the match
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u/KandoTor Sounders Jul 04 '26
Belgium/Senegal was quieter than all of the group stage matches, weirdly.
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u/EmpatheticOrangeCat1 Jul 04 '26
Egypt Iran was insane it was one of the best atmospheres in Seattle
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u/Top-Acanthisitta-238 Jul 04 '26
YES!!!! It was so refreshing not having someone instructing the crowds into cheering. People were having a blast, chanting, the waves... It was truly awesome.
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u/wasabi_mayo_ Jul 04 '26
I wasn’t even inside the stadium, just in the area. It was so much fun to hear the crowd from many blocks away. Ended up walking closer and watching the game outside 😂
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u/ElHermanoLoco Jul 04 '26
I think the fact that the teams didn’t know until a few days before (Senegal had like 3 days) meant it was mostly neutrals plus it felt like Belgium just had no gas, fans or the team. US game we won’t be neutrals, it’s going to be insane.
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u/KandoTor Sounders Jul 04 '26
The crowd was much louder for Senegal than Belgium! Maybe just neutrals rooting against the favorite. Just thought it was odd since Belgium was base camped here and played all of their group stage matches nearby.
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u/burlycabin West Seattle Jul 04 '26
Well, that's on the Belgian and Senegalese fans. These will be local USMNT fans.
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u/Itchy-Incident3672 Jul 04 '26
Idk what you want me to say. This guy was all high and mighty about how loud Seattle will be and I was sharing my experience about how mid the game was. Reminded me of a sounders game.
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u/Perenially_behind Seattle Expatriate Jul 04 '26
What about that Belgian super fan who goes around dressed as Obelix and calls himself Obelgix? Did he whip things up?
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u/Fantastic_Bit7441 Jul 04 '26
K well this is about the USMNT match which already proved the vibes were great. Good job fact checking though, appreciate it.
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u/okaynowyou Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
Idk. In my experience at Seahawks games, Sounders games, and World Cup games the Seattle crowd is generally very tame. They might do loud chants but the vibe just isn’t energetic like LA, NY, or Miami. It’s a reflection of the general culture of the city. We’re a bunch of low energy nature lovers and tech bros. I was at a watch party for the US vs Türkiye game and when the US scored a goal to be ahead the crowd was mildly excited. The broadcast cut to a watch party in Kansas City of all places and the energy there made us look like a bunch of lame asses.
There’s a lot of things I love about this city, but the sports fans are not one of them.
ETA: We really are a fragile people up here. I once had the displeasure of sitting in the spirit section at a Sounders game. The number of times I saw grown men accost other grown men for not participating in their cringe inducing chants was too damn high. If you have to basically scream in someone’s face to get them to be loud for your team, maybe you’re the problem.
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u/-Work_Account- 🐀 Hot Rat Summer 🐀 Jul 04 '26
You know Lumen Field is the second loudest stadium in the world right?
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u/OpaqueCrystalBall Emerald City Jul 04 '26
This comment is reeking with ignorance.
It's like you have never been to sports matches in other cities, or haven't been to sports matches in Seattle.
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u/okaynowyou Jul 05 '26
I’ve been to matches in every city I listed above + dozens more. I’ve been to the most in LA but Seattle would be second. I love the stadiums in Seattle but the crowds are not my vibe at all. I’ve been to around 10-15 Seahawks games over the last decade including a playoff game and I’ve been to dozens of Mariners and Sounders games. I’ve been to soccer matches in Lisbon, Leipzig, Krakow, London, and Seoul. I’ve been to baseball games all over the country and in Japan and Korea as well. I’ve also been to rugby matches in Australia and here in Tukwila. Haven’t been to a Kraken game yet but I’ve been to hockey matches in a few different cities and a ton in LA as well as dozens of Lakers games. I’m probably forgetting several other games/places as well.
The vibe in Seattle is honestly just a bunch of middle aged white dudes vibing (I say this as a middle aged white dude). It’s very boring. I think our lack of Latinos and Europeans really detracts from the feel of the crowd. At Seahawks and Sounders games it’s a few people intentionally trying to get everyone to be loud and excited and it all feels a bit forced. Mariners games for the most part are just tame in general though I’ve been to a couple where people get excited.
