Before I start, let me first address those of you – and there were a few of you last week – who feel compelled to post comments criticizing the existence of posts about football – and I hasten to point out that it has been called football much longer than gridiron football.
I have been invited and welcomed to post here by the owner of this blog and I do so only at his pleasure. We get it: you don’t like the sport and/or are resentful of the fact that these posts exist at all. Nevertheless, you are certainly welcome to post in the comments on topic. Out of respect to those who do like the sport, I ask you not to post comments such as these:
Way too thin skinned for a little thing like calling all 22 of you out. Only 23 comments so far and the American college football game isn’t even being discussed but let me bow out of “your” discussion.
Oh boy! Saturday Game Day, everybody is donning their school colors, and an open football thread! And it’s all about … Oh. Never mind.
Is that honestly so hard for you to do?
Okay, FIFA is cracking down on homophobia. Great!
James Rodriguez to Manchester United, Cesc Fabregas to Milan and Christian Pulisic to Liverpool? The latest transfer rumors.
Champions League results from this week. Discuss.