I have affection lots for Real Madrid, in a way, but my visceral reactions in times like these assuage my fears that I might actually be a madridista after all.
Me: Mourinho's nine-year unbeaten home record broken!
Allison: By?
Me: Sporting!
Allison: Putangina.
That's Sporting Gijon. MANOLO PRECIADO'S SPORTING GIJON. Sometimes football really is about the underdog victories, and really is everything they say, if after ignoring Arsenal.
(On an unrelated side note, I love Filipino swearwords. They're sharp and crisp and gutting, and they're fun to say. But never mind.)
Me: Mourinho's nine-year unbeaten home record broken!
Allison: By?
Me: Sporting!
Allison: Putangina.
That's Sporting Gijon. MANOLO PRECIADO'S SPORTING GIJON. Sometimes football really is about the underdog victories, and really is everything they say, if after ignoring Arsenal.
(On an unrelated side note, I love Filipino swearwords. They're sharp and crisp and gutting, and they're fun to say. But never mind.)