Goooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaalll!
Whoo-hoo! Aren’t you excited?
It’s World Cup soccer, man! It’s the U.S. versus the Czech Republic! Australia faces Japan! Italy takes on Ghana! Yeah!
Uh…no. You see, I’m a typical American, which means that Football Americano rules – Futbol Soccer is dull. And no matter how much FIFA and Nike try to shove soccer down our sports throats, I. Just. Don’t. Care.
Personally, I have nothing against soccer. It’s just that…to me, it’s like watching paint dry. Run up the field, kick the ball. Run down the field, kick the ball. Get called for some silly penalty, have a yellow card waved in your face. Kick, kick, maybe a goal. Yawn, yawn, nighty-night.
I know that there are those out there who live, breathe, and drink (excessively, I’m sure) at the thought of World Cup soccer. It’s an excuse to party hearty with your mates, show your team spirit, and beat the living crap out of anyone who dares express an opinion other than yours. Why, that sounds like a banner way to spend a Saturday afternoon, doesn’t it?
And no – I’m not making fun of those who find soccer to be enjoyable. You probably think NASCAR is dumb. (Truth be told, so do I. I’m just not crazy enough to say that out loud around here.) Everyone has their favorite leisure time activity, whether it’s watching guys run up and down a grassy field kicking a little black and white ball or smacking a little rubber puck across the ice with sticks or lobbing a tennis ball back and forth on a clay court until someone misses and grunts. To each his own – God bless America and the rest of the world.
Still, I won’t be watching any of the World Cup this year. Or probably any year. I’ve got better things to do with my time.
Besides, this weekend it’s Tarver vs. Hopkins in a 12 round battle for the light-heavyweight boxing championship of the world. Now, THAT’S a sport.
It’s World Cup soccer, man! It’s the U.S. versus the Czech Republic! Australia faces Japan! Italy takes on Ghana! Yeah!
Uh…no. You see, I’m a typical American, which means that Football Americano rules – Futbol Soccer is dull. And no matter how much FIFA and Nike try to shove soccer down our sports throats, I. Just. Don’t. Care.
Personally, I have nothing against soccer. It’s just that…to me, it’s like watching paint dry. Run up the field, kick the ball. Run down the field, kick the ball. Get called for some silly penalty, have a yellow card waved in your face. Kick, kick, maybe a goal. Yawn, yawn, nighty-night.
I know that there are those out there who live, breathe, and drink (excessively, I’m sure) at the thought of World Cup soccer. It’s an excuse to party hearty with your mates, show your team spirit, and beat the living crap out of anyone who dares express an opinion other than yours. Why, that sounds like a banner way to spend a Saturday afternoon, doesn’t it?
And no – I’m not making fun of those who find soccer to be enjoyable. You probably think NASCAR is dumb. (Truth be told, so do I. I’m just not crazy enough to say that out loud around here.) Everyone has their favorite leisure time activity, whether it’s watching guys run up and down a grassy field kicking a little black and white ball or smacking a little rubber puck across the ice with sticks or lobbing a tennis ball back and forth on a clay court until someone misses and grunts. To each his own – God bless America and the rest of the world.
Still, I won’t be watching any of the World Cup this year. Or probably any year. I’ve got better things to do with my time.
Besides, this weekend it’s Tarver vs. Hopkins in a 12 round battle for the light-heavyweight boxing championship of the world. Now, THAT’S a sport.
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