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PICS: Explaining how football works to a non-fan can be tricky

Published 10:39 3 May 2016 BST

Updated 10:43 3 May 2016 BST

Tony Cuddihy
PICS: Explaining how football works to a non-fan can be tricky

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We reckon she's doing it to get under his skin.

If you have a friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, mother, father or sibling who doesn't understand how football works, then you'll be able to relate to this. JOE reader Senan Ryan has sent us in screengrabs of a conversation with his girlfriend after Leicester City secured the Premier League title on Monday night. Trying to explain how Chelsea's draw with Tottenham left it mathematically impossible for Mauricio Pochettino's side to overhaul the Foxes, she grew more and more exasperated that a side had won the Premier League - or was it the UEFA Cup? - without even playing. She knows how to push his buttons. LeicesterGirlfriend LeicesterGirlfriend2 Got a story for JOE? Hit us up on Facebook or Twitter, send it to our WhatsApp number 087-4001102 or mail editorial@JOE.ie.

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PICS: Explaining how football works to a non-fan can be tricky