Ah, so there was a Champions League semifinal, second leg, played today. And some three hours after the event I found out that Juventus won and off they go to the Final. Bad football fan, you may think and suggest, to the point that I would almost want to agree with you. But when these matches are played at unfriendly work hours for North Americans, I say it's UEFA's fault for being so inconsiderate. And when work means I am nowhere near any internet, let alone a TV, then I really feel like I have a sound excuse.
I heard the result on the sports news on the radio driving home. And football results here come after hockey,that is happening later, and baseball which is happening later, and basketball, for which the season is over for Toronto. "Juventus are in the Champions League final after beating Monaco 2-1." That's it. Is that it? I need to know more. Were Monaco winning 1-0? Were they pushing to score a second goal to level it on aggregate and Juve scored two late goals? Was there drama, Mr. Radio Man? "Juventus are in the final....."
Missing live football is not just not being able to watch it because of bad timing or it not being on TV. It is then also finding a report and highlights. I usually go to 'the social media' first for the chatter from friends, or the wow headlines. I have two friends who are avid Juve fans and I always enjoy their live updates, which usally make no sense unless you're also watching the match. So when I got home to basically, "we did it" and "what the hell was that" (serious paraphrasing) I'm thinking this is worse than the radio. What happened? You watched it! Tell me. If you're on the facebooktwitterinstagram thingamajig you must be more descriptive. I decree that.
Funnily enough that's why I did my. Brazil 2014 daily report because somebody (not a big football fan) said to me that they didn't have time to watch highlights and read newspapers, so could I just write a short post about what happened everyday? They started off as short.....
Anyway, my Juventus fan friends, I'm glad you're happy. And I look forward to more comments on June 3rd when hopefully I will know what you are talking about. Last time they were in the final, in 2015, I was annoyed at them because they beat Real Madrid in the semis and denied the neutrals the joy of a Barca-Real final. This time they seem like they really belong and the neutrals may be happy to see Real or Barca not winning it. This almost sounds like I'll be supporting Juventus......
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