Psssssssssssssssssst Thank you Iceland

[malaise]

for sending England packing from the Euro Cup 2-1

That was a stunning upset

[Hokie]

1. Iceland beat a third world country team

What;s the big deal?

[malaise]

2. Just compare the size of their populations

and their football programmes and get back to me.

[Lucky Luciano]

14. Come on! That was a solid joke! I have been saying it today as well!

[malaise]

16. Hehehehhehe

Got yah!!

[malaise]

9. Rachel starts with the commentator from the last match

going completely nuts - that was her best new thing in the world last Friday.

Tonight it's the greatest upset in the history of the Euro Cup

She wiill show his commentary during the show


ADD

[gratuitous]

3. Iceland defeats England 2-1

Brexit blamed.

Get used to it, ya limey bastids! The Premier League will be downgraded to the Second Run League, and the Champions League will now be called the Relegation League.

[malaise]

4. Hehehehehee

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jun/27/iceland-england-euro-2016-triumph
<snip>
Takk fyrir Island. Thank you Iceland. Thank you for Gudmundur Benediktsson’s epic falsetto commentary, for bringing one-tenth of the population to France to take part in this odyssey, for making Cristiano Ronaldo uppity and reminding the rest of us of the essential valour of the little guy’s right to his aspirations, for competing so fearlessly to defeat England, for blowing our minds. Thank you for your co-manager’s other job in dentistry, your class and determination in searching for a first win at a major finals, your exemplary coaching system, your comradeship within the team, your inspired hothousing of young talent in a weather-beaten place. Thank you for showing us imaginative ways of doing things can bring extraordinary achievements.
‘You can go out of Europe’: Iceland commentator savours win over England
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The summoning of trolls, smiting and human/monster hybrids have been fun but extraneous as these weeks in France have turned out to be a saga worthy of any tales of old. Iceland’s players, coaches and supporters have etched a modern sporting myth. Iceland did not even play a game on grass until the 1950s. Before that football took place on gravel formed of crushed lava. Until the 1990s it was an amateur game. Like all the best surprises, all this will not be forgotten.

“It is a huge happiness,” said Lars Lagerback. “There are not many occasions you have these feelings.” They do not want it to end and are itching to prepare for France, up next. “It is an even bigger game,” said Lagerback. “We will see if we will improve a bit when we come to Paris.”

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DId you hear that commentary in the last match?

[malaise]

10. Of course they're called it

Brexit from Euro2016

[Siwsan]

5. This victory really made me smile because I LOVE Iceland

But I'm hoping against all hope that my lovely Wales ends up as the final winner. I'm geeked enough that they are in the quarter finals!

[malaise]

8. That would be another stunning upset

Good luck

[AllTooEasy]

6. Wait until Wales(the other UK country that voted to Leave) gets their asses whipped...

...by Belgium(Brussels(defacto EU capital)) this Friday. I hope Belgium beats them worse than Germany beat Brazil in the last World Cup

[malaise]

7. Lots of politics in the competition

and even more now.

Last eight and there will be a new winner this year
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=2382560.html

[spanone]

11. they'll be googling 'Iceland' tomorrow!!!!

[malaise]

12. ROFL

I fell in love with them when they locked up the banksters and stood up to the IMF.

Remember a lot of English pension funds blew up in those banks but Iceland stood up to the bullies everywhere

[KatyMan]

13. Nice one n/t

😁

[SunSeeker]

15. Wow. How can the country that invented the game be so consistently bad at it?

[Logical]

17. Soccer, less or more boring than golf? :-)

[Lucky Luciano]

18. Hmmmm

[Logical]

19. LOL thanks for those! Perfect! nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. Soccer is way less boring!

No golfer got assassinated for sinking his ball into the wrong hole.

If a golfer falls down, he gets up. There is no operatic death scene that lasts until an official makes a ruling.

Soccer has nationalistic hooligan drunk groups of fans who get into brawls. Golf has a quiet clap.

USGA officials are far less entertaining than FIFA officials.

[Logical]

22. Lol, good ones! Nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. More.

[Bad Thoughts]

21. Maybe they should petition for a do-over. eom.

[cherokeeprogressive]

24. Nothing like fucking up sports with politics.

[Dreamer Tatum]

25. "Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated"

....William Gass

[Gabi Hayes]

26. just so you'll know, I got bumped by the powers that be here for something far

more PC than your response, which is pretty funny

he taught at Purdue, of all places, while I was there, btw

http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/gass

I was too much of a sports-encrusted dipwad to appreciate him....still afflicted with two of the three deadly sins.....

[Electric Monk]

27. England v Iceland Euro 2016 reaction: Roy Hodgson resigns as manager after humiliating exit to Icela

England v Iceland Euro 2016 reaction: Roy Hodgson resigns as manager after humiliating exit to Iceland

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/27/england-vs-iceland-euro-2016-live/

Manager Roy Hodgson resigned immediately after the match, saying he was sorry that his four year tenure had to end like this but that "these things happen".

(snip)

Visibly rattled, England struggled to get into any sort of rhythm afterwards and long shot after long shot made things simple for the Iceland defence. It got far worse for Roy Hodgson's team when Kolbeinn Sigthorsson forced a shot past Joe Hart from the edge of the area, the England keeper making a terrible error and allowing the ball to slip through his grasp and into the back of the net.

Iceland didn't struggle for the rest of the game and England rarely tested them.

[malaise]

29. I watched the first half

and had a feeling that Iceland would upset them. England scored first and then Iceland scored two - very unusual for England to give up two early goals. Guess Brexit caused the Engxit.

[burrowowl]

28. Go Iceland!

[Blue_Tires]

30. Is this really a time for jokes and humor?

Especially in light of Jamaica's performance in the Copa?

[malaise]

31. Huh?

Jamaica's football sucks - that's well known but guess who is Leicester City's captain.

[Kingofalldems]

32. Yep. I also give them props for just living there.

Saw a Periscope of crowds in Iceland standing outside and cheering the team--- they were wearing coats and heavy sweaters. It's freaking cold in Iceland! And it's almost July.

[malaise]

35. Word is that one third of the population is in France

after that amazing commentary from their home commentator - they sure are hardy folks

[SDJay]

33. My Wife and I Are In London

and we watched the match in a pub last night. I've never seen a group of people so utterly apoplectic. It was surreal. England scored very early in the match on a penalty and it seemed as though they were on their way. Then Iceland equalized within about two minutes and took the lead on a goal about 12 minutes later and never looked back. It was an upset, but honestly Iceland far outplayed England. It was something I won't soon forget, seeing that all unfold here in London. Before we even got back to our hotel, news was out that Robson had resigned.

[malaise]

34. I can imagine watching that with English fans

I watched the first half. Enjoy you stay

[SDJay]

36. Thanks.

We were quietly rooting for the upset just because it was compelling to watch a country of 330,000 people take it right to one of the self-proclaimed world football powers. The anger and embarrassment was palpable in the crowd.

[malaise]

37. +1,000

One day England will look at the statistical facts re their football - they've been ordinary for decades.

[mcar]

38. An amazing smiting

[GOLGO 13]

39. I don't care for soccer.

But I do like watching the fans loose their collective shit whenever something upsets them.