#cleated rivalry

[declan-mice]

england vs norway real unedited footage

[aster-quasi]

Now, THIS is my heated rivalry

[themostpreciouspearl]

so which team are we rotting for rn? Soft dom or bratty bottom?

[bohemianaftersunset]

just glad we’ll be home in time to buzz on the couch & stay up to catch the Cleated Rivalry

[xgrungekittenx]

patiently waiting for the haaland comforting bellingham after englands loss fanfics

[wolf-john-wolf]

i dont agree with shipping real life ppl but sometimes the real life ppl r acting a little gay

[kidbrotherz]

ive never been interested in the world cup but the erling haaland and jude bellingham shit got my ass

[iamnotathornbird]

i keep seeing fan videos of erling haaland and jude bellingham and their "cleated rivalry" bromance mixed w/ clips of or songs from the show of ilya rozanov and shane hollander's heated rivalry romance, and... a lot of it is cute. it's funny. it's really well done.

but it kind of leaves me with a weird feeling because ilya & shane and heated rivalry are about a closeted couple that fall in love and are feeling the weight of being in a homophobic industry. they're scared if they come out, they might be forced out of doing the thing they love/are good at/losing the ability to stay in america.

unless i'm way off base, erling and jude are genuinely just very good friends that both play football/soccer.

some of these videos almost feel like... people are making fun of them because men can't be affectionate or show affection, especially never towards other men. and if there are clips of them hugging or throwing their arms around each other or kissing on the cheek, then clearly they must be bi or gay like ilya and shane.

and to be clear, i'm not saying there's anything wrong with being gay, or that i know their sexual orientations 100%, but it feels... a little dismissive of what appears to be a really good, sweet friendship. and just another way of saying that if male friends show any sort of affection towarda each other, they must secretly be gay.