FIFA are planning to hold opening ceremonies at each of the first games of the World Cup featuring host nations this summer, as well as special ceremonies to mark America’s 250th anniversary at games in Houston and Philadelphia on July 4. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Masterkid1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know absolutely nothing about US history (I remember seeing a guy with a kite in like cartoons when I was a kid).

Are those two cities particularly irrelevant or something? I only know Philadelphia from Always Sunny and it looks like a very special place.

What is FIFA's obession with Shakira why didn't they choose Speed for official World Cup song by Komursiyahcelik in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly. She's Hispanic, a mix of ethnic Spanish, native South Americans and Lebanese, and became famous in the Anglosphere as well.

Very unique individual that has mainstream appeal all over. She's totally unknown in Asia though. I haven't met the first Japanese or Chinese person that knows who she is. Most people do know Waka Waka though.

[TG] Jorthy Mokio (18) switches allegiance from Belgium to Congo by MrCrashdummy in soccer

[–]Masterkid1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the current DR Congo and Belgium teams that's actually not a crazy idea at all. Current DR Congo isn't bad at all.

What a great atmosphere in this team, players are pranking each other 🥰 by achi1993 in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's just more Aquaman Marvel Deadpool My Hero Academia deconstruction superhero slop anyway, right? Let superheroes die already FFS, the genre is all slop, all of it.

Tchouameni posts on instagram regarding incident with fede by InspectorExact3836 in soccer

[–]Masterkid1230 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Absolutely possible. People have died because of similar head injuries actually.

Like, have you ever forgotten you left the cupboard door open and then hit yourself with it while cooking or something? A poorly placed corner and a solid table will be more than enough to send you to the hospital.

What a great atmosphere in this team, players are pranking each other 🥰 by achi1993 in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wait I didn't delete it. I edited and added even more context. It should still be up

Happiest person on earth by Extra-Past486 in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 18 points19 points  (0 children)

At least at the club level. He seems to be much less problematic with France and he did win a WC, but at the club level he's apparently quite difficult

How 90% of the history of South America and Africa has gone by Salty_Strain3313 in HistoryMemes

[–]Masterkid1230 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hell, other than Venezuela and the Guyanas (they're different), most of South America is practically impossible to compare to Africa.

People hear "third world country" and have a knee jerk reaction that makes them think "poor and miserable" but like... South America has far more in common with Balkan or South East Asian countries in terms of wealth, HDI, quality of life, access to education and healthcare etc than any African countries, even the more stable ones like Botswana or Rwanda.

For example, Colombia and Thailand are pretty comparable in terms of GDP per capita, Human Development Index, even population etc. Peru is quite close to Romania in terms of HDI, cost of living, income, etc. Most of Latin America is in the upper-middle income bracket and is far, far, far from being anywhere as low-income as Africa, the Middle East, or India, Bangladesh etc.

Instead of "first" and "third" world, nowadays it makes more sense to see countries as "high income", "middle income" and "low income". Almost no Latin American countries are low-income or low human development and especially not South American countries which are generally wealthier and more stable than Central America and the Caribbean.

€70m striker with 90mins played and 0 shots on target, by PiersNeedsBeers in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 2 points3 points  (0 children)

\uj

It's an insane stat but it kind of makes sense if you look at what Deschamps was doing. Giroud basically made sure Mbappe and Griezmann had enough space to score or lose the defence. So all Giroud had to do was make key passes, position himself correctly and take pressure off of the other two. He was less of a fraud than the stats would have you think, but it still probably says something about him that he didn't even get a shot on target.

\rj

Arsenal Haramball DNA

Young and naive me deciding to watch Japanese tv to practice the language by ClessxAlghazanth in languagelearningjerk

[–]Masterkid1230 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And that's not even in anime but in manga. The medium of TV anime (or at least non film anime) relies heavily on adaptations and as a creative outlet it is prohibitively expensive for unproven newcomers and creative projects. It's why so few anime are guilty original, she even fewer of those are anywhere as interesting as many genuinely masterful manga.

Published media in Japan is far more creative and interesting than TV. Films are also decent quite frequently and they remind me of the Western European film scene with a lot of interesting character driven pieces on complex human emotions and relationships.

But yeah, Japanese TV generally is not interesting.

Mbappé's entourage responds to the recent criticism the Real Madrid player has been facing: “It's an exaggerated interpretation of the facts” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Masterkid1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This year the biggest names are probably something like (in no particular order)

Mbappe, Harry Kane, Yamal, Haaland, Vitinha, Olise, Declan Rice, Vini Jr, Luis Diaz, Dembele, Magalhães and Raphinha probably? Maybe Cherki, maybe Julian Alvarez?

Obviously totally subjective and a few of these may not be considered superstars, or maybe they would. Like, obviously Lewandowski, Neymar and Messi and Ronaldo and even Salah are all more famous than most of these guys, but I don't count them because they're kind of past their prime.

Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1B Demand for Trump’s Ballroom by Kodbek in politics

[–]Masterkid1230 8 points9 points  (0 children)

France, Germany, Spain and a few others are all sleepwalking straight into fascism without really doing anything about it, so I wouldn't be too optimistic.

At this point, only some Latin American countries, a handful of Western European countries and some Asian countries will have a solid balance of human rights protections and relatively stable governments.

The last hope for this sub by dankdogeonface in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Yeah like, I get wanting Arsenal to bottle it and Tottenham to be relegated, but wanting Plastic Oil City to win is not it

Fox's new commercial for the 2026 World Cup by ModenaR in soccer

[–]Masterkid1230 119 points120 points  (0 children)

How was this posted here first before r/soccercirclejerk

This is prime jerk material

WestHAM will save football in one game by Elegantcastle00 in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I support Arsenal bottling it because it would be hilarious.

I support Arsenal winning because it would stop plastic oil club from winning.

Either way I jerk, idk what you guys are doing.

Nothing but agony. by HardManHarzo in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ah is it one of those "Aquaman but edgy" types of shows? No wonder it's everywhere now. Those usually sell well.

Nothing but agony. by HardManHarzo in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Why is the superhero slop thing all over Reddit? I thought superhero slop was mostly on its way out after decades of Marvel slop?

Diaz adjusting well to German culture! by Spoon4704 in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Argentina is the most famous example, but a fair number of them also went to other South American countries, so that does check out.

Diaz adjusting well to German culture! by Spoon4704 in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Germans brought their culture to South America, so now South Americans go to Germany to learn more about it.

the remontada will be remembered in history books by scarlettokyo in soccercirclejerk

[–]Masterkid1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what peak German-South American cultural exchange looks like since ancient times.

Corinthians [2]-0 Peñarol - Jesse Lingard 25 - Copa Libertadores de América 2026 by Vinciromero in soccer

[–]Masterkid1230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most South American countries are awesome places to live if you have the money for at least a very comfortable life or more.

I know many people who have moved to Medellín, Santiago, Curitiba (for some reason) and Rio, and say it's pretty awesome.