"They must be in school by 10.30am and we would rather have rested children in school ready to learn than absent all day or grumpy children at home.... It is 55 years since England were in a major football final so this is a massive learning opportunity."
From "Euro 2020: Schoolchildren given extra time in bed after final" (London Times).
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AZ Bob writes:
"In 1998, I was in a large pub in Bath when England faced Argentina in the World Cup knockout round. The pub was filled with several hundred patrons all watching the more than 10 televisions scattered throughout. After 30 minutes of scoreless overtime, the game went to penalty kicks to decide who would move on to the next round.
"At this point, many fans had trouble watching so they covered their eyes like a child watching a horror movie. As the shoot out progressed, a sizable number of fans went outside and vomited. England lost. I agree that the game Sunday will be a "massive learning opportunity" for the Brits."
actual items writes:
"And I would encourage American sports fans to give soccer a try this weekend.
"Argentina vs Brazil in Rio on Saturday night for the Copa America final. Italy vs England at Wembley on Sunday afternoon for the Euro final.
"t doesn’t get much better than this. Don’t even after stay up late on a school night."
Tim writes:
"I remember that through at least Jr. High School as it was known then, we got off a couple of afternoons in October for the early World Series games, back in the late 60s/early 70s when it was still "America's Game" and way bigger than basketball or football.
"Cannot imagine it in today's world....which I think is all in all a bad thing. But that may be nostalgia. Old people are bad for that!"
Wilbur writes:
"When I was in Catholic grade school in the 60s, I distinctly remember the teachers wheeling TVs into our classroom so we could watch the quarterfinals of the Illinois Boys HS tournament. It seems particularly remarkable in retrospect as none of the 8 teams remaining were from our east Central Illinois area.
"Of course there was only one tournament then, with only one class. Every high school, large or small, had an equal shot at the state championship, much like the movie "Hoosiers".
"Public interest was great, as you may imagine from what I described above. Then somebody got the brilliant notion to divide the schools into classes and hold several separate tournaments. It didn't take long for public interest to wither and die."
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