The ‘Footballers Being Sad’ Tumblr Is Why The Internet Exists
It okay! Don't be cry!
With the World Cup in full swing, news outlets are scrambling to one-up each other’s coverage, cranking out a truly staggering number of liveblogs, thinkpieces and standalone webpages dedicated to the serious business of watching men in shorts running after a ball.
Unless you’re the US version of the Guardian, who just started a Tumblr chronicling all the times World Cup footballers are visibly distraught on the pitch.
Updated with each new match and/or display of emotion, Sad Footballers showcases the wide range of ways in which men who play soccer (or football, whichever) express all the Feelings they have, including the Heart-Wrenching Facial Expression, the Tears of Anguish and the Dramatic Fall To The Ground.
Early favourites for Feelsperson Of The Year include Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas, Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who seems perpetually on the verge of retreating to his room, putting on some Nine Inch Nails and staring blankly at the ceiling.
