The acceptable teams to root for in Philly:
1. Any Philly team
2. Anybody playing a rival team
3. Your college team
4. Teams with a bird mascot (Go Birds solidarity).
5. Teams from small cities not called Boston or Dallas.
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157. Teams with Villanova alumni.
ooh i’m zohran mamdani. my wife is hot. my favorite soccer team won the league for the first time in 22 years. my favorite basketball team won the championship for the first time in 53 years. fuck you man.
As a hoops fan, I really, truly love this so much… Parity is so great for the league. This is wonderful.
As a Sixers fan, seeing Toronto, Milwaukee, Boston & New York all win championships in the last 8 seasons is something out of a straight up nightmare lmao I hate it here
Call it “soft as fuck” if you want but one thing the World Cup always seems to do, almost as soon as it begins, is remind you that you’ll likely enjoy your life a LOT more if you welcome people in and try to have a laugh rather than being consistently aggy.
Scotsmen in kilts playing the bagpipes at 6am in Boston. The residents of Lawrence, Kansas learning the Algerian national anthem and crowding every practice, South Korean supporters sharing their tequila with Mexican fans before the match, Brazilians taking over Times Square. Bosnian and Canadian fans high fiving before their big match.
The World Cup is humanity's biggest party, and continually reminds us of how amazing we can be!