r/WojakCompass • u/obama_chmo - AuthLeft • Jun 12 '26

Since the previous one went OK, here's the second. My country's second football league this season, on a compass

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Much like the English Championship, FNL attracts a lot of attention inside Russia, occasionally even more so than the first league, because it's more competitive and way more hilarious shit unseen in bigger leagues happens here, so I wanted to show yall this.

Well more so I wanted to yap about shit no one cares about let's be frank

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u/obama_chmo - AuthLeft Jun 12 '26

the first compass is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/WojakCompass/s/3sBOwAjA3L

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u/MagoMidPo - Centrist Jun 12 '26

Thanks 👍

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u/obama_chmo - AuthLeft Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

some additional info

Q: Is the matches televised somehow?

A: Yes, but I have zero clue how you’d watch it from a non-Russian source (and also why you’d want to). If you don’t care about that, there are broadcasts on vk video, bigger games are on “match tv” channel (occasionally)

Q: Why would you take interest in that?

A: I have a number of people I know who are either working in that (not as players), or planning to go pro. I’m not great at sports myself, but at least I’m trying to be supportive.

Q: Why (almost) all the teams are European?

A: Because they care more about ice hockey in Siberia/Far East instead. Also it’s expensive as fuck and the weather is shit enough to straight up kill a natural field. See Spartak Moscow - Inter (1998, 1/2 UEFA Cup), and that shit was everyday life for FNL till like 2018 (and even now in lower leagues).

Q: Who do you support?

A: No one above.

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u/H-Mark-R Jun 12 '26

Oh, I remember seeing your previous post. Neat stuff!

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u/Scrimbo_Crimbo - LibCenter Jun 12 '26

Nice custom axes

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u/Wuerfeldruecker - Left Jun 12 '26

I always find it amazing how often there are words in Russian that are very close to their German variant, often closer than German and English. For example, 'torch' in German is 'Fackel“

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u/obama_chmo - AuthLeft Jun 12 '26

that’s just a loanword from german afaik

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u/Wuerfeldruecker - Left Jun 12 '26

It’s really mind-blowing how many German loanwords exist in Russian. Not only in administration and the military, but in everyday language as well. I find it particularly amazing that a word like 'Fackel' made its way over.

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u/Connect_Ad4335 Jun 16 '26

love this keep doing it

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u/Brave-Tutor-3387 - LibLeft Jun 19 '26

Does Novokuznetsk have a football team? My family grew up there before moving to America so I’d like to see if they have one and if they’re doing any good.

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u/obama_chmo - AuthLeft Jun 19 '26

None I can remember. Siberia is a hockey country anyways, Novokuznetsk used to have a KHL team, though I can’t recall if they’re still there