Do pick a team to support. Trust us it makes it more exciting. It can be for any reason—you like the kit, the team’s name or the legs on their center forward (don’t admit to these reasons in public).
Do stick with the same team throughout. Changing allegiance half way through a match because your team has already conceded five goals is seriously frowned upon.
Do celebrate goals. Unlike stupid American sports, goals don’t come along that often in football, so feel free to go crazy, leap around, hug/kiss/have sex with the person standing next to you.
Do make sure it’s your team that scored. Tip: work out who also supports your team and watch their reaction, it saves having to pay attention to the game.
Do drink beer. A fruity cocktail or a lovely glass of chardonnay are not considered fitting football beverages.
Do know how long a game lasts. That’s an hour and half broken down into two halves lasting forty five minutes each. So if the game starts at 8pm don’t book your manicure for 9:30pm.
Do join in with the chants. They might be loud, tuneless and crude but a group chant about the referee’s solitary pastimes will bond you with your fellow fans.
Don’t ask to turn over mid-game to catch your favorite soap. Once you start you’re only allowed to move at half time and the end of the game, and that includes toilet breaks (doing otherwise is deemed to be highly unlucky).
Don’t start chatting about the latest celebrity gossip.Unless it is related to one of the players you are watching or if Victoria Beckham happens to be in the crowd.
