Anyone else not watching the World Cup

I will watch when the international timings align as I love football- Arsenal fan here normally.

Same here,hate football.Luckily for me, my 2youngest sons (at home) hate it as well😆

Dad’s definition of football was, ——- 11 blokes kicking a bag of wind between two posts and another 11 blokes trying to stop them. Never been even remotely interested in watching a game .

oh, is it on? Not interested in cricket.

Definitely not . Thankfully husband hates sport .

I find it really boring but I gather that most of the matches are in the middle of the night so hopefully my husband will watch them when I'm not around.

I can’t wait for the World Cup, it’s the greatest show on earth. I loathe most sport but international football is so exciting.

No thank you.
Especially when they keep cancelling favourite t.v. Programmes to show it.

Hate football, the noise, the 'commentary' nonsense. I would put Jonathan Pierce in room 101 or maybe set his alarm for silly o'clock to be awoken by one of his pathetic outbursts when someone kicks a ball in a net! The rubbish I have had to listen to with my husband (usually when trapped in a car with him!) boring cricket, even more boring golf, monotonous football. Ugggh you have struck a nerve!

Astitchintime

Me! I’d sooner stuck pins in my eyes than watch football!

Not heard that that expression for years. Had a real good laugh
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I used to hate big sport events when I was married, especially football as it took priority over everything else. I remember sitting in a newly added spare room with my very young first baby. The room had just been plastered and was still drying out. There was a tatty old armchair and a black and white portable tv sitting on an upturned box. Meanwhile my ex was sitting in the living room watching world cup football most of the time.
By the time we had split up I remained in out house while he moved in with his new partner. Then along came a big football tournament, possibly world cup - I don't remember - and he turned up to remove the second TV for his partner to watch while he watched football on their main set! Me and our two children were left with one set between us!
Thankfully my DS isn't a big sports fan so I could at least watch my favourite programmes. Now I live alone and can avoid the football entirely. No doubt my ex's partner will be relegated to another room like I always was. She's welcome to him!

Had an older brother (14 years) who was a professional footballer, did play for his country once. I lived and breathed football as a child, food was geared to what he wanted, needed. Weekends revolved around games, will I won't be dragged along. Only good think was that he had a sports car and when he was home I did get an occasional ride in it and he'd give me a but pocket money for wiping the headlights (think he just allowed me to do that to give me pocket money). Even all thise years ago, finacial rewards nothing like they are nowadays, football and footballers were almost worshiped. For many years, I've detested anything to do with football.

I'm not sure what is worse - watching the boring game or the fact that everybody thinks you need to watch it.
Why?
I've been to so called professional matches and I think it is absolutely awful. I genuinely would rather watch paint dry

both my husband and I hate sport - so we will be raiding the charity shops for cheap DVDs.

Oh Watermeadow I was prepared to go along with your post until the line about having daughters
No comment.
Except have you not heard of the Lionesses?
Or for the rugby fans, the Red Roses.
Shame on you
PS I have three daughters, DD1 is a passionate football supporter
DGS1 (her eldest son) has danced with Birmingham Royal Ballet

TerriBull

Oh God no! I hate football, much to the annoyance of my family. Everytime they try to give me a nugget of information I'm prone to say "you're mistaking me for someone who gives a damn"

Me too! I couldn’t care less about anything to do with football but my husband likes watching his team play and of course he will always watch England play. I read, listen to podcasts or music. There is always something to do in the house.

What World Cup?

watermeadow

World Cup? I didn’t know there was one. Someone mentioned footballers so presumably it’s given to whoever kicks a ball around the best but I thought football was only played in the winter, when the participants can get maximum mud on their clothes.
I’m so glad I only had daughters.

I know many women and girls who both like and play football, so having daughters is no guarantee of a football-free family. Personally, I'm glad I had a football playing son, I would have hated taking a daughter to ballet dancing

I don't think we will watch all the matches but we'll watch England and probably Scotland.

I do wish our British teams well but I am not interested in watching any of it. I thoroughly object to the main channels ignoring the rest of us and filling our screens with nothing but football, especially pundits, nothing is worse than listening to know it alls dissecting the games for hours on end.

No interest and won’t be watching. Rugby Union is our thing!

definately not watching the world cup! I detest football.
i've got enough recorded on my sky q box to keep me happy for weeks and hopefully more programmes will be recorded every day.
just as long as they keep the repair shop on on a Wednesday- too often they take it off when football happens.

It’s a no from me. Yawn 🥱

I'll only watch it if they get into the final which I doubt.
I don't even know who the England players are these days.
I'm more concerned with Emmerdale and Corrie being on at different days and times.

Football? Nah! Bunch of guys kicking a ball around for 90 minutes? Stultifying... I'd rather watch paint dry.

I certainly won't be watching it but DH will no doubt watch a bit of it. If we get to the final I will watch some of it even though I don't have any real interest in football. My son-in-law however will be glued to the screen over the next few weeks.

Against the run of play, we will be watching the World Cup, if we manage to stay awake.

As well as the England games, I will also be keeping an eye on the Norway games - big Erling Haaland fan here! Any chance to see my favourite player in action!

Add to this the fact that Mr LP hails originally from Scotland, and still supports his national team - though without much hope of success, they're in the same group as Brazil!

Someone was asking upthread if Wimbledon clashed with the World Cup. Well, sort of, but different times of day/night! Wimbledon fortnight starts on the 29th June, England's first match is 17th June.

I understand that not everyone is a sports fan, so I hope we get nice weather so people can get out into their gardens, parks, countryside, beaches etc, and enjoy themselves in their own way - possibly with the advantage of less crowded spaces?

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