In my time I've seen lots of odd (and sometimes disturbing) things. Sonic appearing on a Nintendo console, Man-Faye (definitely disturbing) and courtesy of last night, women playing football (kinda odd).
What may be odder is how good it was and how much I enjoyed it. The match that kicked off the BBC's coverage was England vs Finland and what drama it was. A 2-0 English lead that slipped to 2-2 in the 89th minute. There I am sitting thinking, this is just how England always perform in a major championship when up strides Karen Carney to chip the ball home and win the game 3-2.
I found myself cheering and shouting during the game as I did last year during the men's European Championship. I was nervous when Finland pulled one back and we missed a few great chances. I became deflated when Finland equalised and then elated when we scored to win. At the end of the game, I'm left there sitting and admiring a good game of football with my interest peaked for the rest of the Championship and my mind opened to watching more of women's football outside of major tournaments like this.
Another thought on this whole affair. Whilst discussing this, the subject came up of women watching men's football and discussing Beckham's legs or Lampard's arse. We can finally get our own back and enjoy a game as well as the lovely ladies on show, perfect.
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