AnimeAmore
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If I say I'm the king of England, does it make it so?
Debate with wife: "WORLD CHAMPIONS"
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There is no requirement to be US born to play NFL football. About 3 percent of players are international and the NFL actually grants a roster exemption to an international player for every team. Any player that plays for an international league does so because of their inability to qualify for the NFL.
These teams are compromised of the best football players globally. So the winning team is a compilation of the best players in the world. Hence, world champions.
If the NFL gave an expansion team to London and they won a Super Bowl, none of us would have a problem calling them world champions. We wouldn’t be like …”technically they are the best team in the United Kingdom”.
Was Argentina’s World Cup championship not valid because the tournament was void of countries that didn’t field teams?
These teams are compromised of the best football players globally. So the winning team is a compilation of the best players in the world. Hence, world champions.
If the NFL gave an expansion team to London and they won a Super Bowl, none of us would have a problem calling them world champions. We wouldn’t be like …”technically they are the best team in the United Kingdom”.
Was Argentina’s World Cup championship not valid because the tournament was void of countries that didn’t field teams?
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I'm not fighting your battle for you. You picked her
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Poker? Dice? cribbage? Backgammon???? LMAO
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Kibd of ironic it's called world series
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She's technically correct. Who are we to assume by winning the Sb we can ornate ourselves as world Champs.
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I don't know. ARE YOU?
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Damn.... debating the wife? I have been married for over 30 years, at this point I can get away with things that a guy would be severely punished for (buying brand new truck with no communication, new Zero Turn Mower when I already have a rider, Jet skis, stuff like that) Heck, I can even debate her dad now without annoying her but debating HER? That just never results in a positive outcome. The real key is to learn the strategy of getting her to come to reality with as little input needed. For example "Oh, wow I used to think %TruthVariable%" Maybe even a response to validate her statement if you know someone else will correct her. The World Champion thing? My unwarranted comment would be "OK, Cool.. now go make my dinner" LOL - RIGHT.
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Two thoughts:
What's wrong with ya, debating with your wife? Thou shalt never do that.
Anywhere outside of North America, our "world champions" receive at best a shrug, as football means something different to all of them. Revenue-wise, the NFL is smaller than the combined revenue of European football leagues, let alone the rest of the world. It's like an Indy car champion calling the achievement a world single-seater champion.
The NFL generates over $23 billion in annual revenue, making it the highest-earning sports league in the world. In contrast, no single European football league comes close to matching this figure alone; however, all European football leagues combined generate around $26.3 billion annually, just edging out the NFL in total global revenue.
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Bingo. I swallowed my pride long ago. In turn, I still get her to swal…never mind.
Wife wins. Happy wife. Happy life.
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You should've just agreed with her... and then put a giant "World Champions" banner across the front of your house.
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World Champions isn't up for debate. Its fact.
Not to be mean spirited with her assessment but WTF, what else does she think it would take to become the WORLD Champions? ? ?
It came down to the ONLY TWO best teams in the NFL facing off, and the Seahawks came away with a lopsided victory over THE SECOND BEST.
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I wouldn't lie to my wife just to feed her ego to make her happy, INTEGRITY MATTERS, and right is right.
There used to be European teams, they folded. The NFL plays all over the World...
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Any given Sunday, therefore not world champions. However we all know the worst NFL team would beat any other leagues team
"World Champions" is just a designation for someone or a team that won the championship.
It's not meant to be taken in the literal sense.
I really liked you until that comment lol j/k
It is kinda odd that very few other countries have leagues but I am a football junkie so what do I know
I liked soccer when I was a kid playing it but as I grew up football was by far and away the sport i Really loved
It's not meant to be taken in the literal sense.
I really liked you until that comment lol j/k
It is kinda odd that very few other countries have leagues but I am a football junkie so what do I know
I liked soccer when I was a kid playing it but as I grew up football was by far and away the sport i Really loved
It's a proper name they can call it what they want so technically it's correct but that might not help you in the sack so let her have this lol
I'll call it whatever I feel like. Super Bowl Champs. World Champs. Who cares?
