world cup turn off

Did you see that excuse for a football match that was the World Cup Final last night/yesterday/whatever it was in your time zone? Once Argentina had (literally) fought past England to contest the final against the football purist mastery of Spain, I was not that hopeful of a proper football match breaking out at any stage. I watched the first half (which is now halved itself with the 'hydration breaks' of course, but we're not getting in to calling them quarters - the US can fuck off on that one), and then avoided the half time show (once again, the US and FIFA and everyone behind organising this travesty can fuck off) by watching the Tour de France highlights I'd recorded instead. That provided all the sporting drama we craved to make up for the lack of it in the football so far. After resuming watching the football ten minutes into the second half, I was thinking that 0-0 after extra time, and then penalties, were looking inevitable, and I was completely bored by the whole thing. So…