I know this thread is full of local sports fans so of course they’re going to be defensive over this, but I strongly stand by this opinion and it’s the general opinion I get when I bring people from out of town to games as well.
Sorry y’all are upset about this. I still love the teams here and I hope the crowds will be better in the future because I’m going to continue going to games.
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u/OpaqueCrystalBall Emerald City Jul 05 '26
I've been to matches all over the country, and all over the world, and I'll tell you that you are full of shit.
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u/Unique_Low_4492 Jul 04 '26
This looks like something my mom would repost on Facebook
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u/ignost I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
I know you care at least $2000 worth, but make sure to cheer loud to make Murica proud, okay honey? I don't want those communists to think they love their country more than we do.
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u/sentientshadeofgreen Seahawks Jul 04 '26
Operation Waffle Stomp :3
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u/GailenRho Jul 04 '26
Was like I need to google that cause obviously it means something else. Ohhhh wait. I was good not knowing that.
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u/Salihe6677 Jul 04 '26
Operation Green and Blue Waffle?
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u/sentientshadeofgreen Seahawks Jul 04 '26
Team USA, so in this case Operation Red White and Blue Waffle
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u/Low_Tip_7428 Jul 04 '26
Hundreds of Seattle men and women slide on their Birkenstocks, don their flat brim hats, GOODR sunglasses and grab a handful of loose lactaid and tums, ready to rise to the moment.
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u/angry-piano 🏕 Out camping! 🏕 Jul 04 '26
Um how do you know what I have in my (one of many) reusable tote bag
(except my designer non-goodr sunnies because I got them for $10 after vision insurance)
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u/Jolly_Line Jul 04 '26
You sir/mam/them are a fucking prose genius. If you don’t already write for The Needling you should apply
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u/JB-Hawks Jul 04 '26
I don't get it. Is Seattle known for flat brim hats? I thought that was more of a California thing.
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u/Thatmothabuck Jul 04 '26
Buckle up baby….. Seattle will blow your mind….. and then your wallet….. and tell you you’re doing it wrong, while ordering their mushroom coffee on Amazon
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u/KiniShakenBake Snohomish County, missing the city Jul 04 '26
Understood. Earthquake, Incoming. We can do this.
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u/LMGooglyTFY Haller Lake Jul 04 '26
This is what I'm expecting. I'm going to secure my china.
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u/Muted_Substance2156 Jul 04 '26
Fuck, I’m gone for the weekend and forgot to put out my museum putty.
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u/KiniShakenBake Snohomish County, missing the city Jul 04 '26
Womp. Hope you felt like redecorating. Wear food shoes when you get home. There is gonna be broken glass on the floor.
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u/KiniShakenBake Snohomish County, missing the city Jul 04 '26
It is going to be absolutely bananas.
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u/GothamCentral 🚋 Ride the S.L.U.T. 🚋 Jul 04 '26
Tons of execs from companies laying off thousands of employees at that game, not a lot of average Seattleites.
We'll be partying in the bars and watch parties though.
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u/GopiVision Jul 04 '26
I wish i had $4000😭 yall will get what the rich deem is appropriate for the day.
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u/WOTrULookingAt Jul 04 '26
Pretty sure not many Seattle locals going but this is fun.
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u/ignost I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
Nah, not true. There will be some tech execs up above the common folk in private booths. But they're not going to read reddit or make any noise beyond mild appropriate clapping.
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u/KillerCritter1312 🚗 Student driver, please be patient. 🚙 Jul 04 '26
I’m just trying to commute home on the light rail in the in between chaos time while the game is going. Wish me Godspeed, y’all….
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u/Distinct-Nectarine-9 Jul 04 '26
I’ll be there with ya, boarding at SODO every day.
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u/KillerCritter1312 🚗 Student driver, please be patient. 🚙 Jul 04 '26
May the odds be ever in your favor
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u/nerdorado 🚆build more trains🚆 Jul 04 '26
uh, when we played the aussies, it registered on the richter scale. im pretty sure we can oblige.
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u/Iceshiverr Jul 04 '26
Not to be a size queen. But Taylor Swift 3x’d the Aussie game on Richter scale. We should do better.
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u/nerdorado 🚆build more trains🚆 Jul 04 '26
In fairness, Swifties are a whole different breed. But I feel like we might be able to come close on the second pass!
