‘...but I also think part of it was a “fuck you” to U.S. Soccer. Like, “You saw your boys last week; now look at this. Fuck you, pay us.”’

I wish I could find video of this, but an old NY Times article will have to do. “That loss in the 1995 World Cup was a bitter defeat for the Americans, some of whom felt affronted by the Norwegians’ post-game celebration.”

Or recall Rangers fans cheering on the new Flyers goalie after Pelle Lindbergh died...

Forget it, Jake. It’s Deadspin town.

I’ll pull a mea culpa and say you’re right. Then I’ll add a proviso that a ball that bounces and then is on a downward trajectory should not be considered a volley. A volley is pulled out of the air before it hits the ground. Full stop.

Have you looked at a map of Canada any time recently? You may see that Toronto occupies a very small portion. Also, check out Twitter and see all the Canadians donning hair shirts over that. Also also, fans are dicks everywhere. I guess athletes are too. I know I celebrated like I’d just won the fucking World Cup…

Speaking as a “Leaf Boy” and a fan of the “Pool Boys,” if I were not already bald these stupid-ass nicknames would have me pulling out my hair.

“They’re there with their husbands...” Banana peel successfully avoided. Nicely done.

Fucking basketball fans don’t know what hardship is. - Deadspin soccer fans.

I use my right but can use my left. If I need to write notes and am using my right ear I just hold the phone with my left hand. What I can’t figure out is the people who wander around holding the phone between their ear and shoulder, no-handed. Not so bad with a full-sized home phone, I guess, but how that works with…

Have you thought about asking one of the servers instead?

No, uh, I fully understand what a volley is. Why, lookie here, even fucking Wikipedia has an entry that talks about the two:

No, he hit it after it hit the ground. Just because it’s not done dipping towards a second hop doesn’t cancel that first touch. It’s a half volley.

I was gonna call you on West Ham, but No, I’m wrong. I completely forgot they had a brief spell in the Championship.

They’re still fighting over who has to do the mea culpa and write about the Raptors not losing. Give it some time.

swoosh...

River Forest has a Concordia University that is (or at least was) connected with other Concordias, all Lutheran schools. I attended one in Canada over 30 years ago and went to the River Forest location as a part of a student union thing that went nowhere. Anyhow, the very white local members took us very white…

Fuck that juy.

Dude. I’ve been a Liverpool fan since I was a little boy because I played the game as a kid and because my mom was born in Liverpool and lived on the banks of the Mersey - in Nova Scotia. A friend is a Watford fan because his grandfather was a season ticket holder when he still lived in England. These connections are…

Sorry. Forgot.