7 Hilarious Stories You'll Relate To If You've Ever Dated A Football Fan
The one who asked "Why isn't Brazil playing?" at a UEFA match is basically all of us.
Published for Heineken, 10 Apr 2017, 10:34 AM
1. I once asked my boyfriend "How come Brazil isn't playing?" during UEFA Champions League season
"Yes, not only is my football knowledge horrendous, clearly my geography is as well. Only then did I realise that the championship is for European clubs, not national teams. Whoops!" - Chloe, 25, graphic designer
2. Age is clearly catching up with my husband. The morning after a match, he fell asleep on the MRT and ended up all the way in Sungai Buloh!
"I told him to sleep first and wake up fresh for the 2.45am match but he was stubborn; he wanted to stay up all the way. That morning after the match, I found out he fell asleep on the MRT on the way to work and woke up in a panic when he realised he had reached the end of the line, instead of getting off in Pusat Bandar Damansara. See, this is why you should always listen to your wife!" - Amy, 32, content strategist
3. I tried too hard to impress my crush and ended up confusing Ronaldo with Ronaldinho
"The thing is, I'm not much of a football fan but my crush is. I was watching a match with her and wanted to look cool, so I started complaining about why they didn't just put Ronaldo on. She stared at me blankly, and said he WAS already playing. It was then that I realised I was actually thinking of Ronaldinho. Total fail!" - Sam, 27, PR exec
4. I wanted to show off to my boyfriend that I knew the offside rule, when in actual fact, I knew nothing
"Yeah, I'm as stereotypical as it gets. Seriously, what's up with the offside rule? Why is it so confusing?
I thought I had finally understood it once, and yelled "Offside!" when I caught it on a game my boyfriend was watching. He bowed his head in a moment of silence as it became very clear that there was no hope of me ever understanding the rule." - May, 31, fashion buyer
5. My husband plays very intense football in his sleep. How do I know this? I'm the football.
"My husband and I would be soundly asleep when he would yell "GOALLL!" out of nowhere! He must be taking quite a lot of penalty shoot-outs in his dreams too because he kicks me in his sleep ALL THE TIME.
It gets even worse during football season, and that's the time I make him sleep on the living room couch." - Carmen, 34, housewife
6. My boyfriend is a pro at waking up for early-morning matches. He just needs to get his dates right.
"My boyfriend takes football VERY seriously. When it comes to match nights, he would much rather stay home and sleep early to get ready for the match than go out with me.
One night, I was going for a movie with some friends and I asked if he was sure he didn't want to join us. He said no to the movie, of course, but at 2.45am that morning I got a text from him with a million crying emojis. It turns out, he mixed up the dates and there was no match that day! LOL!" - Sue, 26, events coordinator
7. I recently found out my boyfriend loves football more than he loves me
"We were playing that game with our friends where we have to answer questions as quickly as possible without stopping to think. So one of his friends asked him to pick which one his true love is: football or me. Without missing a beat, he blurted "Football!" Gee, thanks." - Jenny, 27, marketing exec