On this, episode 17 of Whatever You Niche.... we... talk..... SPORTS!!!! With note one, not two, but three of the Miller boys (including a host). WWe've got Caleb's 2 brothers (Noah and Ethan) on to talk about their infatuation with the world sport that is soccer (football).
Topics Covered: FIFA, the commercialism of the MLS, leagues of the world, save the crew, Sepp Blatter, the crisis of Qatar 2022, the process of relegation, the champions league, hooliganism, the Liverpool Crush, Luis Suarez, and many more!
Featured Musical Artists: Keating (Columbus, OH). This episode features music from the fantastic project of Jack Doran's, Keating...! This episode we will feature music from "Absolution EP" and a BRAND-NEW single (special release!!)"Bad Habits"...! Please buy/ support/ share their music below! They have extremely heart-felt music and are extremely amazing people.
We talk about it briefly in the episode, but Burgan basically nailed it with why the US calls the sport soccer instead of football. Here's a quote from Wikipedia.
"The term "North American football" is sometimes used to refer to both games together. The sport of association football is commonly called "soccer" in the United States. The word derives from "association" – as in the Football Association – in contrast to "rugger", or rugby football."
Here's the $$$ man himself... Sepp Blatter
Here are some visualizations of the soccer stadiums in Qatar that the Miller boys claims are costing so many lives.
Speaking of big useless things for sports, here's a collection of pictures of abandoned Olympic Stadiums:
Here's one example of some "hooligans" fighting it out over which team is better.
And finally, the man, the myth, the cannibal.... Luis Suarez
