Schadenfreude is one of the greatest German words in existence and something that is prevalent in English football but not used enough.
As a Spurs fan, I like to call it Schaden-Freund after our Euro-winning defensive midfielder from the 90s, Steffen.
For those not familiar with sporting teutonic dialogue, Schadenfreude is 'the feeling of pleasure, joy or satisfaction derived from learning about or witnessing the troubles, failures or humiliation of others'.
For Spurs fans at the moment, there's not a lot of that about; for Arsenal, there's bucketloads.
Life as a Spurs fan is not great during Arsenal's success
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Tottenham Hotspur are having their season horribilis, which at the time of writing involves a relegation battle, yet resolved, while Arsenal, our greatest rivals, have won their first Premier League title in 22 years and find themselves in the Champions League Final.
What I'm actually getting at is the amount of people who keep asking me how I feel about Arsenal winning the title and potentially the big double.
The answer is - not great.
Any team that wins the Premier League title deserves it over 38 games, no matter how many VAR decisions go their way (OK, slight bitterness there).
Congrats to Arsenal, no matter how many VAR calls go their way
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It's tough fighting for survival while your rivals win silverware
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But whereas talking about Spurs' lack of anything near success on TV can be quite cathartic, discussing Arsenal and how good they are is not.
I'd love to be a completely neutral, balanced sports anchor, but my Achilles heel (makes a change from an ACL) is Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, which then prevents me from supporting the English team in the Champions League Final.
I know it's petty, but to be honest, I just always preferred the Champs-Élysées to Islington High Street.
I will be speaking my CSE Level French on May 30, along with my one word of German….Schadenfreude.
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