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Today, in this episode, I'm going to talk about the World Cup.

Every four years, it's held in a different country and is an exciting conversation topic. After that,

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Do you like soccer?

I don't actually like it very much because I find it dull.

Besides, I never understood the rules.

When I watch a soccer match, I see a lot of men with attractive legs running for about 90 minutes.

Another problem I also see is that there are too many matches and too many competitors.

For example, if you follow only one team, you can watch two games a week. And from my point of view,

that's a lot. But since some followers of mine from Brazil have suggested this topic to me,

I will listen to them. Hi everyone from Brazil. On the other hand, my brother is crazy about football. However, he can also

get very disappointed if his favorite team doesn't win. What I think is that soccer brings out

the best and the worst in people sometimes.

It all depends on which team wins, of course.

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