so can someone explain a sports thing to me? regarding the agony of loss

Current Events

Nah, I get it. It's the consequence of getting emotionally invested. As easy as it is for someone like me who isn't invested to say "it's just a game" and move on, there's really a lot tied up in these things, if you want there to be.

Geography
History
Familiarity

It's easy--and not necessarily bad--to get invested. After all, that's also responsible for some of these people's very happiest moments, too. You're not just getting the pic in the OP. You're getting this too:

https://youtu.be/Jvmmkx1dtmA?si=IReAr0X191DtsOvD

Arguing on CE be all like:
https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