People at work get tired of me fussing, cussing, and complaining about the lack of passion for soccer (yes I know it is football everywhere else) in the US. I long for the day when there is some pride in what the National team does on the international stage. I want people to be hacked off about the officiating in today’s game. The stuff of water coolers.
Maybe we took some small step today. When I was in the check out line at the local adult beverage store, a couple of buddies in the other checkout line waved over another buddy entering the store. After some brief chitchat, they started talking about the US/Italy game. It was obvious that they were not soccer fans or even that knowledgeable, but wonders of wonders, they were talking about the game.
I could go on with this story. Tasty, cold, adult liquids. Explanations of the US not being out of the WC. But the day has been long, and I have posted enough for one heck of a sports day (LeMans, WC action, CWS).
