Jul 07
Crazy week. I landed in Dallas last weekend to visit my sister and family at her house warming. As soon as i landed i got text messages regarding the result of the England vs. Portugal game, soon after i talked to a sobbing englishman who was heart broken. I love soccer football and was also sad that the English couldn’t pull it out (Germany losing on Wednesday, left me without a team i was rooting for) but i can’t imagine the distress of a country losing in the world cup. The USA national teams losing in basketball or in the World Baseball Classic doesn’t quite compare and hardly registers a blip on the general American conscience. It is amazing the power of football in the world to bring nations and people together.
July 8th, 2006 at 12:03 am
The Belcourt is showing the final on the big screen. Could be kinda cool.
July 8th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
‘bring nations and people together.’ heh. Ask anybody from Central America (especially El Salvador and Honduras) who remembers the 1970 World Cup qualifiers about that.
July 8th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
well it did bring them together.. just not in a good way.
July 8th, 2006 at 5:54 pm
I’ve always wondered how the claim can be made that football unites people. Seems like every year there are reports of violence and death that are soccer related. Just makes me wonder if those anti-war soccer moms really know what they’re supporting, that’s all.