About ancient lore, I don't think it's a big drawback. People love teaching you about stuff they love. So if they mention something you don't know, ask them to tell you about it. They will tell you and they will love you for listening actively.
I would say smaller team is a better way to go. You can always use a tiny bit of self-deprecating humour, like "well, we lost, but we knew in advance that would happen, so I'm not sad". You then look loyal, robust, and optimistic. You just have to not overdo it.
Bigger teams usually have many haters, so you don't want to trow a 50/50 coin every time you meet someone on whether they will instantly hate you because you support a big team they hate.
The other comment is also good advice. Find a good YT channel that keeps you up to date, and that explains some basics of the game tactics. Also, find some twitter or Instagram page with memes about the game. Check out memedeportes and similar stuff on Instagram. Memes are a big thing too.
Also, I recommend a likeable and inclusive attitude towards all teams. If you say "Team X is ruining the game because they play so ugly", fans of team X will hate you. But if you say "I think team X played a bit too on de defensive for my taste, but I would have probably done the same in their place", you avoid hard feelings.
No one will profoundly love you for your football preferences or opinions, but some can hate you. So it's better to be kind of bland about it.
Finally, and this is the tricky part, one of the most enjoyable things about sports are the memes and the banter about it. That is the trickiest of the aspects of this, because doing banter is quite easy to get wrong if you don't know for sure how to do it properly.
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About ancient lore, I don't think it's a big drawback. People love teaching you about stuff they love. So if they mention something you don't know, ask them to tell you about it. They will tell you and they will love you for listening actively.
I would say smaller team is a better way to go. You can always use a tiny bit of self-deprecating humour, like "well, we lost, but we knew in advance that would happen, so I'm not sad". You then look loyal, robust, and optimistic. You just have to not overdo it.
Bigger teams usually have many haters, so you don't want to trow a 50/50 coin every time you meet someone on whether they will instantly hate you because you support a big team they hate.
The other comment is also good advice. Find a good YT channel that keeps you up to date, and that explains some basics of the game tactics. Also, find some twitter or Instagram page with memes about the game. Check out memedeportes and similar stuff on Instagram. Memes are a big thing too.
Also, I recommend a likeable and inclusive attitude towards all teams. If you say "Team X is ruining the game because they play so ugly", fans of team X will hate you. But if you say "I think team X played a bit too on de defensive for my taste, but I would have probably done the same in their place", you avoid hard feelings.
No one will profoundly love you for your football preferences or opinions, but some can hate you. So it's better to be kind of bland about it.
Finally, and this is the tricky part, one of the most enjoyable things about sports are the memes and the banter about it. That is the trickiest of the aspects of this, because doing banter is quite easy to get wrong if you don't know for sure how to do it properly.
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