(I don't know if this should be front-paged, but it might be better if all of you just Rec it so it can live forever in the sidebar.)

This is just a shot in the dark, but I would guess that Soccer Futbol is at LEAST the second-favorite sport of PtR. So, since we all badly need something to distract us, here's a thread for that, that should probably last us a while. I usually only watch football during the World Cup or the Olympics (when I can briefly root for USA USA), but these are desperate times.

I don't know who these guys are, but I'm willing to learn.

via eurosoccerweb.com

The Sked for "MatchDay 1," whatever that means:

8 June 2012

Group A Follow »
Poland		1-0		Greece
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP) – Stadium: National Stadium Warsaw, Warsaw (POL)
Group A More »
Russia		20.45		Czech Republic
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG) – Stadium: Municipal Stadium Wroclaw, Wroclaw (POL)

9 June 2012

Group B More »
Netherlands		18.00		Denmark
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN) – Stadium: Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv (UKR)
Group B More »
Germany		20.45		Portugal
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA) – Stadium: Arena Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

10 June 2012

Group C More »
Spain		18.00		Italy
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN) – Stadium: Arena Gdansk, Gdansk (POL)
Group C More »
Republic of Ireland		20.45		Croatia
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED) – Stadium: Municipal Stadium Poznan, Poznan (POL)

11 June 2012

Group D More »
France		18.00		England
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) – Stadium: Donbass Arena, Donetsk (UKR)
Group D More »
Ukraine		20.45		Sweden
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) – Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv (UKR)

Who are you rooting for? More importantly, who should *I* root for?