I’ve got to admit, I’m not a huge soccer fan. I mean I loved playing it as a kid, all the way up to and including high school (co-captain and MVP thank you very much) but I never really enjoyed watching it. It was always so boring and there’s not a whole lot going on until maybe 2 minutes before a goal is scored. But I must admit, this Saturday I jumped on the US World Cup bandwagon to watch them play Italy. You’ve got to give credit to an event that is shared throughout the world as the biggest sporting event around. Plus it was a lot more exciting than I expected. I guess the anticipation of something big happening keeps the excitement going.
I’m curious about a couple of things however, first what was up with the first red card against the Americans? Seemed a bit unnecessary didn’t it? And second, why end the game in a tie? Could you imagine if tonight, Miami and Dallas ended Game 5 of the NBA Finals with a tie score? Sure the series wouldn’t be over but I’d certainly leave the game feeling like nothing was really accomplished.