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[jaegeraether]

People who leave before the end of the game or any show are not true fans and this behavior is disrespectful! They should be more proud of their girls and believe in them.

Germany will also play without Kathrin Hendrich due to hair pulling suspension… She practically self-sabotaged. Better for Spain 😜

I hope you'll be able to enjoy the game 🙂

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100% agree! They’re fans of winning, not the team and the game.

So Nüsken out for a double yellow. Hendrich out for a red. Gwinn out with her knee. 🥺 but still, they’re holding up against Spain amazingly!

Seems pretty even so far. Germany are hard to get past with that 5 backline. They come forward fast anytime Spain makes a mistake too… I just hope it doesn’t go to pens. 🫠

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Okay, but can we now know what it was like to watch the game from one of the teams home? Did you see the match in a pub? Were they involved as they are for men's matches? And what do you think of the coaches' choices and the players' performances? It's better if I don't ask you what you think about the refereeing… After all, there is a little bit of Delaney in you 🤭 and I am curious about your opinion!

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I didn’t watch from a pub, but I did see the England/Sweden game from a public area and that was a vibe! So disappointing to see fans leaving early. Just support your team until the end! But yes, everyone was screaming towards the end. 😂

For the semi I think Italy played fantastic (they’ve had a great tournament) and England played poorly. Sarina did make the right choice to wait for the Italian subs to see what tactics they’d go to - to put her subs on. But she gave them fuck all time to score. They’re very lucky!

I think Italy were great but lost it towards the end. England were not themselves for 95% of the game and looked tired. Saying that - they won most of the midfield battles but their fatigue was visible with their sloppy turnovers. Kudos to Italy for defending so well. Even when England changed to a 3 at the back and put on more strikers, it was still tough for them to get anywhere near it!

Refereeing was lenient for England in the first half. Lucy should have had a yellow a few times. But I put that down to the ref recognising tiredness over maliciousness. The time wasting was not on. The pen was a soft one.. but it was a penalty. Switch it around and Italy would have been demanding it was a penalty. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I hope everyone enjoyed the game and am looking forward to Spain/Germany tonight! I feel like Spain will win only because Germany are missing Nüsken for her second yellow and another player with an injury I think. 🤔

Ahaha Delaney, hm? Interesting.

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Where did I write that England paid someone?

I said something different, but anyway, I'm the one who takes what's convenient for me to run with, okay.

In the end, we all do the same things, but there are those who are better at denying it and feel less remorse... or are more blind to it.

I'm sad, not because MY team lost, but because of yet another biased refereeing decision. I'm sorry that you think it's us two or three anon who are biased, and not certain people on the field tonight.

In your opinion, was the refereeing fair and good? Was it really a foul and worthy of a penalty?

I never said you said the English paid someone? No idea where you’re getting your information from.

There will always be good and bad games where the side that lost will always feel that. It’s an awful feeling, but at the end of the day, refs aren’t perfect and when your side loses in the last minute of extra time, it’ll feel even more sore. I get that people are upset. And I think it’s too early for people to even be having these conversations because they’re too upset to think logically.

I didn’t see anything wrong with the refereeing. I saw a side who started slow and sloppy (because they were so tired) and because of this, the ref gave chances to both sides early on. From there they gained momentum throughout the game to the point where most decisions were going their way. It’s how most football games go.

How is it not a penalty when the player is literally fallen on in the box? Sure, it was a soft penalty at that, and Beth did make it dramatic like most players do, but it’s a stupid thing to do in the last minute of the game. Just like the hair pulling in the Germany game. Stupid decision.

Would you not feel the same if it were a pen for the Italy team after all of the ‘biased refereeing’ during the game?

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Mate no I like the English because some of there fans are horrible winners and completely obnoxious. A lot of Spanish people don’t like them because they go to Spain and are are horrible tourists. I hate the English team with every fibre of my body but if you come after one of them because they had a bad game I will 100% back that player, There is a difference between not liking a team and not liking the players

Exactly. We don’t all need to love a team or their players 😂 we’re allowed to be mad and angry and make complaints. As long we realise that and can also stand back to see the good in all teams and players too.

