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Argentina and Messi win the World Cup

Tifo Football Podcast

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Why People Love to Watch Other People Fail More Than They Do Win

Lionel Messi is a goblin. There's nothing else. It's like Dayman and Nightman, yeah. And there's something about it, so like I just desperately want him to win that, because it makes it perfect that he's won the absolute... Like if all life was a theory book story, he has completed the ending in the way that he would have wanted it to. That's why... Can I say I was outside just before Extra Time started, chatting to producer Craig, who isn't a huge football fan. He's not a big fan. And we were exploring the idea of why people love to watch other people fail, seemingly more than they do win.

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