10 signs that you love the Barclays English Premier League too much

No, you prefer to see Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in Man United and Arsenal jerseys.

Martino Tan| August 18, 01:16 AM

The Barclays English Premier League kicks off this weekend. Over the 9 months, your life will return to normal again. You will spend the weekends home swearing at the television. You will celebrate your joys or you will drown your sorrows in the pubs. Here are 10 signs that you are in love with Barclays English Premier League (BPL).

 

1. You had been watching the highlights of last year's BPL. Everyday.

Gareth Bale - EPL

This is Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur, the league's Player of the Year. Unfortunately, he is likely to leave the BPL for Spain.

2. You paid exorbitant fees to watch the BPL on TV.

SingTel Starhub MontageDon't "Bro us", SingTel & Starhub. Brothers watch out for each other and do not take advantage of each other. 

Sources: SingTel FacebookStarHub Entertainment

3. You started to visit the pub, even on non-BPL days. Because the pubs broadcast the repeats of the football matches.

Pub ChalkboardSource: Buzzfeed

4. You are one of those who made "EPL" top of the Google searches in Singapore. You also searched for Willian.

Google Search (17 Aug)

You don't know who Willian is, because the famous and the best players (Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar) are in the Spanish La Liga.

Source: Google

5. You curse rival football managers secretly before you sleep.

Jose Mourinho

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, not the "Special One" anymore.

6. You dream about managing one of the BPL teams when you sleep. 

Buzz_Feed

We know what you did last summer - you played Fantasy Manager and Fifa 14.

Source: Buzzfeed

7. You travel to Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand to see your favourite football teams in action.

arsenal_fan_vietnam

Source: NDTV website

8. You wore a football jersey everywhere you go

Arsenal Pub

Source: Official Arsenal Singapore Supporters Club Facebook

9. You wore a football jersey on National Day too.

Tan Chuan-Jin, Zaqy, Seah Kian Peng, Teo Ser Luck and Edwin Tong

Sgag_photo

Sources: Janil Puthucheary Facebook and SGag

10. You actually understand the football jokes below.

 

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Sources: 9gag

Plus, one last very sure sign Singaporeans love their BPL too much...

swee-choon-dimsum

There is no queue outside Swee Choon Dim Sum Restaurant last night at 1145 p.m. because everyone was home watching football on opening day of 2013-14 season.

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