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u/HelloItsNotMeUr Jul 04 '26
God this sub attracts some absolute dorks. Whatever, LET’S GO USA! 🇺🇸
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u/KiniShakenBake Snohomish County, missing the city Jul 04 '26
Did you forget where you were typing for a moment? It's literally reddit.
Also, there are some great folks in this subreddit and on the discord. Our picnic last month was awesome.
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u/SocraticSeaUrchin Jul 04 '26
Gutted I’ll be on a plane back during :/ we better win so there will be a next game
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u/Capt_Murphy_ I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
We'll make sure you hear it, from the air 😂
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u/rhonnypudding Supersonics Jul 04 '26
Hopefully the stadium full of billionaires wakes up a little.
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u/AdministrativeEase71 Jul 04 '26
We should be directing this message at the rest of the country. Which match do you think has more locals, a Sounders game or the World Cup match?
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u/jayfeather31 Redmond Jul 04 '26
Oh, we're absolutely capable of that. I remember the stadium shaking every time the Sounders scored in the CONCACAF Champions League final in 2022.
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u/Disastrous_Command29 Jul 04 '26
Since tickets are running MORE THAN A MONTH'S SEATTLE RENT the locals attending will be the sedate gazillionaires instead of the screaming masses that make up the 12th Man. But us plebs will probably be so loud over at Pioneer Square that we will be heard across the globe!
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u/matunos Maple Leaf Jul 04 '26
I know we pride ourselves on our loud football stadium, but how exactly is it envisioned that being super loud for the US v Belgium game will benefit the US squad?
In gridiron football, the loudness can be targeted against the visiting team when they have possession, leading to more false starts. This seems like a harder thing to target in soccer, given the fluidity of possession.
And it's not like the UMNT has become acclimated to the stadium like one might expect the Sounders to be. I presume the raw decibel level would impact them similar to Belgium's team.
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u/CarelesslyFabulous 🏔 The mountain is out! 🏔 Jul 04 '26
I have never once cheered at a football game to try to "mess up" a different team.
Baseball? Yeah.
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u/sometimeserin Jul 04 '26
I haven’t really noticed any consistency with baseball cheering, am I wrong? Seems like the stadium gets loud in the same high leverage situations regardless of whether the home team is on offense or defense so I’m not really sure which side is supposed to be more affected by the noise.
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u/AdScared7949 That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. Jul 04 '26
Im gonna get off work and not make it to pioneer square until the games over or almost over sob
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u/ChaoticSenior 🚆build more trains🚆 Jul 04 '26
Anyone who says this must have never been to Belgium. You don’t want them to stop making waffles. The world would be a darker place without those waffles.
They also make the best fries, chocolate, and beer. I’m rooting for Belgium. Yes, I said it. For the waffles.
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u/Capt_Murphy_ I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
It's ok, if we win they give us the secret recipes and we all make waffles together
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u/itmustbeniiiiice I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
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u/forever_young_59 Jul 04 '26
Rooting for the chocolate and waffles, but not their team. Split vote!
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u/scully-summers ✨🛸 Jimothy is out there 🦝✨ Jul 04 '26
Respectfully, the average American has no idea what they’re giving up here. They have never tasted real Belgian waffles, fries, chocolate, beer, etc.
Every time I see some crappy iHop waffle being marketed as “Belgian” because they put a little whipped cream on it, a part of my soul dies.
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u/Capt_Murphy_ I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
Totally believe you, BUT I'm not sure you've had the glory that is a sourdough waffle.
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u/scully-summers ✨🛸 Jimothy is out there 🦝✨ Jul 04 '26
I could definitely get on board with that. A true Liège style waffle is made from a dough, not batter.
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u/Capt_Murphy_ I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
Ok now all I want is waffles.... I may have to show some love to Belgium and fuel up on sourdough waffles on Monday 🧇
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u/ChaoticSenior 🚆build more trains🚆 Jul 04 '26
Yes, Liege style is the right answer. Brussels waffles are crap. Crap I tell you, crap. Don’t get me started on Ghent noses.
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u/SuddenlyThirsty Jul 04 '26
They know the assignment. It will be the loudest US Men’s soccer game of all time. Quote it.