Well done, you. ☺️

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Anti English blog 😂🤣😂🤣😂 get out of here it’s all football banter it comes with the game. And don’t start with that why can’t we all get along and just be supportive, grow up and stop living in a bubble.

https://www.tumblr.com/jaegeraether/789818442352082944/hey-dont-want-to-start-anything-but-the-anon-on

God - you really can’t see it, huh? Like I said to the previous anon, ‘banter’ and what y’all are doing is not the same thing. You’re trying to use it as justification. This isn’t banter. This is you trying to push your agenda because you’re upset at the result and then spinning it around in an attempt to make the other side feel like idiots when they point out your inadequacies.

We all want a bit of banter. This isn’t that.

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I’m sorry do you understand football at all. It’s banter no confirmation bias it’s part of football. Is this the first tournament you have watched or are you just a little kid

https://www.tumblr.com/jaegeraether/789818442352082944/hey-dont-want-to-start-anything-but-the-anon-on

It is definitely both. ☺️ clearly I’m using words that are too big for you, and that’s okay.

‘Banter’ is also not an excuse for getting emotional over a football game and complaining about being robbed to anyone who will listen. Trust me, we all love a bit of banter. The anons in my messages are not that. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Okay, anon here who sent the first question about you being my Lucky charm if Italy won... Sorry for creating a whole evening with discussions for you 🙈😂

I fell asleep after the game so had no clue it would blow up to this...

Ahah you definitely started something! Woke up to a group of children in my anons still upset. 😂

But it okay - I hope everyone enjoyed the game regardless!

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Hey, don't want to start anything but the anon on your blog is referencing anti-english blogs and content as though it's fact.

It isn't.

If England had been paying anyone for anything they'd have more than 1 world cup in 1966 and a euros in 2022 to show for it.

It's just absurd accusations.

It's embarrassing that people can't just watch the game and have to add all this into it without looking at their own team and misgivings if their own fans.

Thanks for this, friend. 🙏🏼

It’s exactly what it is. Confirmation bias. People take something said or written online and run with it because it fits their narrative. The thing is, they don’t realise they do it. So I don’t blame them.

The only reason I’m responding is to try and make people stop, realise this, take a step back and identify that they’re in that negative and biased space.

Most of the time I’ll hear them out, though, regardless. People need to be heard.

I appreciate your message. I’m glad it’s not just me on here that can see it. 💕

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Different anon... to answer your question about why Europeans hate the British when it comes to soccer, you can get an insight here

https://www.tumblr.com/codiemarin/789811015211794432/as-someone-whos-new-to-womens-football-can-someone

https://www.tumblr.com/didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback/789811838315544576/lots-of-thoughts-about-that-ending-italy-stopped

The English federation is supported by UEFA president Ceferin because they are the reason he was re-elected president. In Europe, we have all noticed how matches organized by UEFA unfold when England or an English team is involved. The pattern is always the same with the referee on duty 😉

Thanks for the info!!

I think anyone writing about the Italy/England game right now would be too emotionally compromised to say anything without bias - so I would completely ignore all of that. 💁🏻‍♀️

I will admit that I know nothing of Ceferin, or those claims, but does this warrant the hatred of the Lionesses?

I responded to something similar in my lil Discord channel so I’ll copy and paste that here.

“I do understand that this (the bad fans) is upsetting but I will never believe it warrants hatred towards the team itself in return. They’re not at fault. They’re trying to make their country proud, just like other countries.

What you described is one of the reasons Arsenal make me feel uncomfortable, because of the bad fans. But I’ll still support them. Because we can’t answer hatred with hatred. It’s just hurting yourself without you realising. It’s a negative headspace.

I’ll continue to enjoy all sports and ignore those negative fans. I don’t even think you can really call them fans. They’re just emotional people who have no respect.

The bad fans are something I’ll never understand. We don’t get it anywhere near how it is with football, especially the English. The bar fights and screaming and violence is unnecessary and Neanderthal. Unfortunately it’s become a cultural thing at this point, especially in England.

But so much goodness and community comes from football too, which is fantastic. We need to take the good with the bad! I’m just happy to watch good football! Which the Euros has been amazing for so far!”

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You answered me, but you didn't really answer me. You're the one who insinuated that Italian girls play dirty; I just pointed out that English girls are no fairer or cleaner. So why should we blame one group and not the other?

As I said, I support Spain and tonight I was not supporting either team. I was just deeply disturbed by the physically aggressive and dirty play and, above all, the clearly biased and manipulated refereeing (look at how the yellow cards were distributed, the absence of VAR, etc.).

