As in many homes on New Year‘s Day, my wife and I faced the annual conflict of which was more important - the football games on television, or the dinner itself. To keep peace, I ate dinner with the rest of the family, and even lingered for some pleasant after-dinner conversation before retiring to the family room to turn on the game.
Several minutes later, my wife came downstairs and graciously even bought a cold drink for me. She smiled, kissed me on the cheek and asked what the score was. I told her it was the end of the third quarter and that the score was still nothing to nothing.
“See?“ she said, continuing to smile, “You didn‘t miss a thing.“
- What tea do footballers drink ?
Penaltea !
- Football players at the high school where I worked were stealing the practice jerseys, so the coach ordered a set with “Property of Central High School“ emblazoned on them. When the thefts continued, he ordered a new batch that had the imprint “Stolen from Central High School.“ But the jerseys still kept disappearing. The larceny finally stopped after he changed the wording to “Central High School 4th String.“
Two guys are talking about their boss‘s upcoming wedding.
One says, “It‘s ridiculous, he‘s rich, but he‘s 93 years old, and she‘s just 26! What kind of a wedding is that?“The other says, “Well, we have a name for it in my family.“
“What do you call it?“
“We call it a football wedding.“
The first asks, “What‘s a football wedding?“
The other says, “She‘s waiting for him to kick off!“
What is the difference between a sofa and a man watching Monday Night Football?
The sofa doesn‘t keep asking for beer.
- Originated generally in its present form in Britain.
Worlds oldest club formed in 1857 is Sheffield FC.
The most played and most watched sport on Earth.
Called football in practically every country except America, who call ‘Grid Iron‘ football and football soccer
Famous rivalries include the Old Firm ( Scotland ), Manchester derby, London derbies, Milan derby, Real vs Barcelona, and many more.
Some famous players: Pele, Maradonna, Charlton, Eusebio, Cruyff, Dalglish, Ronaldo, Beckham, Mattheus
A guy took his girlfriend to her first football game. Afterward he asked her how she like the game.
‘I liked it, but I couldn‘t understand why they were killing each other for 25 cents,‘ she said.
‘What do you mean?‘ he asked.
‘Well, everyone kept yelling, ‘Get the quarter back!‘