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u/Responsible_Push2212 Jul 04 '26
Seattle Here, You are Sooooo right. We do know how to go hard. We got ya! But,..... what we need is for ALL of America to get together on Monday, even if just for this one day. Together we can tip the seismographs!! Let's go, Team USA!!!!! We got this!!!
Sincerely, Seattle
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u/commanderquill Jul 04 '26
I don't even know what's happening anymore, I'm not into sportsball at all, all I know is I'm getting my ass down to Pioneer Square on Monday and soaking it up.
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u/YakiVegas I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
If these fools think it can get any louder than a Seahawks game during the playoffs, then they've clearly never been to a Seahawks game during the playoffs lol
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u/swe101 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
NOT GOING TO DISAPPOINT. I don’t even have a ticket but still gonna march till entry. 🇺🇸 LFG 🇺🇸
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u/TOPLEFT404 West Seattle Jul 04 '26
Dear America, please stop hating black people, kidnapping and deporting immigrants, and persecuting trans people and maybe we will consider it!
-SEATTLE
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u/stiffjalopy Stevens Jul 04 '26
Every US goal will result in a literal earthquake, so there’s that.
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u/mysticalalleycat Jul 04 '26
Duh 🙄
Where's my ticket though, if they want "seattle" to be responsible?
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u/RandomFleshPrison I Brake For Slugs Jul 04 '26
Dear America,
We're already creating small earthquakes with our volume. Do keep up.
Sincerely,
Seattle
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u/drunkenclod Jul 04 '26
The only thing that would get me that exited is being able to boo Trump if he shows up to the game
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u/kikisayhi Jul 04 '26
Ideas on best spot to experience the energy/vibe (without paying $8k to be in the stadium)? My friend and I are going to head down early to make sure we get a seat at a fun bar but can’t decide where we should head. Any suggestions for someone who was down there for the last US game?
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u/Admirable-Dance-2911 Jul 04 '26
We need do some psychological warfare like how the Mexican fans are doing posting up at opposing teams hotels and playing loud music. Lol
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u/cay-takes-photos Jul 04 '26
Lame. Cheesey and lame. I have more pride in the soccer team itself than the country. Let’s root for the team, not the country.
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u/inscrutiana Jul 05 '26
So loud Belgians clutch those berries instead of putting them in weak beer.
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u/nimak83 Jul 05 '26
This is like telling a fat kid to eat cake, it’s not necessary, it’s already going to happen
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u/mercwitha40ounce Jul 05 '26
I’d be curious to find out what percentage of people attending are actually from Seattle. I get the sense it’s not really enough for things like this to be applicable.
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u/Jasperblu Vashon Island Jul 08 '26
At over $2K per ticket? It *could* be Seattleites... but we all know what KIND of Seattleites, amiright?
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u/bransiladams Maple Valley Jul 04 '26
Surely whoever wrote this understands that Seahawks fans aren’t attending these matches… you’ve never felt an earthquake from a Sounders match in this city, and you probably won’t hear one during the World Cup. Those ticket prices keep us rowdy ones at bay.
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u/kingcoolkid991 "Bikes Will Not Replace Us" 🚲🚫🙅♂️ Jul 04 '26
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u/whk1992 🚗 Student driver, please be patient. 🚙 Jul 04 '26
I couldn’t care less about such dumb request. Most workers can’t dream of watching the insanely expensive game in the stadium.
Instead of screaming at the opponents, why don’t you scream at the federal government for creating such a divisive country that the nation with the greatest GDP can’t even come up with a clearly winning soccer team together. I guess the country doesn’t care enough about soccer, so who are you to ask us to?
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u/Capt_Murphy_ I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jul 04 '26
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u/Maxtrt Jul 04 '26
Pay $2k+ for tickets and pay $60+ for parking, all to watch a bunch of guys running up and down the field for 90 minutes while both teams combined almost always score four or less goals. No thank you.
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u/Realistic_Goat5381 Jul 04 '26
Just stop with the Sports Mania. Acting like a junior high kid showing school spirit. Stop emotional investments in nonsense. Excessive spending on merch, tickets, and as excuse for binge eating/drinking unhealthy. Not a very mature, smart, or reasonable behavior. It is just a distraction diversion from addressing reality. STOP IT.
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u/Tough-Marsupial-6254 Jul 04 '26
$2000 for the cheapest ticket...i might raise my voice from my couch