Mike Tirico

And then when they bring out these million, million pound players in terms of their financial remuneration, and they're kind of carrying them on this rickety little thing with two wood sticks and a piece of canvas, they carry them over to the sideline, and all of a sudden they realize their team has the ball. They're right back in the game.

The thing with soccer, football, soccer, whatever. Sure. We're in America, soccer. The thing with that is, It starts, it's rooted in tribalism. It's those small towns, like a Sunderland, which you mentioned in England, the city, like you end up going to the grounds and a lot of kids walk there and it becomes part of you.

The thing with soccer, football, soccer, whatever. Sure. We're in America, soccer. The thing with that is, It starts, it's rooted in tribalism. It's those small towns, like a Sunderland, which you mentioned in England, the city, like you end up going to the grounds and a lot of kids walk there and it becomes part of you.

The thing with soccer, football, soccer, whatever. Sure. We're in America, soccer. The thing with that is, It starts, it's rooted in tribalism. It's those small towns, like a Sunderland, which you mentioned in England, the city, like you end up going to the grounds and a lot of kids walk there and it becomes part of you.

Now it's kind of grown from a very tribal and local thing to regional, national and global. which has just allowed the expansion of all this to happen. But at its roots, especially if you go over to soccer in England, it's our neighborhood. It's our team. They're our guys. And we can be mad at them, but you can't. And I love that about the sport.

Now it's kind of grown from a very tribal and local thing to regional, national and global. which has just allowed the expansion of all this to happen. But at its roots, especially if you go over to soccer in England, it's our neighborhood. It's our team. They're our guys. And we can be mad at them, but you can't. And I love that about the sport.

Now it's kind of grown from a very tribal and local thing to regional, national and global. which has just allowed the expansion of all this to happen. But at its roots, especially if you go over to soccer in England, it's our neighborhood. It's our team. They're our guys. And we can be mad at them, but you can't. And I love that about the sport.

There's something, Will, there's something about sports. Like... Most of us never meet the athletes who we wear their jerseys. You know, the old hockey line, you know, you go to a hockey game, especially where I live in Michigan, and you got a bunch of people walking around with other guys' last names on their back, right? Right, right.

There's something, Will, there's something about sports. Like... Most of us never meet the athletes who we wear their jerseys. You know, the old hockey line, you know, you go to a hockey game, especially where I live in Michigan, and you got a bunch of people walking around with other guys' last names on their back, right? Right, right.

There's something, Will, there's something about sports. Like... Most of us never meet the athletes who we wear their jerseys. You know, the old hockey line, you know, you go to a hockey game, especially where I live in Michigan, and you got a bunch of people walking around with other guys' last names on their back, right? Right, right.

But it's the one place, not only is it acceptable, it's encouraged. And it shows that you're a real fan, right?

But it's the one place, not only is it acceptable, it's encouraged. And it shows that you're a real fan, right?

But it's the one place, not only is it acceptable, it's encouraged. And it shows that you're a real fan, right?

I think so, too. My stump speech about sports and the value of sports is let's go to New Orleans for a Saints game. And let me take one section of the Superdome and I'm going to get black and white. I'm going to get male and female. I'm going to get straight and gay. I'm going to get different religions. I'm going to get everybody in that section.

I think so, too. My stump speech about sports and the value of sports is let's go to New Orleans for a Saints game. And let me take one section of the Superdome and I'm going to get black and white. I'm going to get male and female. I'm going to get straight and gay. I'm going to get different religions. I'm going to get everybody in that section.

I think so, too. My stump speech about sports and the value of sports is let's go to New Orleans for a Saints game. And let me take one section of the Superdome and I'm going to get black and white. I'm going to get male and female. I'm going to get straight and gay. I'm going to get different religions. I'm going to get everybody in that section.

And they're all wearing some black and gold for the Saints. And that doesn't happen at the opera. It doesn't happen at the movies. That's why I still think sports has this place, whereas everything's become so fractured. People still love their sports like nothing else.

And they're all wearing some black and gold for the Saints. And that doesn't happen at the opera. It doesn't happen at the movies. That's why I still think sports has this place, whereas everything's become so fractured. People still love their sports like nothing else.

And they're all wearing some black and gold for the Saints. And that doesn't happen at the opera. It doesn't happen at the movies. That's why I still think sports has this place, whereas everything's become so fractured. People still love their sports like nothing else.

I'm an HGTV guy, Sean, if you want to know the truth.