Histon Football Is Off the Chain

Histon isn’t even in Cambridge, England; it’s one of two villages located just outside of the university town that hosts the Histon Football Club, a tiny non-league squad that stunned league team Leeds with a 1-0 FA Cup upset played in deplorable conditions. (Think of Wake Forest beating the Chicago Bears in a playoff game, and you’ll have a good idea of the scale of the upset.)↵
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↵Blah blah soccer, I know. But there are things any sports fan can appreciate about the Histon victory aside from its improbability. The candid opinions of ITV’s coverage of the game expressed by the fans immediately behind the announcers, for example, will surely ring true with anyone who’s had to watch a FOX broadcast of any sport ever. (Warning: working-class English profanity involved.)↵

↵↵Fans at BCS games, we will sign you up for the Ham of the Month club if you get that chant going during the National Championship game on a live mike. ↵

↵↵Additionally, an overjoyed Histon player celebrated the victory over Leeds by dancing naked on a live camera in the locker room, waggling his genitals at the audience in a manner Iggy Pop would call “shameless.” Reminder: if you’re ever in Cambridge, be sure to attend a Histon match, as these people seem to have a clear understanding of how to properly celebrate a victory.↵

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