Same with the Seahawks. Today’s game is already looking like it’s gonna be one of those games.
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Ryder Cup time! Does anyone else watch? I am trying to get work done and can hear it in the background, along with Dad and husband loudly discussing. I feel like I am missing out.
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Thanks for the reminder, tuning in now! 
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Buffalo with the decisive win. Squish the fish wooooooooooooo
Nba news . The bucks Middleton is awesome, Giannis deserving of all the accodales he has received. Can Lillard make them better though, not sure, excited to watch some nba again soon
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Another World Cup started yesterday -next to the Rugby one that is. And it’s one that my country plays in too, which is quite a feat, considering there are less than 6000 people playing cricket competitively here. The biggest game for us will be the match against the hosts India, November 12, in front of a crazy crowd of 110,000. Oranje is now playing their first match against Pakistan. 
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I have literally no idea what is happening here. Some NFL seems to be on at Wembley stadium, which is fairly near to my flat.
I’ve always wondered how they get the grass back to normal football lines after these events, and also why it’s so expensive to go to see NFL in London. But Wembley looks packed out so it’s popular it seems.
For instance, what is a 1st and 10. And why do the numbers look like a casino board. It’s so confusing, never ever say football is confusing compared to American football 
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It’s quite simple. When a team has the ball, they start from the far end and work their way down to the other end. Each set of plays (called downs) is in 10 yard chunks. They have 4 attempts, or plays to make it to or beyond 10 yards. So 1st and 10 means its their 1st attempt (of 4) and they have 10 yards to go to reset it. If they don’t make it to the 10 yards by their 4th attempt, then they usually give the ball to the other team via the punt. In a nutshell, thats about it. Ok, maybe its not that simple.
Baseball, on the other hand… I mean, at about the 70% through the game, they stop playing and everyone sings a song, then they resume… wtf?
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Weirdly I have just seen an Instagram video on the Spurs feed of how they transform the stadium. It is insane how much work goes into it. They take the actual football pitch away, sliding it under the stands, and then layer out piece by piece of the NFL pitch, like watching strips of turf going down, then add all the other bits. Plus American flags, goals and labelling the stadium with NFL! Must be worth some serious money because it must cost loads to do.
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That’s hilarious Will have to look that up
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For you Dan, a clear oversimplifying offense. 10 yards penalty.
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Ok… So like 
but with a limited amount of goes… if it gets to the end they score then? Does it have to be touched down on the ground. That’s a very simple explanation thanks!
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They slide the pitch away? Fuck me that’s more insane than I imagined…I thought they went around rubbing all the markers out… 
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I know! I always wondered why the groundskeepers didn’t kick off more about the dual use!? It was the methodical laying out of the other pitch that got me too, took ages. And they must have to take it all apart again and store somewhere, a massive cupboard??
yeah a massive cupboard until Thanksgiving weekend when they roll it all out at Wembley again? Do you reckon it gets watered in the cupboard?
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at the watering. I reckon it is like the toddler group cupboard in the church hall, throw it all in and hope for the best
I’m watching Arsenal Vs Man city now before the WSL MATCH between Liverpool and Aston villa (Villa are my second team). Man city v Arsenal is spicy 
gonna be a fight soon …
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Haha, or the gym room in the school sports hall.
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In the old days it was always Man Utd vs Arsenal that resulted in the fights, I used to love those days Good luck Aston Villa, first football match I ever watched was Spurs v Aston Villa and I have also had a soft spot since.
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Well I am from the West Midlands… My 
when I was a kid were named after the villa team. Chelsea were bloody lucky today. Hate to say it but Chelsea ladies won’t win the WSL this season I don’t think.
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Oh really? What is different this season? I love the BTW!
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