<description>&lt;p&gt;With the World Cup 2026 kicking off, Tim and J tackle the question no man really wants answered: why does watching 22 strangers kick a ball reduce functional adults to tears?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's about sport, finding a sense of belonging, tribalism, and the awkward fact that football is one of the only socially-accepted places men are allowed to cry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They get into the teams you're born into versus the ones you pick, hooliganism as accidental group therapy, and the crushing anti-climax of your club finally winning something after seventy years – only to find the birds don't sing louder the next morning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's also the episode that accidentally started this whole show.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Que sera, sera. We're going to therapy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Bee tee dubs, Tim recorded the entire thing in sunglasses, indoors, in the dark. He maintains this is a rock star aesthetic and not, as it obviously is, conjunctivitis.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;You can watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon (for free, dw). &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ManvsMindPod" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sign up here!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

With the World Cup 2026 kicking off, Tim and J tackle the question no man really wants answered: why does watching 22 strangers kick a ball reduce functional adults to tears?It's about sport, finding a sense of belonging, tribalism, and the awkward fact that football is one of the only socially-accepted places men are allowed to cry.They get into the teams you're born into versus the ones you pick, hooliganism as accidental group therapy, and the crushing anti-climax of your club finally winning something after seventy years – only to find the birds don't sing louder the next morning.It's also the episode that accidentally started this whole show.Que sera, sera. We're going to therapy.(Bee tee dubs, Tim recorded the entire thing in sunglasses, indoors, in the dark. He maintains this is a rock star aesthetic and not, as it obviously is, conjunctivitis.)You can watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon (for free, dw). <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ManvsMindPod" target="_blank">Sign up here!</a>

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Why do men cry over football? | Man vs FIFA World Cup 2026 (Que Sera, Sera, We're Going to Therapy)

Why do men cry over football? | Man vs FIFA World Cup 2026 (Que Sera, Sera, We're Going to Therapy)

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