I support women, but even more so honesty and fair play. If a woman behaves badly, I can't praise her just because she's a woman (like the referee).

I praised Beth's previous European Championship endlessly, and I think it was her best year. But in the same way, when she throws herself to the ground and fakes it, she's no better than Neymar.

I will leave you to celebrate in peace with your English friends.

Maybe go back and read, because the only thing I did was respond to your comments about the English team with comments about the Italian team to even it out and point out the bias. 😂 I at no point insinuated they were dirty, merely that they were just as bad as the English girls.

You seem to be interpreting things as you want to read them. I have no bias in this - I’m Australian so I genuinely don’t give a fuck who wins with the European teams. I simply enjoy the games and can see the positives and negatives, the good and bad plays in all teams, individuals and sides.

And yet, I will never believe in supporting any form of hatred. You’re entitled to your opinions, of course. We all are. I will just tend to respond with kindness and understanding. 💁🏻‍♀️

I appreciate that you are a woman who supports women! Let’s keep that going. 🥰 I hope you enjoy the rest of the tournament!

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Well, there must be a reason why half of Europe hates England… perhaps we see things differently when we look at them up close 😉

I find it strange that an Australian would sympathize with England in general, knowing the history (1788-1896).

You guys are so full of confirmation bias, it’s crazy to me that you can’t see it 😂 we’re talking about women’s football, not the history or colonialism of the country they represent.

I hope one day you can step back and assess all of the positives and negatives of both sides instead of holding onto that biased hatred. It’s only hurting you after all. 🥲

Let’s stay positive and be people who support women, regardless of where we’re from. We have so much to deal with already without having to fight ourselves too!

Stay positive. 💕

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"Throwing themselves on the ground to drag out free time" like Beth Mead did throughout the previous European Championship, you mean? "They represent fantastic morals and values" like LJ when she deliberately stepped on her opponent's back at the World Cup? I don't want to spread hatred or negativity, but it's not fair to act as if one side is perfect (England) and the other side is bad and false/manipulative (this time it's Italy's turn to play that role). I wonder what you would say if, instead of Italian girls, there had been Australian or Spanish girls.

I don’t think you see your own bias, friend. And that’s okay. I’m not about to argue based on it. ☺️

We both have our opinions. And we can’t judge a team based on the decisions of single individuals either. It’s a team sport, after all.

Never would I act like one team is perfect. Regardless of if it were the Tillies or the Spaniards, I can see the flaws from all sides, like I pointed out. Along with the positives from both sides! 💁🏻‍♀️

Shall we focus on the positive now? The Euros have been entertaining, excellent games so far. This is exactly what we need to see in women’s sports! ⚽️🥰

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Do you support such an unfair team?

They committed so many aggressive and excessive fouls at the start of the game and didn't even receive a yellow card. But then the Italian goalkeeper was given a yellow card for delaying and the coach was given one for shouting at his players and not protesting.

However, I support Spain and anyone who plays fair.

I’m Australian, but I do support individual players and have soft spots for teams. England and Spain are two of those teams. ☺️

I’m unsure why Europeans detest the English so much when they’re doing so much for the visibility and growth of women’s football in general. I do think they represent fantastic morals and values.

Being aggressive at the start of the game, yet Italy have been throwing themselves on the ground to drag out free time? Being Aussie, I can see the tactics from both sides and they’re just as bad as each other. 😂 also, both are doing a great job in the game!

So can’t we celebrate women’s football instead of spreading hate and negativity? I certainly hope so!

The last thing we need is this turning into the mess that is the men’s game!

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It does not matter, if they win and you are there i will still consider you my Lucky charm 😃😉

Hope you have a great experience! ❤️

I’m watching from the UK but making the most of it ☺️

You too. Enjoy!

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Well, tecnically i want Sweden to win but that wont happen. Im rooting for Spain. But im not a fan of England (never has been so not bc of the quarters) so Yes i want Italy to win 😅

I still think England will win the game, but for now you stand as my Lucky charm wether you like it or not 😘

Weeeeell I’m wanting England to win so… if Italy win it won’t be because of me! Sorry! 😂

I hope you enjoy the game! 💕

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If this somehow turns out you being my lucky charm and Italy beats England somehow....i give you anything!!

You want Italy to win?! Whaaaaaaat?!

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Omg that last part was incredibly written!!!!!! I love this story ❤️

Aw thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 💕