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Feetballislife · 2026-06-11T09:12:29+00:00

Live and work in England. Not English. My team didn’t qualify for the World Cup so I’m supporting Scotland! Lobe a plucky underdog, have some Scots heritage ( and some English to be fair) plus I NEVER support English sports teams. EVER. Football has inevitably come up in the office and several colleagues are generally pissed off that I’m not supporting England, insist I should be etc etc. Stupidly I mentioned that I never support England … did not gone down well. If you live here then you should etc etc YANBU - support who you like! YABU - you ingrate, you live in the country you should support the national team.

fintangel · 11/06/2026 11:49

Are you Irish by any chance? Irish people living in England always like to make a thing
about how much they hate the English and are definitely not one of them.

Walkyrie · 11/06/2026 11:48

Feetballislife · 11/06/2026 11:47

Sensitive bunch the English. I work in a job where I get paid a shed load of money so there’s that. Also - not anywhere have a said anything about the country of England other than I don’t support your sports teams.

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😂 free yourself and move elsewhere. I’m sure being surrounded by sensitive people and paying taxes to a Colonialist war machine isn’t doing much good for your mental health.

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Feetballislife · 11/06/2026 11:47

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 11/06/2026 11:39

Baffled as to why you would CHOOSE to live in a country that’s so bad you can’t lower yourself to support in any sporting event.

Sensitive bunch the English. I work in a job where I get paid a shed load of money so there’s that. Also - not anywhere have a said anything about the country of England other than I don’t support your sports teams.

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maidai78 · 11/06/2026 11:47

I’m Irish and I live in England. I cheer for both teams, also cheered for France when I lived there. I don’t like the “never support England in anything” crowd

BettyyB00 · 11/06/2026 11:45

Dontcallmescarface · 11/06/2026 11:44

Nope.

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That's serious.

Dontcallmescarface · 11/06/2026 11:44

BettyyB00 · 11/06/2026 11:43

Would you give a thin mouse's crack?

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Nope.

Brickiscool · 11/06/2026 11:44

I'm born and bred in this country. I don't support England. I also do not not support them. I have absolutely no feelings either way. It's not compulsory to support a football team!

BettyyB00 · 11/06/2026 11:44

SerendipityJane · 11/06/2026 11:42

I wonder if tomorrow the world will still be turning, despite the OPs bombshell ?

Shall we check in then ?

😂

BettyyB00 · 11/06/2026 11:43

Dontcallmescarface · 11/06/2026 11:41

I'm English born to English parents and have lived in England for most of my 60 years...I couldn't give a fat rat's crack who wins the football. I won't be watching/supporting England or anybody else at all.

Would you give a thin mouse's crack?

IcedPurple · 11/06/2026 11:43

Feetballislife · 11/06/2026 11:21

Google the ‘Anyone But England’ phenomenon and then chuck in a dash of colonialism and good old fashioned sporting rivalry.
Or perhaps find your nearest non-Arsenal support from London and ask why they cheered for PSG in the Euro final 🤣😜

It would be odd to support Scotland if you disliked football teams due to a 'dash of colonialism', given that the Scots participated in the British empire in numbers very disproportionate to their population.

You do know that it was a British empire, not an 'English empire'?

Or maybe you don't.

Also, most Western European countries also indulged in colonialism so I guess they're off your list too?

SerendipityJane · 11/06/2026 11:42

I wonder if tomorrow the world will still be turning, despite the OPs bombshell ?

Shall we check in then ?

Brefugee · 11/06/2026 11:41

Support who you like.

I'm boycotting- but my days of supporting the other home nations are over anyway fue to tedious ABE bollocks. I will always support their opponents now if watching somewhere with ABE twats around.

Dontcallmescarface · 11/06/2026 11:41

I'm English born to English parents and have lived in England for most of my 60 years...I couldn't give a fat rat's crack who wins the football. I won't be watching/supporting England or anybody else at all.

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 11/06/2026 11:39

Baffled as to why you would CHOOSE to live in a country that’s so bad you can’t lower yourself to support in any sporting event.

biscuitcollective · 11/06/2026 11:39

Walkyrie · 11/06/2026 11:37

I don’t see any English fans creating threads as to why they definitely do not support other countries?

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So, one thread on mumsnet means everyone is obsessed?

You got all that from one thread?

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Cece92 · 11/06/2026 11:38

I’m behind you as a Scottish persons I’ll obviously be supporting Scotland 😂 however prior to Scotland qualifying I have always supported England. I don’t get the big hooha about Scottish people supporting England all part of the UK xx

BettyyB00 · 11/06/2026 11:38

Walkyrie · 11/06/2026 11:37

I don’t see any English fans creating threads as to why they definitely do not support other countries?

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😂Never. Funny that isn't it. Ah well. Perhaps it's our security these people don't like..

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Feetballislife · 11/06/2026 11:38

Anyway, it’s still a free ( ish) country and I will be rooting for Scotland and my sweepstake team. Let’s go!!!!

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BettyyB00 · 11/06/2026 11:37

Feetballislife · 11/06/2026 11:17

Seriously? Not for the football team, put it that way 🤣

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Go on op. you're avoiding the question. Please list why you choose to live in England..

Walkyrie · 11/06/2026 11:37

Feetballislife · 11/06/2026 11:36

Indeed. There was no ‘announcement’ it was sort of a football sweepstakes conversation … and in answer to a ‘why don’t you support England’ Q I said I never do… which is trues and people from my country generally don’t. The Scots guy said aye we’re the same. Thats all!

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Why create the thread then?

Walkyrie · 11/06/2026 11:37

biscuitcollective · 11/06/2026 11:35

Why is everyone so obsessed with England though? I don’t know whether to be flattered to be from a country that seems to take up so much room in other people’s heads to the verge of obsession? All hate just misguided love I suppose

Who is obsessed with England? I am not.

If you mean some people who live in England really really want England to win the World Cup then yes, they do. Just as, some people in Brazil really really want Brazil to win and some people in Spain really really want Spain to win etc etc etc This is hardly indicative of "obsession" though it it?

I don’t see any English fans creating threads as to why they definitely do not support other countries?

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Feetballislife · 11/06/2026 11:36

LilacMeadows123 · 11/06/2026 11:34

Where did the Op say they 'announced' it to be inflammatory. You're making assumptions.

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Indeed. There was no ‘announcement’ it was sort of a football sweepstakes conversation … and in answer to a ‘why don’t you support England’ Q I said I never do… which is trues and people from my country generally don’t. The Scots guy said aye we’re the same. Thats all!

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Verv · 11/06/2026 11:36

Not something I can get worked up about - support who you like!

I don't support england either, largely because the sooner we get knocked out of anything the sooner the diversionary "our lads national pride" can stfu.

IcedPurple · 11/06/2026 11:35

Walkyrie · 11/06/2026 10:34

Paris this last couple of weeks is a great example… 😬

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Yeah, the idea that English fans are uniquely terrible is a few decades out of date. Not that you'd know it to read this forum.

biscuitcollective · 11/06/2026 11:35

Why is everyone so obsessed with England though? I don’t know whether to be flattered to be from a country that seems to take up so much room in other people’s heads to the verge of obsession? All hate just misguided love I suppose

Who is obsessed with England? I am not.

If you mean some people who live in England really really want England to win the World Cup then yes, they do. Just as, some people in Brazil really really want Brazil to win and some people in Spain really really want Spain to win etc etc etc This is hardly indicative of "obsession" though it it?