First one since 2019, too.

First goal by a Boston goalie ever!

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Just when it couldn't get any worse.

LFG Bruins!!!!

The people who didn’t buy I to the religion bullshit. Same mindset…. Different idols

It’s Italian football my dude

You can add at least another zero to that, which may not seem like a big difference, but also, it's an extra 900 billion

Sport runs a bit deeper than just sport in Italy. There are a lot of political/social affiliations with certain teams. Probably related to that in some way.

To try and relate it to America, imagine if when Portland plays Dallas a portion of Dallas's fanbase travels to Portland together and are affiliated with Qanon or some ring wing group and they travel to Portland not just to support their team, but to antagonize members of Portlands supporter groups who are affiliated with antifa.

Luckily we do not have this in the US, but this is the state of soccer in Italy.

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Who has so much hate in them over a soccer team?

I have. The individual sacrifices for the sake of the team. But the 2020s is a time of extreme narcissism and the individual is putting themselves first.

It’s not money laundering. It’s sport washing and probably more so than that, the Saudis having more money than they know what to do with and this provides a bit of excitement. It’s something to do with their endless supply of cash

The thing I love about golf from a viewer perspective as well is I can kind of have it on whilst doing other things, at least for the first 3 rounds and then you can actually enjoy the final day with excitement. It serves purposes.

Italy… can be different

I assume you’ve never played team sports before.

How empty can a person's life be to invest that much effort and hate into a sport or a sports personality? I'll never understand it.

MLS a a lot cheaper than MLB and the NBA though

Average MLS salary < $500,000

Average MLB salary > $4,100,000

Average NBA salary ~$8,000,000

There are plenty of male examples too. I’m not sure what you’re getting at here? In this case it’s largely due to the immensely toxic environment at the FFA right now, so this is as much a protest absence as it is purely a mental health thing

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It’s a miracle France is so good at football.

Wish MLS would adopt a European-style promotion/relegation system. Would really liven up the grassroots of the game.

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