ok, I (like many an Englishman) got up early to watch us kick Brazil’s arse this mornin, and we were, till they scored, but as the final whistle blew - something happened inside me, and i started to cry, I was just gunna ask two things:
1, How many other people cried 
and 2, Why do MOST men cry after football matches, but after hardly anything else (ie. soap operas, etc.) what is it that makes them so emotional?
Oh you mean soccer
I stayed in bed til 1pm (I have a late job).
I did set my alarm for 8:20, but ignored it when it went off. On reflection I made a good decision - I had had little or no sleep the night before, until about 7am. The sleep I had from 7am [interrupted at 8:20] until 1pm, which I wouldn’t have had if I got up for the match, was valuable.
I never cry after a match. When I found out that England lost, well, humbled is the best word to describe the way I felt. I am not as much of a fanatic as most people, I like wathing England and Liverpool play. Nothing more. I love playing it. (I consider myself a very good defender and attacker. useless in midfeild though). It’s just a shame I left Accrington, where I played every single week. I so miss playing.
Anyway, sorry if I waffled too much. I have had a bit to drink. I don’t drink often. But when I do drink, I tend to be even more masochisticaly self-embarrasing than usual.
lobley (or wobbley jelly, as my peers used to call me)
I was sad to see them go out because I think they could have won it if they’d got past this game. But I didn’t cry because:
Brazil were quite obviously the better team and deserved to win
Sven was brought in in order to develop a team that could challenge for the 2004 European championships and the 2006 World Cup. He wasn’t brought in to win the World Cup in 2002 - this was just a training run for the real events to come later.
It was a young side so to have got this far so early in the training run was a major achievement.
My guess would be the high-adrenaline nature of participating in, and watching. exciting sporting action. Once the action is over, your adrenaline levels start to come down. This “come-down” could be compared to the come-down off any drug.
If your team has lost then this disappointment, combined with the sudden reduction in adrenaline levels in your body, could lead to a greater likelihood of you feeling strong emotions. These would be negative emotions because your team lost.
If your team had won, you would probably experience a sudden boost in adrenaline levels in your body. This would lead to excessive euphoric emotions for a short time.
Just my WAG.
Sorry ICP9991, I don’t know any man who cries over a game on the telly…