to be fair, rugby we’re fairly solid at, we *usually* reach play offs, and have won recently.
Strict_Geologist_385 on
r/apostrophegore
AssociateWeak8857 on
No! History is when Roman Empire -> Crusades -> Napoleon -> Hitler.
TheP4eGuyy on
Invent, export, get humbled globally: the British trilogy.
tater_salad_96 on
Ew sports? You are on Reddit sir
jRw_1 on
Repost
WW_the_Exonian on
Yet England has the greatest football club ever, Tottenham Hotspur, champions of Europe, whose English players James Maddison and Djed Spence are going to win England the World Cup in 2026.
RanDOOM-GuY on
This weirdly applies to British tanks too
SteamyPanther on
*its
*its
*its
BenjWenji on
Its*
undreamedgore on
History outside of war is boring.
Batmack8989 on
Bold of you to think sports aren’t a relatively harmless substitute
Critical_Mountain851 on
On a club level, England does pretty well. English clubs regular do well in European competitions. Just look at last season. Arsenal reached the Champions League Semi-Finals, Manchester United and Tottenham reached the Europa League final, and Chelsea won the Europa Conference League. As for the national team, we’ve definitely improved over the last decade. One World Cup semi-final appearance and two runners up in the Euro’s is still better than most other countries
Mr_Dorfmeister on
English Football is 🔥 and the premier league is the best in the world. I know it’s a meme but just saying…
JosephPorta123 on
I love when someone gets to decide it is rules, so supportive
BwanaTarik on
Invent football, call it soccer, make fun of Americans for calling it soccer
monkeygoneape on
*watch everyone play better than you* outside of cricket, isn’t England consistently in the finals for football and rugby?
Intelleblue on
Meanwhile, in America:
Invent a sport
Decide its rules
Nobody plays it
World champions!
guitar_vigilante on
If you count it, Lawn Tennis is another example of this. The last English man to win a major did so in the 1970s and for women it’s similar with the exception of Raducanu’s miracle run at the US Open.
worldssmallestfan1 on
Does “rounders” count?
Ambiorix33 on
Funnily enough its the same.with Americans and their sports, their not even the best at Baseball, Basket ball, or American Football
classic_gamer82 on
That could be said to some degree about the US with basketball or baseball
GustavoistSoldier on
Yes, there’s a lot of nonmilitary history.
jbi1000 on
Tbf it’s rare for England not to have a top team in the sports they care about. Sure it isn’t world champions everytime in every sport but they usually get far.
Actually the UK as a whole might be the pound for pound best sporting nation in the world.
Population smaller than France or Germany but when the olympics come round they’re mixing it in the top 4 with US, China and Russia. Plus Scotland and Wales normally have decent teams in sport for their population size as well.
LifeFindsAWhey on
We just smashed England at Rugby League this past weekend, getting ready to do it again this coming weekend lol.
Northern_Baron on
Invent modern industry, export it, slowly lose to others
Invent (refine) modern central banking, export it, slowly lose to others
Invent first propper modern battleship, export it, slowly lose to others
GB_Alph4 on
Engerland can’t win anymore
America wins at games it makes
LosuthusWasTaken on
England’s football team is incredibly solid too, one of the best.
Subchampion in the Euros 2024.
Yellowdog727 on
Invent English
Export it to the rest of the world
Use it incorrectly (*its)
Fake_Fur on
Can’t believe a sport as simple as football had schism so hard that it brought Rugby Union, Rugby League, American Football and Canadian Football.
Plutarch_von_Komet on
Meanwhile in Greece:
Invent a sport
Allow only yourself to play it
Stop playing it and forget about it
A couple of millennia later a bunch of foreigners find out about it and bring it back and you play it again
Wonderful_Top8500 on
only country to have a world cup in all 3 btw
Doomhammer24 on
Op you have a stroke while arranging this meme? Its completely out of order
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to be fair, rugby we’re fairly solid at, we *usually* reach play offs, and have won recently.
r/apostrophegore
No! History is when Roman Empire -> Crusades -> Napoleon -> Hitler.
Invent, export, get humbled globally: the British trilogy.
Ew sports? You are on Reddit sir
Repost
Yet England has the greatest football club ever, Tottenham Hotspur, champions of Europe, whose English players James Maddison and Djed Spence are going to win England the World Cup in 2026.
This weirdly applies to British tanks too
*its
*its
*its
Its*
History outside of war is boring.
Bold of you to think sports aren’t a relatively harmless substitute
On a club level, England does pretty well. English clubs regular do well in European competitions. Just look at last season. Arsenal reached the Champions League Semi-Finals, Manchester United and Tottenham reached the Europa League final, and Chelsea won the Europa Conference League. As for the national team, we’ve definitely improved over the last decade. One World Cup semi-final appearance and two runners up in the Euro’s is still better than most other countries
English Football is 🔥 and the premier league is the best in the world. I know it’s a meme but just saying…
I love when someone gets to decide it is rules, so supportive
Invent football, call it soccer, make fun of Americans for calling it soccer
*watch everyone play better than you* outside of cricket, isn’t England consistently in the finals for football and rugby?
Meanwhile, in America:
Invent a sport
Decide its rules
Nobody plays it
World champions!
If you count it, Lawn Tennis is another example of this. The last English man to win a major did so in the 1970s and for women it’s similar with the exception of Raducanu’s miracle run at the US Open.
Does “rounders” count?
Funnily enough its the same.with Americans and their sports, their not even the best at Baseball, Basket ball, or American Football
That could be said to some degree about the US with basketball or baseball
Yes, there’s a lot of nonmilitary history.
Tbf it’s rare for England not to have a top team in the sports they care about. Sure it isn’t world champions everytime in every sport but they usually get far.
Actually the UK as a whole might be the pound for pound best sporting nation in the world.
Population smaller than France or Germany but when the olympics come round they’re mixing it in the top 4 with US, China and Russia. Plus Scotland and Wales normally have decent teams in sport for their population size as well.
We just smashed England at Rugby League this past weekend, getting ready to do it again this coming weekend lol.
Invent modern industry, export it, slowly lose to others
Invent (refine) modern central banking, export it, slowly lose to others
Invent first propper modern battleship, export it, slowly lose to others
Engerland can’t win anymore
America wins at games it makes
England’s football team is incredibly solid too, one of the best.
Subchampion in the Euros 2024.
Invent English
Export it to the rest of the world
Use it incorrectly (*its)
Can’t believe a sport as simple as football had schism so hard that it brought Rugby Union, Rugby League, American Football and Canadian Football.
Meanwhile in Greece:
Invent a sport
Allow only yourself to play it
Stop playing it and forget about it
A couple of millennia later a bunch of foreigners find out about it and bring it back and you play it again
only country to have a world cup in all 3 btw
Op you have a stroke while arranging this meme? Its completely out of order