Football Failure

Today I went round to my friend's house for the obligatory BBQ that always seems to get taken out whenever there is a glimpse of sunshine in the sky. Today, however, was absolutely glorious! Hot and sunny... in fact, at times I felt that it was too hot - and that's a rare thing to say in London!

I was really careful to slap on the factor 30 and sit in the shade - and I made a point to not wear my sunnies. Especially after plenty of ribbing from my friends about my panda eyes. I'm pleased to report that all pinkness has faded into a nice shade of brown, but that means the tan mark is even more noticeable... and I don't actually know if I can get the tan to fade or to tan the white bits so my face looks like one colour.

Anyway, after munching on some burgers and sausages and salad, it was time for the game! Now I'm no football fan, but I decided to make an exception as it is the World Cup, and it was England against Germany. Plus, I was with a group of close friends and I think the atmosphere there was really chilled out and fun, so it makes it more fun to watch the match together, really get into the spirit of things. But what a disappointing couple of hours of my life... England were playing terribly and lost 4-1. It was such an outrage that England's second goal was disallowed, as the playbacks showed very clearly that it was over the line.

Who knows what might have been if we'd reached half time 2-2... would the psychological boost have helped England to defend better against the next 2 goals? Or were they so disheartened by the decision to not allow the goal that they handed the game to Germany on a plate?

Having never really watched a football match properly I did find it quite exciting - cheering England on, booing at the appropriate moments, shouting at the TV... and then I found myself a couple of hours later watching a second match between Argentina and Mexico. What a brilliant game! Full of action and exciting goals and lots of near misses. I couldn't take my eyes off the TV!! Am pleased that Argentina won 3-1.

So there you have it - I've become a bit of a football fan just as England gets knocked out of the World Cup and I have no team to cheer on...