Football: Americans and FIFA World Cup 2010

6/30/10 9:26 PM

About a week ago, I was chatting with a friend (who will remain unnamed to protect his ignorance) about FIFA and my predictions for the different players and teams in the World Cup. “So this is how women feel when I talk about sports,” he said, implying that n-o-b-o-d-y-c-a-r-e-s. I was saddened. Even sadder is the fact that, while the other ousted teams’ countries will spend sleepless nights, most citizens of the U.S. will merely change the channel. Granted, America doesn’t place a whole lot of emphasis on real football. Children are raised playing American football, basketball, baseball and other sports that focus primarily on hand-eye coordination. This is a good reason for why the American goalies are the star players of the team. Unfortunately, this also... 1 comment