Sports   (Talk about balls here.)

As I said when I first typed on this particular thread: 'At times, I just cannot understand such animosity.'

I really cannot understand why a person (and I assume the person is English) would type: 'Well done Madrid'
For me, the only reason to type those words would be down to being a Madrid fan or Spanish - under these circumstances.
I am certainly not happy that Real Madrid won and especially under the circumstances.
So, I may need to ask this question: Tiger cat, why did you type those words and ended it with a grinning 'Smiley'?

Also, why was this question typed: 'and wot did you think after 120 mins ?'
In my second sentence of my first post to this thread, I typed: 'For me, I am extremely disappointed in Manchester City not reaching the final...'
It is clearly obvious what I was thinking and how I was feeling. I also felt frustrated and quite sad at Man City's lack of keeping up the pressure and the quality play that had been shown so many times during that match.

I would have preferred a Manchester City vs Liverpool final.
For one, it would have been two English teams.
Next, I would have felt that there would have been a fairer match; less diving and rolling around, less complaining to the referee etc.
It would have also been a strong positiveness for English soccer (although, many players aren't English) and a possible motivation for the England team.
It would have also shown the rest of Europe and possibly the World that we (English soccer and English teams/England) are back with strength. Although we didn't win any of the two Cups, we were there in 2018 and 2021, and we certainly made our mark. I watched some of those matches in other countries and I heard a lot of positive remarks about the England team - those remarks came from people who were not English; not even British.
I watched the England vs Germany match on Majorca and I was surrounded by Germans, which wasn't a problem as they were friendly and courteous. Before the kick-off, I told them, in a friendly way, that Germany had no chance of winning and I gave many reasons. After the match, many of them stayed chatting to me and told me that England was the far better team and deserved to win. They also wished the best for England and hoped that England would win the Cup.

So, why are there words being typed to support Real Madrid and words to condemn Liverpool?

Are we not all English and lovers of the game?

I definitely want Liverpool to win and the more goals they score, the better!

Also, I really hope that the referee is from a country where they play physical soccer. I hope that the referee isn't going to blow the whistle every minute of the match. I also hope that the referee won't be fooled by the antics of certain (Real Madrid) players and the 'Hollywood acting'. I have the feeling that some Liverpool players - and we know which players, are going to face a lot of grief (pulling shirts, cutting/chopping down, dangerous tackles, off the camera remarks et al) from some of the Real Madrid players. Real Madrid players are going to set out to annoy and frustrate the Liverpool players, possibly even out to cause some injuries and Yellow/Red Cards.

Good luck! Liverpool.